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Jimmy Wayne is an American
<a href="/biography/jimmy-wayne">musician</a>, singer as well as a songwriter. He is known for his classic country
music style with little mash ups and has got his own unique style. Known for some
hit record numbers like “I love you this much” and “Stay gone”, he has been in
the Billboard chart for many times in his career. He started out as a song
writer for Acuff-Rose Music, who later collaborated with musicians like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanger_D._Shafer">Sanger
D. Shafer</a> and his team.  Jimmy began to
mix his writing abilities with singing; by playing a guitar as well and has a
great potential.

With his unquenched thirst for
music, DreamWorks Records agreed to work with him and he signed a contract with
them in Nashville. He started out solely; with his first major hit in 2 years’
time; “Stay Gone”, which according to him is written about his sister’s life.
Ranging at the 3rd position of U.S.
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, his image as a singer quickly
grew bigger and better. His second song, "I Love You This Much" was
also loved by his audiences, and it reached at 6th position of the
chart, followed by other hit tracks too. He also won a William Booth Award, in
a program hosted by Salvation Army for his song “Paper Angels”.

<a href="/biography/jimmy-wayne">Jimmy Wayne Barber</a> was born on
the 23rd of October, 1972 in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, USA.
Regarding his family life, it is a sad story as he and his sister; Patricia
were born but raised as orphans. With their mother in jail, they were abandoned
by their father and were mostly raised in foster home. When she got out in
1985, Wayne ran to live with her but was soon out in the streets with his
sister before being hired by an old couple of Russell and Bea Costner, to work
on their lawn. There, he also got a chance to go to school, where he learned to
write and play guitar. After graduation, he volunteered as a guard at Gaston Correctional Facility, and began
to write his own songs. With his continuity in study at a community college, he
earned a criminal justice degree as well as got promoted corrections officer.
He served in that position for 4 years, before finally moving to Nashville,
working as a musician.

In 2005, he collaborated with Big
Machine Records; and released his first album "That's All I'll Ever Need"
along with his friends. Then he was signed by Valory Music Group, and in April
of 2008, his first song for them "Do You Believe Me Now" was in the
top 10 list of Country Charts. His second song "I Will" was the first
which topped the Hot Country Songs chart, followed by "I'll Be That"
at number 18. With his soulful performances and brilliant writing abilities, he
has written a book named Walk to Beautiful:
The Power of Love and a Homeless Kid Who Found the Way, jointly with Ken
Abraham. Having toured around in different places across the USA, his fan
following is massive and it can be seen on his Twitter account as well.

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