Lyle Lovett
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Birth name | Lyle Pearce Lovett |
Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. | November 1, 1957
Origin | Klein, Texas, U.S. |
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Discography | Lyle Lovett discography |
Years active | 1980–present |
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Website | lylelovett |
Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957)[6] is an American country singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. Active since 1980, he has recorded 14 albums and released 25 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man". Lovett has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album.[7] His most recent album is 12th of June, released in 2022.
Early life
Lovett was born in
Career
Lovett began his music career as a singer-songwriter. By the early 1980s, Lovett had already distinguished himself in the burgeoning
It led to a demo tape, an album and now, this rolling Thanksgiving tour...It's all because of running into this band in Luxembourg. That's a long way to get to Phoenix from Texas. It's a lot shorter if you just do I–10[15]
He signed with
Lovett has acted in a number of films, notably four for director
Mary Chapin Carpenter's 1992 song "I Feel Lucky" makes reference to Lovett, as does Bloodhound Gang's 1999 song "The Bad Touch", which includes the lyric, "and you'll Lovett just like Lyle."
Lovett was given an award called an "Esky" for Surest Thing in Esquire's 2006 Esky Music Awards in the April issue. The magazine said of Lovett: "The secret of Lyle Lovett's endurance comes down to the three C's: class, charisma and consistency... In the studio and on stage with his giant orchestra, he's spent two decades gracefully matching genuine songcraft with A-list musicianship".
In 2010, Lovett appeared on an episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... that also featured John Prine and Ray LaMontagne.
In 2011, Lovett was named Texas State Artist Musician by the Texas Commission on the Arts.[22]
Lovett contributed a cover of
On October 24, 2019, Lovett was inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame.
In 2022, he released his first album since 2012, 12th of June.
Personal life
Lovett married actress Julia Roberts after meeting her on the set of The Player. Following a three-week romance, they eloped and married in June 1993 in Marion, Indiana. In March 1995, they divorced after less than two years of marriage. People magazine reported that the breakup was caused by career demands.[23] They remained friends afterwards.[24]
On March 28, 2002, Lovett was trapped by a bull against a fence on his uncle's farm in Klein, Texas, before being pulled to safety. He fully recovered after six months from a badly broken leg, and he began touring again in summer 2003.
Lovett was conferred an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by the University of Houston on May 15, 2010, at its general commencement ceremony.[25][26] His mother was in the audience as her son was presented with an honorary doctorate from the same university from which she had received her bachelor's degree in 1960.[27] His father was also a graduate of the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture of the University of Houston.[25]
In 2015, Lovett received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Texas A&M University.
Lovett is also a horse enthusiast and co-owns and competes in
Discography
- Lyle Lovett (1986)
- Pontiac (1987)
- Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (1989)
- Joshua Judges Ruth (1992)
- I Love Everybody (1994)
- The Road to Ensenada (1996)
- Step Inside This House (1998)
- My Baby Don't Tolerate (2003)
- It's Not Big It's Large (2007)
- Natural Forces (2009)
- Release Me (2012)
- 12th of June (2022)
Filmography
Musician
- Still Alice (2014) — song performer "If I Had A Boat"; songwriter for Karen Elson's performance of same
- The Bridge (TV series, 2014)
- I Will Rise Up", 2009) — song performer "I Will Rise Up"
- Walk Hard"
- Deadwood (TV series, episode "Bullock Returns to the Camp", 2005) — song performer "Old Friend" (1994)
- The Exonerated (TV movie, 2005) — song performer "Amazing Grace"
- The Interpreter (2005) — song performer "If I Had a Boat"
- 61* (TV movie, 2001) — song performer "Nobody Knows Me"
- All Over the Guy (2001) — song performer and composer "She Makes Me Feel Good" and "The Blues Walk"
- Dr. T & the Women (2000) — Song performer and composer and also used a recording of "You've Been So Good Up to Now" (1992), "She's Already Made Up Her Mind" (1992), "Ain't It Something" (1994)
- For Love of the Game (1999) — song performer "Summer Wind"
- Stuart Little (1999) — song performer "Walking Tall"
- Mumford (1999) — song performer "Ballad of the Snow Leopard and The Tanqueray Cowboy", "Till It Shines"
- Clay Pigeons (1998) — song performer "Teach Me About Love"
- Hope Floats (1998) — song performer "Smile"
- The Apostle (1997) — song performer "(I'm a) Soldier in the Army of the Lord"
- Toy Story (1995) — song performer "You've Got a Friend in Me" with Randy Newman as the lead vocals.
