Gary Morris
Gary Morris' voice is the only instrument needed to move the listener's
heart and soul. The Texas-born vocalist earns ovations whenever
he performs. The Dallas Morning News writes, There are voices
that transcend seasons and settings. They are the kind of voices
that through sheer beauty and unbridled passion
soar above others. Gary Morris has one of those voices.
Morris is probably best known for his original recording of "Wind
Beneath My Wings," which won both the Country Music Association
and the Academy of Country Music Song of the Year Awards. His career
in country music began in the early 1980's when Morris produced
twelve albums that generated sixteen Top 10 singles and five No.
1 hits, including "Baby Bye Bye," "100% Chance Of
Rain," and "Leave Me Lonely." Morris then broke new
ground with his highly successful self-produced acoustic album "Plain
Brown Wrapper," far preceding the unplugged genre that is so
popular today.
At the height of his Nashville recording career, Morris boldly
opted to play opposite Linda Ronstadt in the New York Shakespeare
Festival production of Puccini's opera La Boheme. Next, he accepted
the heroic lead role of Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables,"
on Broadway. Receiving resounding critical praise, including a Drama
Desk Best Actor nomination, his performance set the standard for
this challenging role. Morris' famous rendition of "Bring Him
Home" can be found on the platinum-selling Grammy Award-winning
International cast album, as well as on his latest CD, "Gospel
Classics, Volume 2 - Rock of Ages."
Gary's magnificent voice has graced the historic stage of the Grand
Ole Opry, as well as the White House, where he has performed for
every living U.S. President. Morris' versatile career has taken
him around the world - a command performance for the Queen of England,
producing a Hungarian rock band, making corporate appearances or
singing at one of his acclaimed concerts or Christmas shows. Morris
was featured in the powerful and moving PBS documentary, "Gary
Morris and the Art of Tretyakov," as the first musician to
ever perform live in this venerable museum and gallery that houses
over 100,000 Russian masterpieces, Morris seamlessly wove hauntingly
beautiful music with images of classic Russian paintings to create
a unique and exciting documentary.
Morris is equally comfortable in front of the camera. For five
years, he hosted TNN's top-rated show, "North American Sportsman,"
which combined his love for the outdoors and featured such celebrity
guests as Bryant Gumble, Troy Aikman and Larry Csonka, among others.
His acting credits include recurring roles on The Colby's, Designing
Women and Mike Hammer.
One of the most poignant moments of his career came when Olympic
Gold Medalist figure skater Scott Hamilton, returning to the ice
after his battle with cancer, asked Gary to sing at his comeback
performance, which was televised on CBS. There weren't many dry
eyes when Hamilton took the ice to Gary's masterful rendition of
the ballad "With One More Look At You."
Still keeping an active touring and producing schedule, Morris
presently divides his time between Nashville, Tenn. and a second
home at Mountain Spirit, his spectacular hunting and fly-fishing
executive resort in Southern Colorado.
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