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Brad Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an
American country music singer and songwriter from Glen Dale, West
Virginia.
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Biography
Brad Paisley has stated that his love of
country music stems from his maternal grandfather, who gave Paisley his
first guitar at age 8 and taught him how to play. At age 12, Paisley
wrote his first song, and by 13 he was the opening act for country
singers such as Ricky Skaggs and George Jones.
Paisley graduated from John Marshall High
School in Glendale, WV and enrolled at Belmont University (from 1993 to
1995). While in college, he met Frank Rogers, a fellow student who went
on to serve as his producer. Paisley also met Kelley Lovelace, who
became his songwriting partner.
After graduating from Belmont, Paisley
signed a songwriting contract with EMI Music Publishing and he wrote
David Kersh's top 5 hit, "Another You", as well as cuts by Tracy Byrd
and David Ball. His debut as a singer was with the label Arista
Nashville, with the song, "Who Needs Pictures" (released February 22,
1999). In May of that same year, he made his first appearance on the
Grand Ole Opry. Seven months later he had his first #1 hit with, "He
Didn't Have To Be", which detailed the story of Lovelace and Lovelace's
stepson.
In 2000, Paisley was exposed to his first
national non-country music oriented audience when he appeared on the TLC
(TV channel) special, "Route 66: Main Street America". This show
featured Brad and band doing rare live and acoustic versions of Route 66
(song). The international and home video versions of this program end
with a full, un-cut acoustic rendition of the piece, which was performed
live on Rainbow Bridge in Riverton, KS.
Later in 2000 Paisley won the Country Music
Association's (CMA) Horizon Award and the Academy of Country Music's
best new male vocalist trophy. He received his first Grammy Award
nomination a year later. On February 17, 2001, after forty appearances
on the show, he was inducted into the Opry Hall of Fame.
In 2002, he won the CMA Music Video of the
Year for "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)." Several celebrities
made notable guest appearances in the video, including Little Jimmy
Dickens, Kimberly Williams, Dan Patrick, and Jerry Springer.
Paisley released his third album, Mud on
the Tires (2003), following Who Needs Pictures and Part II. The album
features the hit song "Celebrity," the video of which parodies reality
shows such as Fear Factor and American Idol and included such
celebrities as Jason Alexander, Jim Belushi, Little Jimmy Dickens,
Trista Rehn, and William Shatner. The album's title track, "Mud on the
Tires," reached Billboard #1 in 2004.
In 2005, after touring with Reba McEntire
and Terri Clark on the critically acclaimed "Two Hats and a Redhead
Tour," he released Time Well Wasted, containing 15 tracks, including
"Alcohol", a duet ("When I Get Where I'm Going") with Dolly Parton,
another ("Out in the Parking Lot") with Alan Jackson, and a bonus track,
"Cornography".
Gear: Paisley uses custom made Crook
Telecaster Guitars and Dr. Z Amplifiers for his signature twang sound.
Paisley contributed two original songs to
the Disney film Cars. These can be found on the film's soundtrack. This
was in recognition of his contribution to the "Route 66: Main Street
America" television special.
Personal Life
Paisley began dating actress Kimberly
Williams in 2001, who he'd had a crush on since watching the movie
Father of the Bride (1991 film) which, ironically enough, had been the
inspiration of his "Part II' song and album since it was the movie he'd
seen with an ex-girlfriend causing Brad to go and watch the sequel in
the hope she'd be there... and she wasn't! The two married on March 15,
2003. They live in Franklin, Tennessee with another home in Los Angeles.
On September 20, 2006, it was reported that
Paisley and Williams were expecting their first child in February 2007.
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Discography
Albums
1999 Who Needs Pictures US #22
2001 Part II US #31
2003 Mud on the Tires US #8
2005 Time Well Wasted US #2
Singles
Year Single Album US US Country US Pop US
Digital
1999 "Who Needs Pictures" Who Needs
Pictures 65 12 - -
1999 "He Didn't Have to Be" Who Needs
Pictures 25 #1 - -
2000 "Me Neither" Who Needs Pictures 85 18
- -
2000 "We Danced" Who Needs Pictures 29 #1 -
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2001 "Two People Fell in Love" Part II 51 4
- -
2001 "Wrapped Around" Part II 35 2 - -
2002 "I'm Gonna Miss Her" (The Fishin'
Song) Part II 29 #1 - -
2001 "I Wish You'd Stay" Part II 57 7 - -
2003 "Celebrity" Mud on the Tires 31 3 - -
2004 "Little Moments" Mud on the Tires 35 2
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2004 "Whiskey Lullaby" (with Alison Krauss)
Mud on the Tires 41 3 - -
2004 "Mud on the Tires" Mud on the Tires 30
#1 - -
2005 "Alcohol" Time Well Wasted 28 4 42 23
2005 "When I Get Where I'm Going" (with
Dolly Parton) Time Well Wasted 39 #1 72 67
2006 "The World" Time Well Wasted 45 #1 81
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2006 "She's Everything" Time Well Wasted
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Guest Contributions
Cars Motion Picture Soundtrack (2006)
Behind the Clouds (Track 4)
Find Yourself (Track 8)
Sharp Dressed Men: Tribute to ZZ Top (2002)
Sharp Dressed Man (Track 2)
The Passion of the Christ: Songs (Original
Songs Inspired by the Film)
New Again (w/Sara Evans) (Track 4)
Has Been by William Shatner (2004)
Real (Track 11)
Lucky Ones by Pat Green (2004)
College (Track 6)
Never Love You Enough by Chely Wright
(2001)
One Night In Las Vegas (Track 3)
Horoscope (Track 10)
My Kind of Livin' by Craig Morgan (2005)
Blame Me (Track 10)
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