- One Wedding and A Funeral", 1995) — song performer "Nobody Knows Me"
- Quiz Show (1994) — song performer "Moritat" by Kurt Weill
- With Honors (1994) — song performer "Blue Skies"
- Major League II (1994) — song performer and composer "All My Love Is Gone"
- The Firm (1993) — song performer "M-O-N-E-Y"
- Leap of Faith (1992) — song performer "Pass Me Not"
- Stand By Your Man"
- Major League (1989) — song performer "Cryin' Shame"
- Always (1989) — song performer "Cowboy Man"
Actor
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Bill: On His Own | Singer at Beach | (TV movie) |
1992 | The Player | Detective DeLongpre | |
1993 | Short Cuts | Andy Bitkower | |
1994 | Prêt-à-Porter | Clint Lammeraux | |
1995 | Mad About You | Lenny | (TV series, episode "Mad About You: Part 2") |
1996 | Bastard Out of Carolina | Wade | |
1997 | Breast Men | Research Scientist | (TV movie) |
1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Road Person | |
1998 | The Opposite of Sex | Sheriff Carl Tippett | |
1999 | Cookie's Fortune | Manny Hood | |
1999 | Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular | Himself | (episode #1.23) |
1999 | Mad About You | Lenny | (episode "The Final Frontier" Part 1) |
2000 | Dharma and Greg |
Himself | (episode "The Trouble With Troubadours") |
2002 | Three Days of Rain | Disc Jockey | |
2002 | The New Guy | Bear Harrison | |
2007 | Brothers and Sisters | Himself | (episode " Something New ")
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2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Himself | |
2008 | The Open Road | Peabody Bartender | |
2010 | Castle | Agent Westfield | (episode " Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind ")
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2013 | Angels Sing | Griffin | |
2013–2014 | The Bridge | Monte P. Flagman | (10 episodes) |
2017 | Life in Pieces | Ned Gawler | (TV series, episode "Facebook Fish Planner Backstage") |
2020–2023 | Blue Bloods | Texas Ranger Waylon Gates | (3 episodes) |
2022–2023 | Big Sky | Tex | (TV series, 3 episodes) |
Theatre
Actor
- Much Ado About Nothing (The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, 2010) – Balthazar[33][34]
Composer
- Much Ado About Nothing (The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, 2010)[34]
Honors
Year | Honor | Reference |
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2012 | Inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame | [35] |
Grammy Awards
The
Citations
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Lyle Lovett Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Dansby, Andrew (August 18, 2016). "30 years since first album, Lyle Lovett is Americana success story". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ "5 things to know about Lyle Lovett before he comes to town". The Virginian-Pilot. August 3, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Joshua Judges Ruth Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Kot, Greg (April 1, 1992). "Lyle Lovett: Joshua Judges Ruth (Curb/MCA)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- Allmusic– Lovett's Genre and Styles. Retrieved February 2, 2007
- ^ a b "Lyle Lovett". GRAMMY.com. June 4, 2019.
- ^ "Lyle Lovett – Musician". Visit Houston. Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau. 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
I was born at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.
- ^ "Musician Recalls Early Connection to UH". University of Houston (University website). September 21, 2012. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
I was born at Methodist [hospital] and never lived anywhere else but Houston.
- ^ "[No title]". Houstorian (Facebook page). James Glassman. November 1, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
Mr. Lovett just DM'ed me that he was born in Methodist Hospital in the Medical Center.
- ^ "Lyle Lovett: 'My Baby Don't Tolerate'". Npr.org. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ "Kerrville Folk Festival Finalist History", compiled by Doug Coppock (link Archived February 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ a b Leatherman, Benjamin. "Mr. Lucky's Oral History: 55 Years of Wild Tales From Phoenix's Iconic Country Nightclub". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ Coughlin, Kevin (August 2, 2016). "Lyle Lovett and His Band loom Large in Morristown | Morristown Green". Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ a b Masley, Ed. "Lyle Lovett on his new album '12th of June' and how a Phoenix house band changed his life". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "How to Hire LYLE LOVETT – Booking Alt-Country Singer/Songwriters Music – Corporate Event Booking Agent". www.delafont.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "Arizona Country Roads". PHOENIX magazine. July 1, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "How Francine Reed became a Phoenix legend, from church radio to touring with Lyle Lovett". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "Rhythm and blues singer known for Lovett link to perform in Olin". October 5, 2011.
- ^ "Fretbase: Play Guitar Like Lyle Lovett". Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
- ^ "Angels Sing". IMDb. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "State Musician | Texas Commission on the Arts". Arts.texas.gov. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ Schneider, Karen S. (April 10, 1995). "One Last Sad Song". People. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ "Lyle Lovett goes where the love is". Heraldscotland.com. July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "Musician Recalls Early Connection to University of Houston". University of Houston. Archived from the original on May 19, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ "The University of Houston to Graduate More Than 4,500 Students". University of Houston. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ "Singer and songwriter Lyle Lovett received an honorary degree during the ceremony". Houston Chronicle. May 15, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ Peters, Stephanie (December 23, 2014). "The Renaissance Cowboy of Texas". eqliving.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Horse & Rider Q&A with Lyle Lovett". Horse & Rider. April 16, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ Hudak, Joseph (August 27, 2014). "Hear Pat Green and Lyle Lovett's Ode to Texas Girls". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Inductees". Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "Dale Wilkinson Lifetime Achievement Award". National Reining Horse Association Hall of Fame. www.nrha.com. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ "The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles Presents Much Ado About Nothing". Center Theatre Group. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
- ^ a b "Lyle Lovett joining Helen Hunt in cast of 'Much Ado About Nothing'". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. December 2, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Lyle Lovett". Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. November 20, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
Sources
- Oermann, Robert K. (1998). "Lyle Lovett". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 307.
- Pullen, Doug (August 1, 2008). "Through fame, fortune and marriage to Julia Roberts, Texan Lyle Lovett has stayed true to his roots". El Paso Times. Retrieved August 1, 2008.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Official Lyle Lovett Website
- Lyle Lovett at Lost Highway Records
- Lyle Lovett at IMDb
- Lyle Lovett on Charlie Rose
- Lyle Lovett collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- "Lovett charges ahead with his career" – USA Today, May 10, 2002.
- "Homeboy", by Alec Wilkinson, The New Yorker, February 1, 2004.
- "The Thinking Man's Cowboy", by Matt Dellinger, The New Yorker, February 23, 2004.