Sherman Halsey

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Sherman Halsey
Born (1957-02-22)February 22, 1957[1]
Independence, Kansas, U.S.
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Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation Director
Producer
Artist manager
Parent(s) Jim Halsey, father

Sherman Brooks Halsey[2] (February 22, 1957 – October 29, 2013) was an American music video and television director, producer, and artist manager. Sherman Halsey produced and directed hundreds of television shows and music videos for artists such as Tim McGraw, Brooks and Dunn, Alan Jackson, BB King, Michael Bolton and Dwight Yoakam.

Early life

Halsey began his career in the country music business at the age of 13, putting up posters and show bills for his father Jim Halsey's Management and Concert promotion company in the family’s home town of Independence, Kansas. This would be the start of a father and son collaboration that continues in business today as an important part of the country music industry. While studying film at the University of Kansas, Halsey promoted concerts with artists from the Jim Halsey Company's roster such as The Oak Ridge Boys, Freddy Fender, Hank Thompson, Don Williams and many others. While at the university, Halsey worked for Dick Clark Productions in Beverly Hills one summer on the NBC Special “The Wild, Sensational, and Shocking 70’s”. As a result of this experience with Dick Clark, he built relationships with several veteran network directors who taught him the art of directing and producing.[citation needed]

Career

After college, Halsey split his time between the Agency, Management and Record Company division headquartered in Tulsa, and their Beverly Hills office where he and Dick Howard developed the television production arm of the Jim Halsey Company. As vice chairman of the Jim Halsey Company, the largest agency in country music in the world at that time, he was involved in all aspects of the artists' careers. The Jim Halsey Company represented 47 of country music's top stars, Roy Clark, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Judds, Waylon Jennings, Reba McEntire, Merle Haggard, Roy Orbison and many others. Halsey was vice chairman of the Jim Halsey Company from 1980 to 1990 when the Halseys sold the Agency division to William Morris. The Halseys maintained ownership of the Management and Production divisions of the Company.[3][better source needed]

Halsey discovered and managed an unknown Dwight Yoakam. Drawing upon his directing talent, Halsey combined his management and marketing skills to design and implement a plan which would develop Yoakam’s career through the newly emerging video market. As Yoakam’s manager, he produced and directed numerous music videos for Yoakam including one of the first big budget music videos, “Honky Tonk Man”. Halsey also worked as manager of the group The Clark Family Experience.[4] He discovered them after seeing a videotape of one of their performances, but with no contact information on the tape, it took him six months to find them. He asked them if they wanted to open for Tim McGraw, and got them signed to Curb Records, within a few weeks of meeting them.[5][6]

Halsey became a prolific music video director, especially for Tim McGraw. Regarding their work together, McGraw said in an interview, ""Sherman has documented pretty much everything and almost all the videos I've done."[7] McGraw delayed plans for a television network special, eventually titled, Tim McGraw: Sing Me Home, until he could be assured that Halsey would direct the special.[8]

Personal life

Sherman Halsey was the son of artist manager, agent, and impresario Jim Halsey.

Death

Halsey died on October 29, 2013 at his Nashville home. He was 56.[9] [10] Funeral services for Halsey were conducted November 5, 2013 at Memorial Hall, Independence, Kansas and were attended by approximately 400 persons as well as family. Roy Clark, The Oak Ridge Boys, and Tim McGraw attended the services. Jana Jae played a violin farewell and Leon Russell sent a videotape tribute. A eulogy was delivered by his father, Jim Halsey and another was delivered by his sister, Gina.[2]

Filmography

Television shows [11]

Season Title Involvement Network
1982–1983 "Country Music USA" Associate Producer HBO Entertainment
1987–1988 "Country Music – A New Tradition" Director
Producer		 Cinemax
1997–1999 "The Oak Ridge Boys From Las Vegas" Creator
Producer
Executive Producer		 The Nashville Network (TNN)
2002–2003 "Tim McGraw: Sing Me Home" Director
Producer		 NBC Entertainment, Primetime Special
2004–2005 "Tim McGraw: Here and Now" Director
Co-Producer		 NBC Entertainment, Primetime Special
2005–2006 "Tim McGraw: Reflected" Director
Producer		 NBC Entertainment, Primetime Special

Music videos directed

72 music videos are currently listed here.

