Randy Travis Net Worth

Randy Travis Net Worth:
$12 Million

Date of Birth:	May 4, May 4, 1959 (62 years old)
Gender:	Male
Height:	5 feet 8 inches (1.75 m)
Profession:	Singer-songwriter, Musician, Actor, Singer, Songwriter
Nationality:	United States of America

What Is Randy Travis Net Worth?

Randy Travis is an American country music and gospel artist as well as actor and writer with a net worth of around $12 million. Travis has sold more than 25 million albums and the singer has had more than 20 singles that have reached the top of the charts such as “Forever and Always Amen” “Too long gone,” “It’s Just a Matter of Time,” “Forever Together,”” along with “Whisper My Name.” Randy has released over twenty studio albums including “Storms of Life” (1986), “Always and for Ever” (1987), “Heroes and Friends” (1990) as well as “Around the Bend” (2008). Actor-wise, Travis is featured in movies “The Rainmaker” (1997), “Baby Geniuses” (1999), “Texas Rangers” (2001), “The Long Ride Home” (2003) as well as “National Treasure the Book Of Secrets” (2007) as well as the TV series “Sesame Street” (1991), “Matlock” (1992-1993) as well as “Touched by an Angel” (1994-2003) as well as the mini-series “Texas” (1994). Randy was admitted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame in the year 2016.

Early Life

Randy Travis was born Randy Bruce Traywick on May 4, 1959, in Marshville, North Carolina. Her mother, Bobbie, worked at an industrial textile plant, while her father of Randy, Harold, owned a construction business. He was also a farmer of turkeys, a horse breeder, and a substitute teacher. Randy was raised with five siblings. His father advised him to pursue a musical passion. When he was eight, Travis began singing in the church choir as well as playing guitar. When 10 years old, Randy along with Ricky, his younger twin brother Ricky formed the group known as called the Traywick Brothers and performed at talent competitions and at local clubs. Travis quit his high school and was detained multiple times for offenses like burglary and theft. The year 1975 was the time he was the winner of an audition contest at a Charlotte nightclub known as Country City USA, and the owner of the club, Elizabeth Hatcher, hired the singer to serve as a chef and let him frequently perform at the club. Following an additional arrest, Elizabeth was appointed as Randy’s protector and also served as manager. Travis started recording songs on behalf of Paula Records in 1978 and released two songs “Dreamin'” and “She’s My Woman” in the year 1978. in 1982, Hatcher divorced her partner and relocated to Nashville with Travis Their relationship became romantic and they were married almost 10 years later.

Career

After releasing the indie 1981 album “Live in Nashville Palace” in 1982, Travis was signed to the Warner Bros. Records label. Nashville Palace” (under the moniker Randy Ray), Travis signed with the Nashville branch of Warner Bros. Records. He dropped his 3x Platinum album “Storms of Life” which debuted at #1 on the “Billboard” Top Country Albums chart, and included songs from the Gold Singles “On the Other Hand” and “Diggin’ Up Bones.” Randy was a part of the Grand Ole Opry in late 1986. He then released his 5x Platinum album “Always And Forever” in 1987. It was then followed by the 2x Platinum album “Old 8×10” (1988) and “No Holding”No Holdin” (1989). Each single from “Always and Forever” made it to the top of the “Billboard” Hot Country Songs chart, as well as”The” Canadian Country chart. In the 90s, Travis released the Platinum albums “Heroes and Friends” (1990) and “High Lonesome” (1991) as well as”This Is Me” (1994). The gold album “This is me” (1994) and The singles “Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart,”” “Forever Together,”” “If I Didn’t Have You,” “Look Heart, and”No Hands,” and “Whisper My Name” was top of the charts for country music in both the U.S. and Canada. In 1998, he quit Warner Bros. for DreamWorks Records and came out with the album “You and Your Alley” (1998)”You and You Alone” (1998) as well as “A Man Isn’t Made of stone” (1999).

