Brad Paisley
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Brad Paisley Bio
Brad Paisley is country music’s definition of a renaissance man. Coming up as a young fan of the Bakersfield sound, Brad learned both musical skill and showmanship from his idols Buck Owens and Little Jimmie Dickens. His fast fingers and faster wit are easily credited for providing him with the long lasting career as a country music legend in the making.
From his humble roots in West Virginia, Brad Paisley first began playing guitar after his grandfather gifted him with one. His natural talent and showmanship was immediately apparent as he began writing his own songs and performing anywhere he could. He found himself with small gigs in talent shows, rotary clubs, and eventually on the weekly radio program “Jamboree USA” in Wheeling, West Virginia. That gig would put him in front of some major players over the years, and help him land a full ASCAP scholarship to Belmont University in Nashville. As he went to school for Music Business and Business Administration, he interned at ASCAP, Atlantic Records where he met and began working with the songwriters that he still partners with today.
His official career beginning as a charting singer was with the song "Who Needs Pictures" in early 1999. In May of that same year, he made his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. Seven months later he had his first No. 1 hit with "He Didn't Have to Be," which detailed the story of Paisley's frequent co-writer Kelley Lovelace and Lovelace's stepson, McCain Merren. The album also featured the Top 20 hit "Me Neither" and his second number 1 hit, "We Danced". By February 2001, the album was certified platinum.
From then on it was song after song of crazy successful hits. 11 studio albums later, countless industry awards, and thousands of live performances have all solidified Brad Paisley’s reign over country music, and made him a must-see artist in the live arena.
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