Radney Foster was born 20 July 1959 in Del Rio, TX, the second of four children. Radney has been married twice, first to Mary Springs Scarborough, and then to Cyndi Hoelze who was born 16 July 1965 in San Leandro, CA. He is the father of two children with Cyndi, Jackson Butterfield Foster, born July 18, 1999 and Maureen Joy Foster, born July 8, 2002.

From 1986-1990 the singer-songwriter paired up with Bill Lloyd to form the country duo Foster & Lloyd. The pair then got back together in 2010 to record a fourth studio album.

In his solo career, Foster is known for “Easier Said Than Done” and “Just Call Me Lonesome.”