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John Rich

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Date of Birth: 1974 , January-7
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 10 Inch
Name John Rich
Birth Name John Rich
Nationality American
Birth Place/City United States of America
Ethnicity White
Profession Singer-songwriter
Working For Big & Rich
Net Worth $6 million
Eye Color Blue
Hair Color Brown
Famous for Vocals, bass guitar, guitar
Affair with Joan Rich
Girlfriend Joan Rich
Married Yes
Married to Joan Rich (m. 2008)
Children N/A
Divorce N/A
Music Group Big & Rich (Since 1998), Lonestar (1992 – 1998), MuzikMafia (Since 2001)
Albums Son of a Preacher Man

Quick Timeline of John Rich

1974 Born in Amarillo, Texas, United States
1981 Began his singing career
1992 Joined Lonestar
1999 Released his debut single, I Pray for You
2002 Formed the musical duo, Big & Rich
2004 Released their first album, Horse of a Different Color
2008 Married to Joan Bush
2010 First child, Cash Rich
2011 Second child, Colt Daniel Rich
2005 Nominated in Grammy Awards
2006 Released his debut album, Underneath the Same Moon

Detail Timeline of John Rich

January 7 , 1974

Born in Amarillo, Texas, United States

Tall and handsome, John was born as John D. Rich in Amarillo, Texas, United States of America to Jim Rich. He is an American and is of white ethnicity. He is five feet and ten inches tall. 

1981

Began his singing career

It is said that John has been pursuing his singing career since 1981. At that time he was enrolled at Dickson County Senior High. He graduated from there and then he began pursuing his singing career professionally.

1992

Joined Lonestar

Initially he worked at Opryland USA singing. In 1992, he joined country music group, Lonestar whose original name was group Texasee. He worked there as a bass guitarist and also as an occasional vocalist. He also wrote some of their songs like Come Cryin' to Me and Say When. However, he was fired from Lonestar in 1998.

1999

Released his debut single, I Pray for You

After he was fired from Lonestar, he began pursuing his solo career. In 1999, he released his debut single I Pray for You and it was followed by the 2000 Forever Loving You. Both of these singles were from his album, Underneath the Same Moon.

2002

Formed the musical duo, Big & Rich

In the early 2000s, he came in contact with other country music artist named Big Kenny. In 2002, he formed the country music duo Big & Rich. Big Kenny is also well known country music artists like him. 

May 4 , 2004

Released their first album, Horse of a Different Color

With the formation of country music duo Big & Rich, they began working on their debut album and their debut album, Horse of a Different Color was finally released on 4th of May 2004. It was released on Warner Bros. Records.

December 6 , 2008

Married to Joan Bush

On 6th of December 2008, John got married to Joan Bush. Joan Bush is a sweet loving wife. As a married couple, they have been parents twice. They are happily married and there is no any sign of them getting divorced. 

January 12 , 2010

First child, Cash Rich

He became father for the first time in his life in 2010. He and his sweet wife, Joan Bush welcomed their first child together on 12th of January and that time it was a son and they named him Cash Rich. 

September 29 , 2011

Second child, Colt Daniel Rich

He became father for the second time in his life in 2011. He and his sweet wife, Joan Bush welcomed their second child together on 29th of September and that time it was also a son and they named him Colt Daniel Rich.

2005

Nominated in Grammy Awards

Grammy Awards is also one of the prestigious awards in the music world and it’s an honor if they win this award. He has also once been nominated in this prestigious awards and that was for Best Country Song

March 14 , 2006

Released his debut album, Underneath the Same Moon

Though he began recording his solo album, Underneath the Same Moon in 1999 he was able to release it only on 14th of March 2006. His second album, Son of a Preacher Man was released on 24th of March 2009.

Content

On the 6th of December 2008, John got married to Joan Bush. Joan Bush is a sweet loving wife. As a married couple, they have been parents twice.

John received his formal education from Dickson County Senior High. He graduated from there and then he began pursuing his singing career. Initially he worked at Opryland USA singing. In 1992, he joined the country music group, Lonestar whose original name was group Texas. He worked there as a bass guitarist and also as an occasional vocalist. He also wrote some of their songs like Come Cryin' to Me and Say When. However, he was fired from Lonestar in 1998. Then he began pursuing his solo career. In 1999, he released his debut single I Pray for You and it was followed by the 2000 Forever Loving You. In 2002, he formed the country music duo Big & Rich and released their debut album, Horse of a Different Color on 4th of May 2004. His net worth is said to be around $6 million dollars.