Tim Mensy
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Timmie Menzies is an American country music
artist known as Tim Mensy. Initially, he was a member of the band Bandana
, in which he charted several singles on the Hot Country Songs
charts in the 1980s. After leaving Bandana, Mensy began a solo career on Columbia Records
in 1990, releasing his debut album Stone by Stone that year. A second album, This Ol' Heart, followed in 1992 on Giant Records. Overall, these two albums produced six singles for Mensy on the country charts as well.
In addition to his work as a musician, Mensy has written songs for several artists, including Mark Chesnutt
, Shelby Lynne
, and Reba McEntire
.
. Mensy debuted as a performer at age three, with a band his mother was a member of. Mensy was born to a musical family. He, his two brothers, two sisters, and parents performed throughout Virginia. They opened shows for Dolly Parton
, Johnny Cash
and other country music stars. At age eight, he was playing mandolin in the band. Mensy suffered a hearing disorder as a child, which he overcame at age sixteen following seven operations.
In the mid-1980s, under the name Tim Menzies, he played guitar in the group Bandana
, which released ten singles for Warner Bros. Records
between 1985 and 1987. Mensy left the band in 1986 and was replaced by Michael Black and Billy Kemp.
Mensy co-wrote the single "Mama Knows
," recorded by Shenandoah
and released in 1989. That same year he signed to Columbia Records
, with his debut album Stone by Stone following a year later. It produced three more singles, all of which made the lower regions of the country music charts.
A second album, This Ol' Heart, followed on the Giant label in 1992. It included three singles, one of which ("She Dreams") was later a Top Ten hit for Mark Chesnutt in 1994. Mensy did not release another album until the self-titled Tim Mensy in 2002.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist known as Tim Mensy. Initially, he was a member of the band Bandana
Bandana (country band)
Bandana was an American country music band composed of Lonnie Wilson , Jerry Fox , Tim Menzies , Joe Van Dyke , and Jerry Ray Johnston . After Menzies, Johnston and Van Dyke left, they were replaced with Michael Black and Billy Kemp on guitars, and Bob Mummert on drums. Between 1982 and 1986, they...
, in which he charted several singles on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts in the 1980s. After leaving Bandana, Mensy began a solo career on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
in 1990, releasing his debut album Stone by Stone that year. A second album, This Ol' Heart, followed in 1992 on Giant Records. Overall, these two albums produced six singles for Mensy on the country charts as well.
In addition to his work as a musician, Mensy has written songs for several artists, including Mark Chesnutt
Mark Chesnutt
Mark Nelson Chesnutt is an American country music singer. Chesnutt recorded and released his first album, Doing My Country Thing, in the late-1980s on private independent record label, Axbar Records, with the vinyl album version now a collector's item...
, Shelby Lynne
Shelby Lynne
Shelby Lynne is an American singer, songwriter and actress. The success of the 1999 album I Am Shelby Lynne led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, even though she had been active in the music industry for some time...
, and Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
.
Childhood
Timmie Menzies was born in Mechanicsville, VirginiaMechanicsville, Virginia
Mechanicsville is the name of four places in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States of America:*Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia*Mechanicsville, Loudoun County, Virginia*Mechanicsville, Rockbridge County, Virginia...
. Mensy debuted as a performer at age three, with a band his mother was a member of. Mensy was born to a musical family. He, his two brothers, two sisters, and parents performed throughout Virginia. They opened shows for Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
, Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
and other country music stars. At age eight, he was playing mandolin in the band. Mensy suffered a hearing disorder as a child, which he overcame at age sixteen following seven operations.
In the mid-1980s, under the name Tim Menzies, he played guitar in the group Bandana
Bandana (country band)
Bandana was an American country music band composed of Lonnie Wilson , Jerry Fox , Tim Menzies , Joe Van Dyke , and Jerry Ray Johnston . After Menzies, Johnston and Van Dyke left, they were replaced with Michael Black and Billy Kemp on guitars, and Bob Mummert on drums. Between 1982 and 1986, they...
, which released ten singles for Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
between 1985 and 1987. Mensy left the band in 1986 and was replaced by Michael Black and Billy Kemp.
Mensy co-wrote the single "Mama Knows
Mama Knows
"Mama Knows" is the title of a song written by Tony Haselden and Tim Mensy, and recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in August 1988 as the first single from their album The Road Not Taken. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in...
," recorded by Shenandoah
Shenandoah (band)
Shenandoah is an American country music group founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1984 by Marty Raybon , Ralph Ezell , Stan Thorn , Jim Seales , and Mike McGuire...
and released in 1989. That same year he signed to Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
, with his debut album Stone by Stone following a year later. It produced three more singles, all of which made the lower regions of the country music charts.
A second album, This Ol' Heart, followed on the Giant label in 1992. It included three singles, one of which ("She Dreams") was later a Top Ten hit for Mark Chesnutt in 1994. Mensy did not release another album until the self-titled Tim Mensy in 2002.
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country |
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| Stone by Stone |
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| This Ol' Heart |
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| Tim Mensy |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1989 | "Hometown Advantage" | 67 | — | Stone by Stone |
| "Stone by Stone" | 60 | — | ||
| 1990 | "You Still Love Me in My Dreams" | 82 | 85 | |
| "Too Close to Tulsa" | — | — | Single only | |
| 1992 | "This Ol' Heart" | 53 | 86 | This Ol' Heart |
| "That's Good" | 52 | 72 | ||
| 1993 | "She Dreams She Dreams "She Dreams" is the title of a song co-written by Tim Mensy and Gary Harrison. It was originally recorded by Mensy on his 1993 album This Ol' Heart, from which it was released as the third and final single. It was also the final single release of his career... " |
74 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Stone by Stone" | Deaton-Flanigen Productions Deaton-Flanigen Productions Deaton-Flanigen Productions is a music video directing duo composed of Robert Deaton III and George Flanigen IV. The two have directed multiple music videos, primarily in the field of country music... |
| 1990 | "You Still Love Me in My Dreams" | |
| 1992 | "This Ol' Heart" | |
| "That's Good" |