Paul Overstreet
American country music singer-songwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paul Lester Overstreet (born March 17, 1955) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He began his singing career in 1982 with a self-titled album on RCA Records Nashville. From 1986 to 1987, he was a vocalist in the trio S-K-O (Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet), in which he had a number-one single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts with "Baby's Got a New Baby". After leaving S-K-O he resumed a solo career, charting a second number-one single alongside Paul Davis and Tanya Tucker on "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love". Between 1989 and 1992, he released the albums Sowin' Love, Heroes, and Love Is Strong. These albums include the number-one single "Daddy's Come Around" and nine other top-40 entries on the country music charts. Subsequent albums have been released independently on the Scarlet Moon label.
Paul Overstreet | |
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Birth name | Paul Lester Overstreet |
Born | (1955-03-17) March 17, 1955 (age 69) Vancleave, Mississippi, U.S. |
Origin | Newton, Mississippi, U.S. |
Genres | Country, Christian |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1982–present |
Labels | MTM RCA Nashville Scarlet Moon |
Formerly of | S-K-O |
Website | http://www.pauloverstreet.com |
As a songwriter, Overstreet had his first major success in 1982 with "Same Ole Me" by George Jones featuring the Oak Ridge Boys. Overstreet has also written multiple singles for Randy Travis including "On the Other Hand", "Diggin' Up Bones", "Forever and Ever, Amen", and "Deeper Than the Holler". Other acts who have recorded Overstreet's songs include the Judds, Keith Whitley, and Blake Shelton. Two of Overstreet's sons, Chord and Nash, are also musicians.