{{Infobox musical artist | background = person | name = | image = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = Pennington Gap, Virginia, U.S. | origin = | genre = Country | occupation = Singer, songwriter | instrument = Vocals | years_active = 2017-present | label = TaylorRayMade }} '''Taylor Ray Holbrook''' is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released multiple singles independently through his TaylorRayMade label, including "Southern Land", a duet with Upchurch.
==Biography== Taylor Ray Holbrook was born and raised in Pennington Gap, Virginia. He worked as a lumberjack before gaining an interest in music. This included posting videos of his songs to social media such as Twitter and Facebook.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/taylor-ray-holbrook-mn0003519286 | title=Taylor Ray Holbrook biography | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=November 10, 2025 | author=Timothy Monger}}</ref> In 2015, his single "Steal My Kiss" appeared on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, which inspired Holbrook to move to Nashville, Tennessee. He continued to record throughout 2016 and 2017, including a collaboration with Upchurch titled "Southern Land".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/sponsored-content/heart-appalachia-taylor-ray-holbrook/ | title=Heart of Appalachia: Taylor Ray Holbrook | publisher=Blue Ridge Outdoors | date=September 18, 2017 | accessdate=November 10, 2025}}</ref>
Both the Upchurch collaboration and a 2016 single titled "These Hands" also made the ''Billboard'' country charts.<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2017|page=167|isbn=978-0-89820-229-8}}</ref> Country rap artist Colt Ford also featured Holbrook on the track "Reload" from his 2017 album ''Love Hope Faith''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/colt-ford-love-hope-faith-new-album-interview-7785089/ | title=Colt Ford talks new sounds on country radio with album ''Love Hope Faith'' | publisher=Billboard | date=May 8, 2017 | accessdate=November 10, 2025 | author=Chuck Dauphin}}</ref>
Rachel Whitney, a representative of country music programming for Pandora, observed that the service added his music to their platform after noting a large number of searches for his name. She cited this as an example of the service's ability to draw awareness to independent artists.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ApDEQAAQBAJ | title=Making Music in Music City: Conversations with Nashville Music Industry Professionals | publisher=Tennessee University Press | author=John Markert | year=2023 | pages=112}}</ref>
==Singles== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| Single ! Peak<br />position ! rowspan="2" |Certifications |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="65"| US<br />Country<Br /> |- | 2015 ! scope="row"| "Steal My Kiss" | 45 | |- |2016 ! scope="row"| "Southern Land"<br />{{small|(with Upchurch)}} | 44 | * RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAA">{{cite certification|region=United States|title=|artist=Upchurch|type=|access-date=November 7, 2023}}</ref> |- | 2017 ! scope="row"| "These Hands" | 48 | |}
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