Year Video Artist
1982 "So Fine" The Oak Ridge Boys
1986 "Honky Tonk Man"[12] Dwight Yoakam
"Guitars, Cadillacs"[13]
1987 "Little Sister"
"La Bamba"[14] Los Lobos
1988 "Always Late with Your Kisses"[15] Dwight Yoakam
1991 "Drift Off to Dream"[16] Travis Tritt
"Adios Mexico"[17] Texas Tornados
"It's Chitlin' Time" The Kentucky Headhunters
1992 "No Man's Land" Leon Russell
"Anything Can Happen"
"The Letter" Wayne Newton
"Too Much"[18] Pirates of the Mississippi
"Going Out of My Mind"[19] McBride & the Ride
"This Broken Heart"[20] The Mavericks
"Watch Me"[21] Lorrie Morgan
"I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good)"[22] Collin Raye
1993 "Hard Workin' Man"[23] Brooks & Dunn
"I Guess You Had to Be There"[24] Lorrie Morgan
"Blame It on Your Heart"[25] Patty Loveless
"Reno"[26] Doug Supernaw
"Half Enough"[27] Lorrie Morgan
"I Fell in the Water"[28] John Anderson
"That Was a River"[29] Collin Raye
"Were You Really Livin'"[30] Brother Phelps
"I Don't Call Him Daddy"[31] Doug Supernaw
1994 "Indian Outlaw"[32] Tim McGraw
"Little Rock"[33] Collin Raye
"(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again"[34] Hal Ketchum
"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"[35] Gibson/Miller Band
"Don't Take the Girl"[36] Tim McGraw
"State Fair"[37] Doug Supernaw
"Down on the Farm"[38] Tim McGraw
"High Hopes and Empty Pockets"[39] McBride & the Ride
"Not a Moment Too Soon"[40] Tim McGraw
1995 "Gonna Get a Life"[41] Mark Chesnutt
"Little Miss Honky Tonk"[42] Brooks & Dunn
"Refried Dreams"[43] Tim McGraw
"I Like It, I Love It"[44]
"Trouble"[45] Mark Chesnutt
"Tall, Tall Trees"[46] Alan Jackson
"Can't Be Really Gone"[47] Tim McGraw
1996 "All I Want Is a Life"
"Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It"[48]
1997 "It's Your Love"[49] Tim McGraw with Faith Hill
"Honky Tonk Truth"[50] Brooks & Dunn
"Everywhere"[51] Tim McGraw
1998 "One of These Days"[52]
1999 "Don't Make Me Beg"[53] Steve Holy
2000 "Blue Moon"[54]
2001 "Angel Boy"[55] Tim McGraw
2002 "The Cowboy in Me"[56]
"She's My Kind of Rain"[57]
"The Most Inconvenient Christmas" The Oak Ridge Boys
"Winter Wonderland"
2003 "Real Good Man/The Ride"[58] Tim McGraw
2004 "Live Like You Were Dying"[59]
"Someplace Green" The Oak Ridge Boys
2005 "Drugs or Jesus"[60] Tim McGraw
2006 "When the Stars Go Blue"[61]
"My Little Girl" (with Michael Mayer)[62]
2007 "Last Dollar (Fly Away)"[63]
"I Need You"[64] Tim McGraw with Faith Hill
2008 "Suspicions" Tim McGraw
"Nine Lives"[65] Def Leppard with Tim McGraw
2009 "Southern Voice"[66] Tim McGraw
2010 "Still"[67]
"Still" (live)[68]
2011 "What'cha Gonna Do"[69] The Oak Ridge Boys
2012 "One of Those Nights"[70] Tim McGraw
2013 "Shoot Straight"[71] Michaelis
"Kiss You There"[72] Ronnie Dunn

References

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  3. ↑ Gordon, Marty (January 15, 1990). "The William Morris Agency and Jim Halsey to Create World's Premiere County Music Agency", Business Wire.
  4. ↑ Stark, Phyllis (December 7, 2002). "Nashville scene: Next chapter for the Clarks", Billboard 114 (49): 62.
  5. ↑ Berrier, Ralph Jr. (August 30, 2001). "Brothers on the brink", The Roanoke Times.
  6. ↑ Marks, Rusty (July 19, 2001). "All in family for six singing brothers", The Charleston Gazette, p. D1.
  7. ↑ Hay, Carla (November 2, 2002). "Tim can go Home again", Billboard 114 (44): 71.
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