- From 1986 to 1994, he racked up 15 #1 singles.
- Had a stroke in 2010.
- When he first started his music career, he used his birth name Randy Traywick before changing his stage name to Randy Ray and then later became Randy Travis, in honor of his musical idol, Merle Travis.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on September 29, 2004.
- His father, Harold Traywick, was banned from the Country City USA nightclub due to his objections to Randy's relationship with Elizabeth Hatcher-Travis, who later became Randy's wife. They divorced in 2010.
- Was found naked, on a Texas road, next to his crashed automobile and arrested for DWI on August 8, 2012.
- Began playing the guitar at 8 years old.
- He was turned down by nearly every record label in Nashville, some more than once, but was finally signed to Warner Brothers Records in 1985 at the encouragement of Elizabeth Hatcher-Travis, his much-older wife and manager.
- He dropped out of school in the ninth grade, and after that fast cars, drinking and drugs led to a series of scrapes with the law.
- He is a registered Republican.
- On March 16, 2020, he was honored with a Sketch of the Day caricature on the website, Star Portraits.
- He is the preferred musician of actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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