Taylor Ray Holbrook
Taylor Ray Holbrook | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pennington Gap, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2017-present |
| Label | TaylorRayMade |
Taylor Ray Holbrook is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released multiple singles independently through his TaylorRayMade label, including "Southern Land", a duet with Upchurch.
Biography
Taylor Ray Holbrook was born and raised in Pennington Gap, Virginia. He worked as a lumberjack before gaining an interest in music. This included posting videos of his songs to social media such as Twitter and Facebook.[1] In 2015, his single "Steal My Kiss" appeared on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, which inspired Holbrook to move to Nashville, Tennessee. He continued to record throughout 2016 and 2017, including a collaboration with Upchurch titled "Southern Land".[2]
Both the Upchurch collaboration and a 2016 single titled "These Hands" also made the Billboard country charts.[3] Country rap artist Colt Ford also featured Holbrook on the track "Reload" from his 2017 album Love Hope Faith.[4]
Rachel Whitney, a representative of country music programming for Pandora, observed that the service added his music to their platform after noting a large number of searches for his name. She cited this as an example of the service's ability to draw awareness to independent artists.[5]
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak position |
Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 2015 | "Steal My Kiss" | 45 | |
| 2016 | "Southern Land" (with Upchurch) |
44 | |
| 2017 | "These Hands" | 48 |
References
- ^ Timothy Monger. "Taylor Ray Holbrook biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ "Heart of Appalachia: Taylor Ray Holbrook". Blue Ridge Outdoors. September 18, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
- ^ Chuck Dauphin (May 8, 2017). "Colt Ford talks new sounds on country radio with album Love Hope Faith". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ John Markert (2023). Making Music in Music City: Conversations with Nashville Music Industry Professionals. Tennessee University Press. p. 112.
- ^ "American certifications – Upchurch". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 7, 2023.