Stephen Thomas Azar is an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and philanthropist. Active since 1996, he has released a total of seven studio albums: one on the former River North Records, one on Mercury Nashville, and five independently. Azar has charted nine times on Billboard Hot Country Songs, most successfully with his late 2001-early 2002 hit "I Don't Have to Be Me ", which reached the number two position there. After leaving Mercury in 2005, Azar began recording independently; Slide On Over Here, his second independently-released album, charted the top-40 country singles "Moo La Moo" and "Sunshine " in 2009.
Azar in 2021.
Morgan Freeman appeared in the music video for Azar's 2002 single "Waitin' on Joe".
In 2006 and 2007, Azar toured with Bob Seger.
Azar (second from left) with the King's Men, 2017.
Greenville is the ninth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, and the largest city by population in the Mississippi Delta region. It is the county seat of Washington County. The population was 29,670 at the 2020 Census.
Greenville, Mississippi
Greenville, seen from the Mississippi River
Nelson Street Mississippi Blues Trail Marker
Walnut Street, 1994