Exploring Nashville's 90s Country Music Scene with Singer- Songwriter John Berry's Personal Stories and Resilience Journey

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Country singer John Berry reflects on his 90s rise, personal struggles, and the emotional stories behind his hits like 'Your Love Amazes Me' and 'Standing on the Edge of Goodbye.'

Key takeaways

• Berry recorded 'Your Love Amazes Me' the same day he had brain surgery.
• His 1994 album was shaped by illness and emotional vulnerability.
• Live recordings from a cruise ship capture raw, authentic moments.

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Taking a Walk, Nashville. Hi everyone, it's Sarah Harrelson, your host of Taking a Walk Nashville. I want to know if you've been in Nashville, where have you been taking a walk? Reach out to me and let me know where you've been going, what concerts you've seen in Nashville. You can DM me at Taking a Walk on Instagram, or reach out to us through Taking a Walk Nashville.com. Today I am taking you on a journey back to the 90s in Nashville and country music. I am sitting here with John Barry walking over to the Omni Hotel in downtown Nashville where we're having this conversation. You may know him for his rich voice and emotional songwriting. His number one hit, Your Love Amazes Me, went number one on the Billboard chart in 1994. He has other hits such as Standing on the Edge of Goodbye. I think about it all the time I love these songs and today we talk about what he was going through during that period of time recording your love amazes me sit down with me and John Berry as we have this conversation today this is an I-Heart podcast guaranteed human joy is essential and it's also elusive but now there's a new and exciting way to start your journey toward a more joyful existence joy 101 It's a new podcast hosted by me, How to Kottby. If you're craving inspiration to maximize your joy, tune into these candid, uplifting and moving on-air chats. Open your free I-Heart Radio App search Joy 101 and listen now. Joy 101 with Hottie Kottby is presented by CVS. My first guest is Carus Hilton. Chackita, Luke and Yettin. Have surprises. Many surprises. 3.05 podcast where the group check comes to life. What on? You're the only person I know that loves a yellow starburst. This is Sweet 3.05. Here, over sharing is encouraged. Listen to Sweet 3.05 with Lélépons on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. Here's something that should not be as complicated as it is. Getting a racist statue removed. And here's something that should be a whole lot easier than it is. I'm Akila Hughes and Rebel Spirit season two is about both of those things. As I was watching these statues come down I was thinking about what it meant that I grew up in a majority black city in which there were more homages to enslavers than there were to enslave people. Listen to Rebel Spirit season two on the I-Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Hi everyone this is Sarah Harrelson your host of Taking Walk Nashville and today's guest on taking walk Nashville is Grammy winning country music artist John Berry one of the most recognizable Voices in 90s country music John first rose to national prominence in the early 90s with his rich tenor voice and emotional ballads Over the course of his career he's delivered multiple hit singles including your love amazes me standing on the edge of goodbye and I think about it all the time. He's also continuing to tour across the country both with his band and special duo performances with his wife Robin on the Christmas with John Berry tour. His latest release live from the country music crews captures the magic of John's live performances and brings fans right into the room for some of the most iconic songs. John thank you so much for being with me. on Take a walk in Nashville to see how were you. So your latest project as I mentioned live from the country music crews this captures your live show and a cruise ship setting. What made you want to release an album from this specific setting? Well we've done the country music crews a number of times and they came to us this past time and say hey we've been, which I didn't know. So they've been recording these things and have put albums out of these other artists and asked if we'd like to do it. I said sure I'd be a lot of fun and and we had some friends that were on the ship we had Jimmy Fortune was on the show it was on the on the ship with us and we got him to come sing a song with me we did both