Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 2002, forty couples were married in a mass Valentine's Day ceremony in Newport News, Virginia?

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It’s true! And guess who sang "Good Morning Beautiful" for the couples' first dance? That’s right… Steve Holy! Check out the video!

Here are 5 things you might not have known about Steve Holy.

  • He was born February 23, 1972 in Dallas, Texas as the youngest of eight children.
  • He got his first big break in 1993 when he beat out 500 hopefuls in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Johnnie High Country Review, the same contest that launched the career of LeAnn Rimes.
  • His musical influences include Charlie Rich, Conway Twitty, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Lionel Richie, and a variety of Doo-Wop bands.
  • He has two young daughters, Ava and Ella.
  • Fifteen of his singles have entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

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