Artist:Andy Griggs
Song:You Won't Ever Be Lonely
Album:You Won't Ever Be Lonely
You Won't Ever Be Lonely was one of two top five country hits from Andy Griggs' 1999 debut album You Won't Ever Be Lonely. He recorded three albums for RCA from 1999-2004. He was born Aug. 13, 1973 in West Monroe, LA. Griggs was a big Merle Haggard fan growing up. His father died when Griggs was age ten. And then his older brother who took over as father figure died of a heart attack at age 22. Griggs was attending Northeast Louisiana University at the time. He returned home, started a family and became a youth minister. His father was a minister. But he still had that music bug. So he moved to Nashville in 1997 and signed with RCA. You Won't Ever Be Lonely was his 1999 debut album. It was produced by veteran producer David Malloy. You Won't Ever Be Lonely was the first single. It reached #2 on the Country Singles chart and #28 on the Billboard Hot 100. Griggs wrote the song with songwriter Brett Jones. The third single She's More also reached #2 on the Country Singles chart. Griggs even got to sing a duet with Waylon Jennings. The album was certified Gold. It's available as a digital download. Over his next two albums, Griggs scored three more top ten Country hits. But Griggs left RCA after the 2004 album This I Gotta See due to creative differences. He has since recorded two albums, the most recent on his own label in 2013. He still performs but based on his website, he wasn't happy with the commercial country music of his RCA albums. And they weren't going to let him record country gospel or bluegrass. There's your creative differences. Here's the video for You Won't Ever Be Lonely by Andy Griggs.
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