Holes In The Floor Of Heaven - Music

Steve Wariner Born Steven Noel Wariner December 25 1954 Noblesville Indiana Is An American Country Music Singer Guitarist And Songwriter. He Was One Of The Most Popular Artists During The 1980s Thanks To A String Of No. 1 Singles Recorded For Both RCA And MCA Records. After His Popularity Waned Somewhat During The Mid-1990s He Enjoyed A Resurgence Thanks To His 1998 Hit "Holes In The Floor Of Heaven." Edit Career
Wariner Began Performing As A Youth In His Father's Band And In Local Clubs. In 1971 He Was Hired As A Bassist For Dottie West's Band. He Also Worked Heavily With Chet Atkins One Of His Childhood Influences And He Played With Bob Luman's Band. His First Major Recording Contract Was With RCA Records In 1978. His First Single Releases Failed To Chart In The Top 40 Of Billboard Magazine's Hot Country Singles Chart Although The Song "I'm Already Taken" Was Re-Released In 1999 Peaking At #3 That Year. His First No. 1 Hit Came In December 1981 With "All Roads Lead To You." However His Real Popularity Didn't Take Off Until The Mid-1980s When He Began Recording For MCA Records. During His Six-Year Stint With MCA He Scored 19 Consecutive Top 10 Hits Eight Of Them Going To No. 1 On Billboard Magazine's Hot Country Singles Chart. The Most Successful Of Those Songs Included "Some Fools Never Learn" 1985 His Second No. 1 Hit "What I Didn't Do" 1985 "You Can Dream Of Me" 1986 "Lynda" 1987 And "I Got Dreams" 1989 . In The Early 1990s Wariner Continued His Success With Arista Records With Several Of His Songs Reaching The Top 10. But His Success Soon Tapered Off As Radio Programmers Became More Interested In Newer Performers. Wariner However Continued To Maintain His Popularity Through His Instrumental Talents. One Example Was 1991's "Restless " A Collaboration With Ricky Skaggs Vince Gill And Mark O'Connor From O'Connor's Album The New Nashville Cats . "Restless" Won Wariner As Well As Skaggs And Gill His First Grammy Award In 1991 For Best Country Vocal Collaboration. In 1996 Wariner Released An Album Of All Instrumental Tracks Called No More Mr. Nice Guy. Though Well-Received By Critics It Proved To Be Wariner's Last Album For Arista. Wariner Also Remained In The Public Eye With His Songwriting Talents. His Composition "Longneck Bottle" A No. 1 Hit By Garth Brooks Along With A No. 1 Duet From Early 1998 With Singer Anita Cochran Called "What If I Said" His First No. 1 In More Than Eight Years Reinvigorated Wariner's Career. The Highlight Of Wariner's Career Came In The Spring Of 1998. Now Recording For Capitol Records His Song "Holes In The Floor Of Heaven" - A Song About Dealing With Grief Of Close Friends And Relatives - Promptly Shot To No. 2 And Won The Country Music Association Awards For Single Of The Year And Song Of The Year. Wariner Also Collaborated With Other Well-Known Singers And Songwriters Including Clint Black And Bill Anderson He Also Scored Several More Hits Most Notably 1999's "Two Teardrops" And "I'm Already Taken" The Latter A Re-Recording Of His 1978 Debut Release . Edit Discography
Main Article Steve Wariner Discography Edit External Links
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