Biography

Lee Brice was born Kenneth Mobley Brice, Jr. on June 10, 1979 in Sumter, South Carolina, to Kenneth, Sr. and Carleen Brice His younger brother, Lewis, was a contestant on Season 1 of Country Music Television's Can You Duet. As a child, he played piano and guitar, sang in church, and wrote his own songs. He entered and won three different talent contests in high school.

He attended Clemson University on a football scholarship. He played on some special teams as the long snapper but after an arm injury, he decided to focus on a country music career.

Musical career

By 2007, Brice began working as a songwriter, with cuts by Jason Aldean, Keith Gattis, and Cowboy Crush among others. Along with Billy Montana and Kyle Jacobs, he co-wrote Garth Brooks's 2007 single "More Than a Memory", the first single in the history of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart to debut at number one.

Also in 2007, he signed to Curb Records, releasing his debut single "She Ain't Right", which peaked at number 29 on the country chart. It was followed by "Happy Endings" and "Upper Middle Class White Trash" at numbers 32 and 44. All three songs were to have been included on an album entitled Picture of Me, which was never released. He continued to write songs for others, including Canadian singer Adam Gregory's singles "Crazy Days" and "What It Takes". He appeared on Cledus T. Judd's 2007 album Boogity, Boogity - A Tribute to the Comedic Genius of Ray Stevens, singing duet vocals on a rendition of the Albert E. Brumley gospel song "Turn Your Radio On".

2009-10: Love Like Crazy

In August 2009, he charted with his fourth single, "Love Like Crazy", a song written by Tim James and Doug Johnson. It was the first release from his debut album of the same name, on which he co-produced all but one track with Johnson. "Love Like Crazy" reached top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart in July 2010 during its forty-sixth week on the chart, setting a record for the slowest climb into the top 10. In September 2010, the song charted for a fifty-sixth week, making it the longest-charting song in the chart's history; it broke a record set by Eddy Arnold, whose 1948 single "Bouquet of Roses" spent fifty-four weeks on the chart. "Love Like Crazy" ultimately peaked at number 3. The album's second single was "Beautiful Every Time" at number 30. Also in 2010, Brice co-wrote labelmate Tim McGraw's single "Still".

2011-present: Hard 2 Love and I Don't Dance

Lee released his sixth single, "A Woman Like You", in late 2011. It was the first release from a second album for Curb, Hard 2 Love, which was released on April 24, 2012. In April 2012, it became his first number one on the Country Airplay chart. "Hard to Love" became his second number one in late 2012. The album's third single, "I Drive Your Truck", was released on December 3, 2012 and reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in 2013. The album's fourth single, "Parking Lot Party", was released to country radio on May 13, 2013 and peaked at number 6 on the Country Airplay chart in November 2013. Brice also co-produced the single "Love Is War" for the duo American Young, a duo whose membership includes "A Woman Like You" co-writer Jon Stone.

In early 2014, Brice released the single "I Don't Dance". It was the lead single to his third studio album of the same name, which was released on September 9, 2014. Brice produced the album by himself. "I Don't Dance" became Brice's fourth number one hit in August 2014. "Drinking Class" is the album's second single. it peaked at number two on the Country Airplay chart in May 2015. The album's third single, "That Don't Sound Like You" released to country radio on May 11, 2015.

Personal life

In April 2013, Brice married his longtime girlfriend Sara Nanette Reeveley. The couple have two children: Takoda Brice-Reeveley (born in 2008) and Ryker Mobley Brice (born in 2013). Reeveley is featured on the track "See About a Girl" on Hard 2 Love.

Discography

Main article: Lee Brice discography

Studio albums

• Love Like Crazy (2010)
• Hard 2 Love (2012)
• I Don't Dance (2014)

Songs written by Lee Brice

Year	Title	Artist	Album
2006	"Beautiful High"	Sister Hazel	Absolutely
2007	"Not Every Man Lives"	Jason Aldean	Relentless
	"More Than a Memory"	Garth Brooks	The Ultimate Hits
2008	"All Said and Done", "Love Finds Everyone"	Cory Morrow	Vagrants & Kings
	"Tougher Than a Man"	Cowboy Crush	Cowboy Crush
2009	"Crazy Days", "What It Takes", "Down the Road"	Adam Gregory	Crazy Days
	"Sorry Don't Matter"	Jason Michael Carroll	Growing Up Is Getting Old
	"Just Fine"	Bomshel	Fight Like a Girl
	"Still"	Tim McGraw	Southern Voice
2010	"You'll Always Be Beautiful"	Blake Shelton	Hillbilly Bone
	"Homemade Mexico"	Trailer Choir	Tailgate
	"Seven Days"	Kenny Chesney	Hemingway's Whiskey
2011	"Baby Blue Eyes"	Josh Kelley	Georgia Clay
	"All Night to Get There"	Craig Campbell	Craig Campbell
	"Where Did I Lose You"	Mark Wills	Looking for America
	"Crazy Girl", "I Love You"	Eli Young Band	Life at Best
2012	"Only God Could Love You More", "Shinin' on Me"	Jerrod Niemann	Free the Music
2013	"Absolutely Nothing"	Randy Houser	How Country Feels
	"Wish I Had a Boat"	Tyler Farr	Redneck Crazy
	"Get Up"	Robin Meade	Count on Me
2014	"Buzz Back Girl", "We Know How to Rock"	Jerrod Niemann	High Noon
	"Wasn't Gonna Drink Tonight"	American Young	American Young (EP)

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result
2011	Academy of Country Music Awards	Song of the Year — "Love Like Crazy"	Nominated
		Single Record of the Year — "Love Like Crazy"	Nominated
	CMT Music Awards	USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — "Love Like Crazy"	Nominated
2012	CMA Awards	New Artist of the Year	Nominated
2013	ACM Awards	Top New Male Artist	Nominated
		Song of the Year - "A Woman Like You"	Nominated
2014	Grammy Awards	Best Country Solo Performance - "I Drive Your Truck"	Nominated
		Best Country Song - "I Drive Your Truck"	Nominated
2014	CMA Awards	Song of the Year - "I Don't Dance"	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]