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Brantley Gilbert
Born: January 20, 1985
Age: 39
Age: 39
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Biography
Brantley Keith Gilbert (born January 20, 1985) is an American country rock artist from Jefferson, Georgia. He was originally signed to Colt Ford's label, Average Joe's Entertainment, where he released Modern Day Prodigal Son and Halfway to Heaven. He is now signed to the Valory division of Big Machine Records where he has released two studio albums — a deluxe edition of Halfway to Heaven and Just as I Am and eleven country chart entries, four of which have gone to number 1. He also wrote Jason Aldean's singles "My Kinda Party" and "Dirt Road Anthem".
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Career
Singing career
Brantley Gilbert originally moved to Nashville as a songwriter, signed to Warner Chappell Publishing. He continued performing at local venues. In 2009, he released his debut album, Modern Day Prodigal Son, under independent label Average Joes Entertainment. He followed with Halfway to Heaven in 2010.
In 2011, he signed with Valory Music Co., a division of Big Machine Records, who re-released Halfway to Heaven with new recordings and bonus tracks. The album was produced by Dann Huff. Its first two singles, "Country Must Be Country Wide" and "You Don't Know Her Like I Do", both went to number 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. After them, "Kick It in the Sticks" peaked at number 34, and "More Than Miles" at number 7 on Country Airplay. He won the ACM New Male Artist award in 2013.
Gilbert's second Valory album, Just as I Am, was released in May 2014. Its lead single, "Bottoms Up", also reached number 1. The second single, "Small Town Throwdown", featured guest vocals from labelmates Thomas Rhett and Justin Moore. The third single, "One Hell of an Amen", became Brantley's fourth number 1 hit in Summer 2015. The album's fourth single, "Stone Cold Sober", is off platinum edition of Just As I Am.
Tours
- 2011
- Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour
- Taste of Country Christmas Tour
- 2012
- Eric Church’s Blood, Sweat and Beers Tour
- Toby Keith’s Live in Overdrive Tour
- Hell on Wheels (headline)
- 2013
- Tim McGraw’s Two Lanes of Freedom Tour
- 2014
- Let It Ride (1st leg with Thomas Rhett, Eric Paslay, and Brian Davis); (2nd leg with Brian Davis, Chase Bryant, Aaron Lewis, and Tyler Farr; Lewis and Farr split dates)
Songwriting
In addition to his original work, Gilbert has written songs that Colt Ford and Jason Aldean have recorded. The songs "Dirt Road Anthem" (co-written and originally recorded by him and Colt Ford) and "My Kinda Party", were released on Aldean's 2010 album My Kinda Party. "My Kinda Party" was originally recorded by Gilbert on Modern Day Prodigal Son, while "Dirt Road Anthem" was on Halfway to Heaven. Aldean has also covered Gilbert's "The Best of Me", available on the Wal-Mart exclusive and iTunes release of his 2009 album Wide Open.
Performances:
Gilbert Accompanies other artists in 2015 in London, in the O2 Arena for the Country2Country music festival.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| US Country | US | US Heat |
US Indie |
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| Modern Day Prodigal Son |
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58 | 38 | 44 | — | — | ||
| Halfway to Heaven |
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2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | — |
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| Just as I Am |
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1 | 2 | — | — | 8 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Read Me My Rights |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | Album | ||||
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US Country Airplay |
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CAN Country |
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| 2010 | "Kick It in the Sticks" | — | — | — | — | — |
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Halfway to Heaven | |
| "My Kind of Crazy" | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2011 | "Them Boys" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Country Must Be Country Wide" | — | 1 | 50 | — | 91 |
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| "You Don't Know Her Like I Do" | — | 1 | 49 | — | 73 |
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| 2012 | "Kick It in the Sticks" | 29 | 34 | —A | — | — |
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| "More Than Miles" | 21 | 7 | 73 | 33 | — |
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| 2013 | "Bottoms Up" | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 41 |
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Just as I Am |
| 2014 | "Small Town Throwdown" |
13 | 8 | 67 | 24 | 97 |
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| "One Hell of an Amen" | 5 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 80 |
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| 2015 | "Stone Cold Sober" | 23 | 18 | —B | 49 | — |
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- A "Kick It in the Sticks" did not enter the Hot 100, but charted at number 13 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-space extension of the Hot 100.
- B "Stone Cold Sober" did not enter the Hot 100, but charted at number 8 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-space extension of the Hot 100.
Promotional singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Same Old Song" | Just As I Am |
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
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| US Hot Country |
US |
CAN |
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| 2014 | "My Baby's Guns N' Roses" | 18 | 87 | 88 | Just as I Am | |
| "17 Again" | 19 | 90 | 95 | |||
| "If You Want a Bad Boy" | 47 | — | — | |||
| 2015 | "Read Me My Rights" | 46 | — | — | Just as I Am: Platinum Edition | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Kick It in the Sticks" | Potsy Ponciroli |
| "My Kind of Crazy" | Mason Dixon | |
| 2011 | "Country Must Be Country Wide" | Shane Drake |
| "You Don't Know Her Like I Do" | Justin Key | |
| 2012 | "More Than Miles" | Shane Drake |
| 2013 | "Bottoms Up" | |
| 2014 | "Small Town Throwdown" |
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| 2015 | "One Hell of an Amen" | |
| "Stone Cold Sober" |
Touring members
- Brantley Gilbert - lead vocals, guitar
- Jess Franklin - bandleader, lead guitar, slide guitar, banjo, keyboard, background vocals
- Jonathan Waggoner - bass guitar, background vocals
- Ben Sims - drums
- Noah Henson - guitars (since 2014)
- B.J. Golden - multi-instrumentalist
- Martie Cordaro - drums
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2011 | CMA Awards | Song of the Year | "Dirt Road Anthem" | Nominated |
| 2012 | ACM Awards | USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year | "Country Must Be Country Wide" | Nominated |
| ACAs | Breakthrough Artist Single of the Year | "You Don't Know Her Like I Do" | Won | |
| CMA Awards | New Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | CRS | New Faces | Won | |
| CMA Awards | CMA Triple Play Award | "Country Must Be Country Wide", "You Don't Know Her Like I Do", "Dirt Road Anthem" |
Won | |
| ACM Awards | Top New Male Artist | Won | ||
| 2015 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | Renegade Award | Won | |
| Billboard Music Awards | Top Country Artist | Nominated | ||
| Top Country Album | Just as I Am | Nominated |
Personal life
It was announced in September 2012 that Brantley Gilbert was dating country music singer and actress Jana Kramer. They met at the CMT Music Awards in June 2012. They got engaged on January 20, 2013, his 28th birthday. They split in August 2013. In 2015, Gilbert married Georgia schoolteacher Amber Cochran in a small ceremony at his home. He admitted that she was the girl who inspired his singles "You Don't Know Her Like I Do", "More Than Miles", and several others. On July 24, while on the honeymoon, his grandfather died.
Brantley Gilbert was in a near-fatal truck accident when he was 19.
Gilbert is a professing Christian, and his song My Faith In You, off Just As I Am, speaks of his faith.
Gilbert was a special-needs counselor at Friendship Elementary in Gainesville, Georgia.
In May 2015, Gilbert got a tattoo showing his support of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
[ Source: Wikipedia ]
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