James Earl Yeary (born in

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) is an American

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singer and songwriter. In 1994, Yeary moved to

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, to begin a career as a recording artist. Although he was signed to

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, a change in label personnel prevented his debut single from being released. Through the assistance of

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and Wally Wilson, Yeary found work as a songwriter. Among Yeary's co-writing credits are

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's top 10 hit " In Another World",

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' number 1 single " Why Wait", Troy Olsen's "Summer Thing",

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's " I'm Gonna Love You Through It", Heidi Newfield's "Stay Up Late", and

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's " I Drive Your Truck". He has sung lead for Shenandoah and The Isaacs. Yeary is married to country singer Sonya Isaacs. The couple have two sons born 2011 and 2015 and a daughter born in 2017.

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