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American singer-songwriter
Musical artist
James Earl Yeary (born in
Hillsboro, Ohio ) is an American
country music singer and songwriter.
In 1994, Yeary moved to
Nashville, Tennessee , to begin a career as a recording artist. Although he was signed to
Atlantic Records , a change in label personnel prevented his debut single from being released.
[1]
Through the assistance of
Paul Worley and
Wally Wilson , Yeary found work as a songwriter. Among Yeary's co-writing credits are
Joe Diffie 's top 10 hit "
In Another World ",
Rascal Flatts ' number 1 single "
Why Wait ",
[1]
Troy Olsen 's "Summer Thing",
Martina McBride 's "
I'm Gonna Love You Through It ",
Heidi Newfield 's "Stay Up Late", and
Lee Brice 's "
I Drive Your Truck ". He has sung lead for
Shenandoah
[2] and
The Isaacs .
[3]
Yeary is married to country singer
Sonya Isaacs . The couple have two sons born 2011 and 2015
[4] and a daughter born in 2017.
[5]
References
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