How Randy Travis Got His Voice Back

Biscuits & Jam

Meredith Corporation

Music Interviews, Arts, Food, Music

4.8 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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After more than 40 years as one of the most popular and recognizable voices in country music, during which he earned a pile of Grammys and a rightful place in the Country Music Hall of Fame, Randy Travis is a household name who has inspired legions of fans. A few weeks ago I was fortunate to sit down with Randy and his wife, Mary, at their home in Nashville and to hear their incredible—and incredibly difficult—story. After a near-fatal stroke impaired his ability to speak and stole his singing voice in 2013, Randy had to overcome serious odds to rebuild his life and career. Now, thanks to his longtime producer, Kyle Lehning, and the advances of AI technology, Randy Travis has gotten his voice back. The bond he and Mary share is a big part of what’s made his comeback possible, and it also helped us to have this conversation about their life together. Sid talks to Randy and Mary about his new song, “Horses in Heaven,” the new biopic based on his life, Forever and Ever. Amen, and how he’s reaching the next generation of fans. For more info visit: southernliving.com/biscuitsandjam Biscuits & Jam is produced by: Sid Evans - Editor-in-Chief, Southern Living Krissy Tiglias - GM, Southern Living Lottie Leymarie - Executive Producer Michael Onufrak - Audio Engineer & Editor/Producer Jeremiah McVay - Producer Isaac Nuun - Live Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.1	Hey y'all, welcome to Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living.
0:35.2	I'm your host, Sid Evans.
0:36.9	And today I'm sharing a visit with one of the
0:39.3	most legendary singers in country music history. Even folks a million miles from Nashville know about
0:46.1	Randy Travis. After more than 40 years as one of the most popular and recognizable voices in country music,
0:53.4	during which he earned a pile of Grammys and
0:55.9	a rightful place in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Randy Travis is a household name who has
1:01.8	inspired legions of fans. A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to sit down with Randy and his wife
1:07.7	Mary at their home in Nashville and to hear their incredible story.
1:12.8	After a near-fatal stroke impaired his ability to speak and stole his singing voice in 2013,
1:19.9	Randy had to overcome serious odds to rebuild his life and career.
1:25.1	Now, thanks to his longtime producer, Kyle Lening, and the advances of AI technology,
1:31.7	Randy Travis has gotten his voice back. The bond he and Mary share is a big part of what's made
1:38.2	his comeback possible, and it also helped us to have this conversation about their life together.
1:44.3	We'll talk about all of that.
1:46.1	Plus his new song, Horses in Heaven, a new biopic based on his life,
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