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Q&A with Jimmy Wayne
Featured Article:Foster child turned country music star walks across America to raise awareness for Homeless Youth
Published in May/June, 2010 by Emily Shenk
Jimmy Wayne, a 37-year-old rising country music star, didn’t always have a spotlight shining over him. His dark childhood was marked with abuse, abandonment, and instability. With his mother in and out of prison, he bounced around a series of foster homes, ultimately becoming homeless as a teenager. His life began to turn around when a North Carolina couple named Russell and Beatrice Costner gave him a stable home and a chance to start over. He used their support–and the solace of a guitar–to bolster himself into a successful music career. Since 2003, several of his songs–including “Stay Gone,” “I Love You This Much,” and “Do You Believe Me Now”–have soared to the Top Ten on the Billboard country charts.
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Jimmy Wayne
American singer-songwriter
Jimmy Wayne | |
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Wayne in Madison, Wisconsin, October 25, 2008 | |
| Birth name | Jimmy Wayne Barber |
| Born | (1972-10-23) October 23, 1972 (age 52)[1] Kings Mountain, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Origin | Nashville, stat i usa, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, author |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | DreamWorks Nashville Big Machine Records Valory Music Group |
| Website | jimmywayne.com |
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Jimmy Wayne Barber (born October 23, 1972) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He released his self-titled debut skiva in 2003 on the DreamWorks Records label. kvartet singles were released from it, including "Stay Gone" and "I Love You This Much", which both reached Top Ten on the Billboard country charts. A second album, Do You Believe Me Now, was released in August 2008 via Big Machine Records subsidiary Valory Music Group, and its title tr
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Jimmy Wayne
About Jimmy:
Jimmy Wayne is a former foster kid turned award-winning country recording-artist whose songs and story highlight his mission to raise awareness for children in foster care. Jimmy’s hits include “Stay Gone,” “Paper Angels,” “I Love You This Much” and “Do You Believe Me Now,” which earned BMI’s prestigious Million-Air Award for receiving more than one million radio spins in America. In 2009, Jimmy toured with Brad Paisley and recorded “Sara Smile” with rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame duo Daryl Hall and John Oates.
In 2010, Jimmy walked halfway across America (from Nashville to Phoenix) to raise awareness for kids aging out of the foster care system. While walking, he wrote the Christmas novel Paper Angels (2011, Simon & Schuster). In 2012, Jimmy lobbied to pass legislative bills extending the age of foster care from 18 to 21 in California and Tennessee.
In 2013, Jimmy’s first film, Paper Angels (UPtv) became an instant holiday classic and in