Country Star of the Month
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Darius Rucker’s trip to country music went in a unique path. He didn’t start out as country musician. Instead he gained fame as the lead singer of a “college rock” band in the mid 1990’s that most thought was the next big thing in music. Some listeners don’t know or only hear whispers of Hootie […]
Little Big Town formed in 1998 and have been a staple of country music since they hit it big in 2005 with their smash hit “Boondocks”. The group has had the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook. LBT has always had a mix of three part […]
At 28 years old Parker McCollum is just starting to get known around the country music world. His song “Pretty Heart” just went to number one a few weeks ago which we’re sure made for a very Merry Christmas. The young man is talented to say the least. He started learning music in elementary school […]
Brett Eldredge is a man of many talents, especially vocally. He has 5 number one hits starting in 2012 with his single “Don’t Ya”. Growing up in Illinois Brett is more mid-western than Southern Country. He headed to Nashville in 2009 when he wrote the single “I Think I’ve Had Enough” for Gary Allen. Brett […]
Kelsea Ballerini has had a fast rise in in country music. She started singing at a young age and wrote her first song at 12. That caused her to keep working at songwriting and singing and finally move to Nashville at the age of 15. Back then Kelsea was greatly influenced by Pop artists like […]
Matt Stell did not take the usual path to becoming a Country Music artist. His story starts with basketball, make a stop at Harvard, and then goes to Nashville. Matt was a star basketball player in his hometown of Clinton Arkansas. He parlayed that into a full scholarship to Drury University and after completing 4 […]
Brad Paisley is a man of many talents. Known for his singing and guitar playing, obviously he also is an accomplished award show host, seller of insurance, and at home video star with his wife, Kimberly. Brad started his rise to fame at 8 years old when he got a guitar from his grandpa and […]
Ashley McBryde is slowly getting the recognition she deserves for all the right reasons. The Arkansas product started singing as a teenager and after she finished college at Arkansas State University she moved to Nashville. Ashley put out her first two albums independently. It wasn’t until singer/songwriter Eric Church asked her to join him on […]
Lee Brice, born Kenneth Mobley Brice, Jr. is a country star that you could probably walk up to on the street and he’d talk to you. He seems like one of the nicest guys in country music. He certainly is one of the more talented. Lee was on the path of playing professional football and […]
Sam Hunt came into country music mainstream quickly, but it wasn’t his first choice for becoming a household name. Sam’s first passion was becoming a professional football player. He had a successful high school career and took his talents to the University of Alabama Birmingham. He had moderate success in college football and picked up […]
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