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Billy Ray Cyrus
Genre: Country
Origin: Flatwoods, KY, United States
Born/Formed: August 25, 1961
Zodiac: Virgo ♍ Read artist horoscope
Billy Ray Cyrus is the father of pop superstar Miley Cyrus, Metro Station leader Trace Cyrus, and singer Noah Cyrus.
∙ Cyrus, who aspired to play professional baseball, not only received an athletic scholarship to Kentucky’s Georgetown College, but he also was scouted by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
∙ After seeing Neil Diamond in concert, he decided to pursue music and bought a guitar the very next day.
∙ His 1992 debut single, “Achy Breaky Heart,” which spent five weeks atop the Country charts and was also a crossover Pop hit, is credited with boosting the popularity of line dancing.
∙ Cyrus’ 1992 debut album, Some Gave All, has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.
∙ He costarred with daughter Miley in the TV series Hannah Montana, playing Robby Ray Stewart, the father of her pop-star character.
∙ Cyrus won his first two Grammy Awards (Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video), thanks to his appearance on Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road.”
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![Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) [Remix]](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/07/d4/c3/07d4c33e-b793-d78f-bb1b-52f1e224da88/886447788264.jpg/200x200bb.jpg)
![Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) [Remix]](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music125/v4/b9/07/51/b9075120-62d2-4c00-2657-58e40da17a12/886447659168.jpg/200x200bb.jpg)
![Old Town Road (Remix) [feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, Young Thug & Mason Ramsey]](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/71/59/0b/71590bed-61e4-c947-fe9d-822696ac1ef4/886447856222.jpg/200x200bb.jpg)
![A Hard Working Man (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus & Snoop Dogg) [Yellowstone Mix]](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music126/v4/1c/ca/c3/1ccac339-153a-c335-6ce1-376403e335db/4050538824254.jpg/200x200bb.jpg)
![Old Town Road (Diplo Remix) [Mixed]](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music113/v4/21/00/cd/2100cd74-8362-31f9-c285-062af61060f5/Yellow_Claw_-_1001Tracklists_Mix.png/200x200bb.jpg)