In 2000 Randy launched his very first Christian country album, “Inspirational Journey,” on Word Records. The album was followed by the Gold album “Rise and Shine” (2002) and “Worship and Faith” (2003). “Three Wooden crosses” was the 2002 hit single “Three wooden crosses” that made it to the top spot in the Hot Country Songs chart. Travis was back with Warner Bros. Records for the 2008 release of “Around the Bend,”” and then released three albums “Anniversary Celebrating” (2011), “Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am” (2013), and “Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am” (2014). In 2009, Randy performed on Carrie Underwood’s cover version of his hit song “I Told You That I Told You” which reached the top spot in the Canadian Country chart and #2 on the Hot Country Songs chart. This Gold single also won Randy the seventh Grammy. The year before, he was featured as part of his “Forever Country” music video along with 29 other musicians in the honor of CMA Awards’ fiftieth anniversary. In the year 2020, Travis released the album “Precious Memories (Worship & Faith),” which was comprised of songs recorded in Orlando’s Calvary Assembly of God’s Church, which was founded in. Randy is also the author of holiday albums “An Old-Time Christmas” (1989) and “Songs of the Season” (2005) as well as the Live album “Live It was just a matter of time” (2001).

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Personal Life

Randy got married to Elizabeth Hatcher, who is 16 years older than him in May 1991 and they divorced in the year 2010. Travis later got married to Mary Davis on March 21 the 21st of March, 2015. The couple got married in February 2012. Randy was taken into custody for public intoxication within Sanger, Texas, and within a couple of months, the same incident occurred again, when police officers discovered him lying on the road in a naked state. Travis was driving his vehicle and when officers attempted to detain the suspect, he attempted to take their lives. Before being caught by the police Randy tried to purchase cigarettes naked at the Tiger Mart convenience store. When he was arrested the following day, he was required to post $21,500 bail. He later made a legal claim to prevent police dashcam footage from being made available to the public. A judge ultimately ruled against him, and the footage was released late in 2017. In January of 2013, Travis pleaded guilty to driving under the influence being sentenced to two years of probation and a suspended sentence of 180 days, and also paid a fine of $2,000.

In July of 2013, Randy was admitted to the hospital for viral cardiomyopathy triggered by an upper respiratory infection that was viral. Their heart stopped and he was placed in an induced medically-induced coma. When Travis emerged from his coma discovered that he’d suffered a major stroke and his lungs then collapsed in a subsequent coma. He was placed on life support. Mary who was Randy’s fiancée was told the odds were against him. Travis was only given a one percent chance of survival. In spite of all odds, Randy survived and was discharged from the hospital on July 31st of 2013. Due to the stroke, Travis struggled to speak and was forced to walk using a cane. However, in November 2014, he had begun learning to play the guitar and write and was able to walk for short distances without assistance. Within two years Randy found his voice back and was able to sing “Amazing Grace” during the Country Music Hall of Fame Induction ceremony in October 2016. In the year 2017, Travis revealed that he was permanently damaged because of stroke-related injuries, which include impaired speech, a handicapped hand, and diminished singing abilities. Randy and Mary established The Randy Travis Foundation, which is dedicated to helping people suffering from strokes and cardiovascular diseases, and Travis recorded his personal struggles in his 2019 book “Forever and Always Amen: A Story of Faith, Music, and Defying the Storms of Life.” In the year 2019, Randy announced that he would be returning to the stage however the show was canceled due to technical difficulties “related to the extensive material of the show.”

Awards and Nominations

Travis was nominated in 16 Grammys with seven awards: Best Country Vocal Performance Male for “Always and for Ever” (1988) along with “Old 8×10” (1989), Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for “Same Old Train” (1999), and “I Told You That I Did” (2010) as well as the Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album for “Rise and Shine” (2004), “Worship and faith” (2005) and “Glory Train” (2007). Randy has received an impressive 80 nominations for his music and has won eleven Academy of Country Music Awards as well as 10, American Music Awards, five Country Music Association Awards, and eight GMA Dove Awards. The year 1993 was the first time he was awarded the CableACE Award nomination for Performance in a Music Special or Series for “Influences: George Jones and Randy Travis.” Randy was awarded an award at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004 as well as a guitar in the Music City Walk Of Fame in 2008.

Real Estate

The year 2002 was the time that Travis created a huge 20,000 square-foot “luxury ranch” located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The property is situated on 220 acres and features an outdoor shooting range, a bowling track, gym and stables for horses, 10 fireplaces, as well as an outdoor pool. Randy put the property up for sale at $14.7 million in 2014. Randy reduced the price several times in the following eight years. In November 2021, the status of the property was changed to being pending. Just a few months prior, the price of the property was reduced by $8.5 million.

In the year 2019, he sold his Nashville condominium, which is around 1,800 square feet for $545,000, and he bought the property for $500,000 in 2010.

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