There are at least 3 artists called Lonestar:1) Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald (lead vocals), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Keech Rainwater (drums), Dean Sams (keyboards, melodica, background vocals), and Michael Hill (Bass Guitar) McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011 During that time, Cody Collins, who had formerly been in another country group called McAlyster, replaced McDonald as the band's lead vocalist John Rich was also the group's bass guitarist and second lead vocalist until 1998, when he was fired from the group He left for a solo career, before joining Big Kenny in the duo Big & Rich in 2003 Since Rich's departure, Lonestar has not had an official bass guitaristThe group began having major country hits in 1995, with the top 10 hit "Tequilla Talking" Their first No 1 hit was "No News," which spent three weeks at the top of Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart in 1996Lonestar's signature song is "Amazed," a ballad which spent nine weeks at No
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