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Deryl Dwaine Dodd (born April 12, 1964) is an American Texas country music artist. Originally a regular on the Texas club circuit, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, soon finding work as a background vocalist and songwriter. By 1996, he was signed to a recording contract, releasing two albums for Columbia Records Nashville before a debilitating bout of viral encephalitis put his career on hiatus. Having recovered from his encephalitis in 2000, Dodd resumed his singing career, also touring with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. He released a third album for Columbia in 2002, followed by two more albums for Dualtone Records. Overall, Dodd has released five studio albums and a live album, and has charted nine singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-charting single, "A Bitter End", peaked at No. 26 on the country charts and No. 88 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in late 1998-early 1999. ==Biography== Deryl Dodd was raised in Dallas, Texas, where he played football from an early age.〔(allmusic (((Deryl Dodd > Biography))) )〕 After a career-ending injury, Dodd was persuaded to perform music in clubs throughout the state of Texas. In 1991, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, forming a band along with Brett Beavers, now an established Nashville songwriter.〔 Dodd later found work singing harmony vocals for Martina McBride, Radney Foster, and George Ducas, in addition to playing in Tracy Lawrence's road band, and co-writing a song on Tim McGraw's ''All I Want'' album.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=How Deryl Dodd Got to Texas )〕 Dodd signed to Columbia Records in 1996 as a solo act. His first album, ''One Ride in Vegas'', was released that year, producing a Top 40 hit on the U.S. ''Billboard'' country music charts in the Tom T. Hall-penned "That's How I Got to Memphis".〔 ''One Ride in Vegas'' was followed by an eponymous album in 1998; that same year, Dodd was nominated as Top New Male Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dodd Recovers After Health Battle )〕 His second album also produced his biggest chart hit to date in "A Bitter End", which peaked at No. 26 on the country charts. In 1999, Dodd was diagnosed with viral encephalitis, forcing him to end his career.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dodd Back On Track )〕 He remained bedridden for six months, and then went through eighteen months of rehabilitation (which included re-learning how to play guitar).〔 Once he had fully recovered, he attended several writers' nights in Nashville, and was later signed as an opening act on Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Soul2Soul tour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=How Deryl Dodd Got Back to Texas )〕 Dodd's third and final album for Columbia, ''Pearl Snaps'', was released in 2002. Later, he recorded ''Live at Billy Bob's Texas'', before switching to Dualtone Records in 2004 to release ''Stronger Proof'' (2004) and ''Full Circle'' (2006).〔〔 In 2009, Dodd released a cover of "Together Again", originally a hit for Buck Owens. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deryl Dodd」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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