miranda lambert

Background information Born November 10, 1983 (1983-11-10) (age 25) Origin Lindale, Texas, U.S. Genre(s) Country Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar Years active 2001–present Label(s) Epic, Columbia Nashville Associated acts Blake Shelton Website MirandaLambert.com

Miranda Lambert (born November 10, 1983)[1] is an American country music artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records. Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut album Kerosene. This album, which was certified Platinum in the United States, also produced the singles "Bring Me Down", "Kerosene", and "New Strings". All four singles were Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

After the closure of Epic's Nashville division, Lambert was transferred to Columbia Records Nashville for her second album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which was released in early 2007. Although the title track failed to make top 40, the next three singles ("Famous in a Small Town", "Gunpowder & Lead", and "More Like Her") were all Top 20 hits, with "Gunpowder & Lead" becoming her first Top 10 country hit in July 2008. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Music career 2.1 Kerosene 2.2 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 2.3 Third album 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 Awards 6 Touring 6.1 Band 6.2 Touring personnel 7 References 8 External links //

Biography

Miranda Lambert was born and raised in Lindale, Texas. Her father, Richard Lee "Rick" Lambert, is a retired police officer who in later life became a private investigator in partnership with her mother, Beverly June Lambert(nee Hughes). Miranda was taught about guns by her father at an early age and later became an avid deer hunter. Her parents took her to a Garth Brooks concert when she was nine and this started her interest in country music. Her father wrote and performed country music and she soon began singing in talent contests under his tutelage.

At age sixteen, Lambert began appearing on the Johnny High Country Music Review[2] in Arlington, Texas, the same show that helped launch the career of LeAnn Rimes. Lambert quickly landed a recording session in Nashville, but left the studio after she became frustrated with the "pop" sound of music.[citation needed] She then went back to Texas and asked her dad to teach her how to play guitar so she could write her own songs.[3]

While still in high school, Lambert made her professional singing debut. She fronted the house band at the Reo Palm Isle Ballroom[4] in Longview, Texas, a long-running venue that has showcased Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson.

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Kerosene

In 2003, Lambert auditioned for the talent competition Nashville Star, eventually becoming a third-place finisher on the show. On