LYLE LOVETT
Name: Lyle Lovett
Birth name: Lyle Pearce Lovett
Born: 1 November 1957 Klein, Texas, United States
Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter and
actor.
Lovett was born in the unincorporated region of Klein, Harris County (suburban
Houston), Texas, the son of Bernell (nee Klein), a training specialist, and
William Lovett, a marketing executive. He was raised as a Lutheran. Lovett
attended Texas A&M University, where he studied German and journalism, and lived
next door to Robert Earl Keen.
Lovett's music career began as a songwriter, but he soon signed with MCA Records
in 1986 and released his eponymous debut album. While typically associated with
the country genre, Lovett's compositions often incorporate folk, swing, blues,
jazz and gospel music as well as more traditional country styling. He has won
four Grammy Awards, including Best Country Album (1996 for The Road to Ensenada),
Best Country Duo/Group with Vocal (1994 for "Blues For Dixie" with the Texas
swing group Asleep at the Wheel), Best Pop Vocal Collaboration (1994 for "Funny
How Time Slips Away" with Al Green) and Best Country Male Vocal (1989) for Lyle
Lovett and His Large Band).
Lovett has acted in a number of films, including Robert Altman's film The Player
(1992), Short Cuts (1993), The Opposite of Sex (1998),
Cookie's Fortune (1999), and composed for Dr. T & the Women (2000). More
recently, he has acted in The New Guy (2002). His television acting forays
include Mad About You and Dharma & Greg.
Lovett was given 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".
Name: Lyle Lovett
Birth name: Lyle Pearce Lovett
Born: 1 November 1957 Klein, Texas, United States
Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter and
actor.
Lovett was born in the unincorporated region of Klein, Harris County (suburban
Houston), Texas, the son of Bernell (nee Klein), a training specialist, and
William Lovett, a marketing executive. He was raised as a Lutheran. Lovett
attended Texas A&M University, where he studied German and journalism, and lived
next door to Robert Earl Keen.
Lovett's music career began as a songwriter, but he soon signed with MCA Records
in 1986 and released his eponymous debut album. While typically associated with
the country genre, Lovett's compositions often incorporate folk, swing, blues,
jazz and gospel music as well as more traditional country styling. He has won
four Grammy Awards, including Best Country Album (1996 for The Road to Ensenada),
Best Country Duo/Group with Vocal (1994 for "Blues For Dixie" with the Texas
swing group Asleep at the Wheel), Best Pop Vocal Collaboration (1994 for "Funny
How Time Slips Away" with Al Green) and Best Country Male Vocal (1989) for Lyle
Lovett and His Large Band).
Lovett has acted in a number of films, including Robert Altman's film The Player
(1992), Short Cuts (1993), The Opposite of Sex (1998),
Cookie's Fortune (1999), and composed for Dr. T & the Women (2000). More
recently, he has acted in The New Guy (2002). His television acting forays
include Mad About You and Dharma & Greg.
Lovett was given 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".