Radney Foster was born July 20, 1959 in Del Rio, Texas. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his debut in 1986 alongside Bill Lloyd in the duo Foster & Lloyd. Between then and 1990, the duo recorded three studio albums for RCA Records and charted nine singles on the country charts.

Foster began his solo career in 1992 when he signed to Arista Records, Although his first release for the label (1992's Del Rio, TX 1959) produced four consecutive Top 40 hits, Foster saw his commercial success waning with the release of his second and third albums (1995's Labor of Love and 1999's See What You Want to See, respectively), and by 1999 he had exited Arista's roster. He then signed to the independent Dualtone Records label, for which he has recorded three more albums to date: 2001's Are You Ready for the Big Show?, 2002's Another Way to Go and 2006's This World We Live In.

Overall, Foster has charted thirteen singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the Top Ten hits «Just Call Me Lonesome» (#10, 1992) and «Nobody Wins» (#2, 1993). In addition, he has written singles for Sara Evans, Keith Urban and Jack Ingram.