T.G. Sheppard – born William Neal Browder in Humboldt, Tennessee on July 20,
1944 - is one of country music’s most enduring hitmakers, a voice synonymous
with the slick, crossover sound that dominated radio in the late 1970s and early
1980s. He left home as a teenager with his sights set on the music business,
trading stability for the uncertainty of Memphis and, eventually, Nashville.
That gamble paid off: first behind the scenes as a record promoter, and soon
after, at center stage as a chart-topping artist. However, both jobs conflicted
with each other, so while working for RC...