Thrasher Shiver was an American

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duo composed of

Neil Thrasher Joe Neil Thrasher Jr. (born July 13, 1965) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1995 and 1997, he and Kelly Shiver comprised the duo Thrasher Shiver, which recorded a studio album for Asylum Records in 1996 and charted ...

and Kelly Shiver, both of whom sang

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and played

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. In late 1996, the duo released a self-titled album for

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, and charted two singles on the ''

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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now

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) charts. After the duo split up in 1997, Thrasher found work as a songwriter, writing for

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, and others.

Biography

Thrasher Shiver was founded in 1995, when singer-songwriters Neil Thrasher and Kelly Shiver were introduced to each other by Bob Doyle, owner of a management company who managed

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. When the two began writing and singing songs together, they discovered that their voices blended well, so they decided to form a duo. Both members sang all the lead vocals together, as opposed to one singing lead and the other singing harmony. In 1995, Thrasher Shiver was signed to

. The duo's self-titled debut album was released on September 9, 1996. It produced two chart singles in "Goin' Goin' Gone" and "Be Honest", which respectively reached No. 65 and No. 49. on the country charts. One year after the album's release,

Diamond Rio Diamond Rio is an American country music band from Nashville, Tennessee. The band consists of Marty Roe (lead vocals, guitar), Jimmy Olander (lead guitar, banjo), Dan Truman (keyboards), Dana Williams (bass guitar, vocals), Micah Schweinsberg ( ...

charted with the song "

That's What I Get for Lovin' You "That's What I Get for Lovin' You" is a song written by Kent Blazy and Neil Thrasher, and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was released in April 1996 as the second single from their album ''IV (Diamond Rio album), IV''. It ...

", which Thrasher co-wrote. (He would later co-write the band's 2003 single "Wrinkles" as well.) Thrasher Shiver also was nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year at the

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Awards.Awards Database: Thrasher & Shiver
/ref> Although Thrasher Shiver did not record another album, both of its members have continued to write songs for other country music artists, with Thrasher being the more prolific of the two. Thrasher's credits include Number One hits for

and

, as well as several cuts by other artists.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

{{Authority control Country music groups from Tennessee American country music duos Musical groups established in 1995 Asylum Records artists Musical groups disestablished in 1997