Dirt road mississippi boy... cut from blue collar threads, brought up on an old dead-end road farmland in a little community with no red lights and few stop signs. However, make no mistake, this kid graduated salutatorian with national honors. From pushing a shovel to pushing a pen, he has done many things to survive and become what he is today. Trip Richmond is your intellectual honkeytonker.------- ~)(~ -------Trip is one singer you can't deny with his unique style and rangy appearance. With obvious roots of Keith Whitley and Earl Thomas Conley, not to mention others such as Don Henley and Rob Thomas, Trip has a sound like no one else. His passion for people and perfomance is very obvious to his fans and followers. ------- ~)(~ -------"My first recollection of singing was at about four... runnin' around the house in my underwear singin Mama's Don't Let Your Baby's and I Love a Rainy Night... while my grandma cooked breakfast...that radio looked like somethin' out of the sixties" - Trip Richmond ------- ~)(~ -------At twelve, he considered singing as a part of his life and at fourteen heard Keith Whitley's I'm Over You; stirring him to a point of no return. the next seven years culminated into his first public performance with a band. The following four years was a tough time for Trip. Not wanting to compromise who he was on a personal level, the commitment to pursue music from the "star" angle was a tough one to make. In late December of '99 Trip decided that music was his calling and made that plunge into the journey.------- ~)(~ -------Divorces to dispare to destiny, all in a whirlwind. The seven year run has been a tough one. The now single hard living- hard country singer has crossed many valleys and reached several desired goals. He believes in his heart and mind that the radio and the road is his home; and, we know a whole lotta' people want to see him there. From hard nocks early on to multi-platinum award winning songwriters showing Trip the ropes, he says "its all worth it...and its only begun" ------- ~)(~ -------Going from writing solo and recording in a small studio NE Mississippi with accomplished musician/ writer Jon Woodward; to, currently working with several other mega-hit writters. " I have so many people who believe in me... from listeners, fans and family... to industry elites...that makes it all worthwhile...what a blessing" says Trip. ------- ~)(~ -------A member of the CMA and NSAI as well as several other music based organizations, Trips roots in music city are strong and viable. He is rapidly becoming a popular force in the industry.------- ~)(~ -------From North Mississippi to Nashville to your home town, be looking for your favorite new rising star, he is on fire and ready to see you.FROM THE TRIP RICHMOND MANAGEMENT TEAM
