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The popular country music singer — with the deep baritone voice and movie star looks — was born on November 20, 1977 in Hannah, South Carolina.

Most famous for almost universal acclaim with the debut of his right out of the gate hit single, "Long Black Train", Josh grew up in a devout Christian family and began public singing with lead parts in his church choir.

After attending Francis Marion University South Carolina, Turner moved to Nashville to persue his music career, attending classical vocal training classes at Belmont University.

Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 2002, Josh made his debut a year later with his signature hit "Long Black Train", a country gospel song he had written while still at Belmont University. His first album of the same name was released in 2004 and has since gone platinum.

With the release of his second album, "Your Man", Turner had his first No. 1 singles in the title track as well as "Would You Go With Me".

Turner's second album, "Everything Is Fine", was released in October of 2007 and resulted in yet another hit single, "Firecracker", along with a Top 20 hit "Another Try", a duet with Trisha Yearwood.

Offstage, Josh is married to wife Jennifer who plays piano and backup vocals in Turner's road band. The couple's first child, a son named Hampton Otis Turner, was born in 2006.

Recently, Turner spent time away from the recording studio to appear his first movie with a small role in Billy: The Early Years which hit theaters in 2008.

Turner's latest record hit, Why Don't We Just Dance, is from his latest album, Haywire, release in November 2009.

More about Josh Turner around the Web:

Josh Turner Official Website - Featuring the singer's complete bio and career profile, photos, the latest news & tour dates, official fan club signup.

Josh Turner Artist Page: Bio, Photo Gallery, Downloads, News, Tours & More - Bio and career highlights, related news & feature stories, photos and downloadable wallpapers.

Josh Turner on Yahoo! Music - Complete bio, photo gallery, videos, streaming audio, lyrics, plus fan messageboards, related links to fan sites, interviews.

Billboard.com - Biography - Josh Turner - Brief profile with discography and Billboard chart history.