Wayne Massey
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Donald Wayne Massey is an American country music
artist and actor. He is best known for playing the role of country/rock music superstar Johnny Drummond on the American daytime soap opera
One Life to Live
from 1980 to 1984. Massey is also known for marrying country music singer Charly McClain
, with whom he charted four duets between 1985 and 1986. He released eleven singles of his own, but never reached the Top 40 alone.
, Massey had been working in the business world when he was unexpectedly "discovered" and cast in his first acting role as Johnny Drummond on One Life to Live in 1980. During this time, he also starred in a made for TV movie called Crossfire. Massey released his first record album Wayne Massey: One Life To Live in 1980. After leaving the soap opera One Life to Live in 1984, he pursued a singing and producing career in country music for several years. He toured with country western singer Charly McClain and topped the charts with four hit duets, the highest-ranking of which was "With Just One Look in Your Eyes" (1985), a #5 single from McClain's Radio Heart album. Two others — "You Are My Music, You Are My Song" and "When It's Down To Me And You" — were from the couple's 1986 duets album When Love Is Right. He charted nine solo singles between 1980 and 1986, but none reached Top 40, although he was nominated as the Academy of Country Music
Top New Male Vocalist for his 1983 single "Say You'll Stay". His final singles "Shoot the Moon" and "Heaven in a Haystack" were released on Mercury Records
in 1989, as was his solo album, Wayne Massey and Blackhawk. Massey left show business in the early 1990s, redirecting his talents back into the world of business.
from 1981 to 1983. He subsequently married McClain in July 1984.
Country music
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artist and actor. He is best known for playing the role of country/rock music superstar Johnny Drummond on the American daytime soap opera
Soap opera
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One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
from 1980 to 1984. Massey is also known for marrying country music singer Charly McClain
Charly McClain
Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s....
, with whom he charted four duets between 1985 and 1986. He released eleven singles of his own, but never reached the Top 40 alone.
Career
A graduate of Brigham Young UniversityBrigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
, Massey had been working in the business world when he was unexpectedly "discovered" and cast in his first acting role as Johnny Drummond on One Life to Live in 1980. During this time, he also starred in a made for TV movie called Crossfire. Massey released his first record album Wayne Massey: One Life To Live in 1980. After leaving the soap opera One Life to Live in 1984, he pursued a singing and producing career in country music for several years. He toured with country western singer Charly McClain and topped the charts with four hit duets, the highest-ranking of which was "With Just One Look in Your Eyes" (1985), a #5 single from McClain's Radio Heart album. Two others — "You Are My Music, You Are My Song" and "When It's Down To Me And You" — were from the couple's 1986 duets album When Love Is Right. He charted nine solo singles between 1980 and 1986, but none reached Top 40, although he was nominated as the Academy of Country Music
Academy of Country Music
The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Whereas the Country Music Association, founded in 1958, was based in Nashville, the Academy sought to promote country music in the western states. Among those involved in the...
Top New Male Vocalist for his 1983 single "Say You'll Stay". His final singles "Shoot the Moon" and "Heaven in a Haystack" were released on Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
in 1989, as was his solo album, Wayne Massey and Blackhawk. Massey left show business in the early 1990s, redirecting his talents back into the world of business.
Personal life
Massey was briefly married at age 22 (one son, Judd), and again later to his One Life to Live costar Andrea EvansAndrea Evans
Andrea Lynn Evans is an American Emmy-nominated actress. Evans is most recognized for her portrayal of Tina Lord on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, a role she played from 1978 to 1981 and 1985 to 1990, returning from June 11, 2008 to November 25, 2008., and finally on September 27, 2011 to...
from 1981 to 1983. He subsequently married McClain in July 1984.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | One Life to Live | Polydor |
| 1989 | Wayne Massey and BlackHawk | Mercury |
Collaboration albums
| Year | Album | Collaborator | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | When Love Is Right | Charly McClain Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s.... |
29 | Epic |
Singles
| Year | Single | 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... |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | "Do the Bomp" (as The Bompers) | — | single only |
| 1980 | "One Life to Live" | 92 | One Life to Live |
| 1981 | "Diamonds and Teardrops" | 82 | |
| "Love So Right" | — | ||
| 1982 | "Easin' on Back" | — | singles only |
| "It Should Have Been Easy" | — | ||
| 1983 | "Lover in Disguise" | 71 | |
| "Say You'll Stay" | 57 | ||
| "Spellbound" | — | ||
| 1986 | "Give It Back" | — | |
| 1989 | "Shoot the Moon" | 81 | Wayne Massey and BlackHawk |
| "Heaven In A Haystack" | — |
Singles from collaboration albums
| Year | Single | Collaborator | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||||
| 1986 | "When It's Down to Me and You" | Charly McClain | 17 | 27 | When Love Is Right |
| "When Love Is Right" | 74 | 45 | |||
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||||
| 1985 | "With Just One Look in Your Eyes With Just One Look in Your Eyes "With Just One Look in Your Eyes" is a single by American country music artists Charly McClain and Wayne Massey. Released in 1985, it was the second single from the album Radio Heart. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... " |
Charly McClain | 5 | 9 | Radio Heart |
| "You Are My Music, You Are My Song You Are My Music, You Are My Song "You Are My Music, You Are My Song" is a single by American country music artists Charly McClain and Wayne Massey. Released in 1985, it was the third single from the album Radio Heart. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... " |
10 | 8 | |||