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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references (ideally, using inline citations). Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2008) Brad Paisley Brad Paisley performing live on August 10, 2007. Background information Birth name Brad United States Genre(s) Country, Rock, Southern Rock Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Instrument(s) Guitar Vocals Years active 1999-present Label(s) Arista Nashville Associated acts David Kersh Alison Krauss Dolly Parton Carrie Underwood Taylor Swift Keith Urban Dierks Bentley Website BradPaisley.com Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is a Grammy Award-winning American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. Starting with the release of his 1999 album Who Needs Pictures, Paisley has recorded six studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashville label, with all of his albums certified gold or higher by the RIAA[1]. In addition, he has charted twenty-two singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, thirteen of which have reached Number One. His style crosses between traditional country and pop-rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Early years 1.2 1999-2001: Who Needs Pictures 1.3 2001-2003: Part II 1.4 2003-2005: Mud on the Tires 1.5 2005-2007: Time Well Wasted 1.6 2007-2008: 5th Gear 1.7 2008-2009: Play 1.8 2009-Present: American Saturday Biography Early years Paisley has stated that his love of country music stems from his maternal grandfather, Warren Jarvis, who gave Paisley his first guitar at eight years old and taught him how to play. At age twelve Paisley wrote his first song, and by age thirteen, he was an opening act for country singers such as The Judds, Ricky Skaggs, and George Jones at the Capital Music Hall in Wheeling, West Virginia. Paisley graduated from John Marshall High School in Glen Dale, West Virginia [2], studied briefly at West Liberty State College (WV), and later was awarded a full-paid ASCAP scholarship to Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee (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 David Ball's 1999 single "Watching My Baby Not Come Back." The latter was also co-written by Ball. 1999-2001: Who Needs Pictures His debut as a singer was with the label Arista Nashville, with the song "Who Needs Pictures" (released February 22, 1999). In May | ||||
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