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• Performed with his older brother Ricky when they were both younger.
• Worked as a cook and dishwasher (when he wasn't singing on stage) at the Nashville Palace in the early 1980s.
• Storms of Life, his 1986 debut album, sold more than 4 million copies.
• Inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1986.
• Has an uncredited cameo in Young Guns (1988).
• Appeared in seven episodes of Touched By An Angel and also lent the song "When Mama Prayed" to the series finale.
• Released Anniversary Celebration in 2011, a collection of duets and collaborations in honor of the 25 years since the release of his debut album.
• Suffered a stroke in 2013.