His father, Ron, is a politician in Kentucky. Ron divorced Billy Ray's mother, Ruth Ann, when Billy Ray was 5. Billy Ray's grandfather was a pentecostal preacher. Children - Christopher, Destiny (nickname Miley), Braison, Noah, Brandi and Trace He was discovered by Mercury talent scouts in 1990 while opening for a Reba McEntire concert in Louisville, Kentucky. The original title of Achey Breaky Heart was "Don't tell my heart". It changed after he started performing it and everyone kept asking for that achey breaky song. Plays the left-handed guitar Father of Miley Cyrus and Noah Lindsey Cyrus. Attended Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky - about 60 miles from his hometown of Flatwoods.
