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Macon, Georgia (album)
''Macon, Georgia'' is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It is a double album, with the first half, ''Macon'', released on November 12, 2021, and ''Georgia'', the second half, released on April 22, 2022. Content Preceding the release of ''Macon'' was the release of the single " If I Didn't Love You", featuring Carrie Underwood. The album's full tracklist was revealed on September 27, 2021. Aldean said of the album, "Where you were raised has such a big influence on who you become, and for me it’s no different." Critical reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic, while criticizing both sides of the album for delivering only a similar sound and vocal attack to "Burnin' It Down", praised ''Macon'' by stating "By changing gears every so often, Aldean manages to give Macon a slight hint of a pulse." Erlewine also criticized ''Macon'' for its use of five live tracks while offering only ten new tracks, and drubbed ''Georgia'' for Aldean's us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean (born Jason Aldine Williams; February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer. Since 2005, he has been signed to Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released ten albums and 40 singles. His 2010 album, '' My Kinda Party'', is certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His 2012 album '' Night Train'' is certified double-platinum, while his 2005 self-titled debut, 2007 album '' Relentless'', 2009 album '' Wide Open'', 2014 album '' Old Boots, New Dirt'' are all certified platinum. Aldean has received five Grammy Award nominations throughout his career, twice for Best Country Album. 27 of his 38 singles have reached #1 on either the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts with "Why", " She's Country", " Big Green Tractor", " The Truth", "Don't You Wanna Stay" (a duet with Kelly Clarkson), " Dirt Road Anthem", " Fly Over States", " Take a Little Ride", " The Only Way I Know" (a collaboration with Luk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ray (singer)
Michael Ray Roach (born April 29, 1988) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is signed to Warner Music Nashville. He has released two albums for the label: '' Michael Ray'' and '' Amos''. Biography Ray was born in Eustis, Florida. He was inspired by his grandfather Amos "Wilson" Roach, who played music for him and taught him how to play guitar, in addition to having him perform at assisted living centers. Ray chose to form a band in southern Florida after graduating high school, and a disc jockey at WPCV began playing his music. He independently released an album in 2010, which was discovered by manager Tony Conway. Ray was mentored by John Rich of Big & Rich on the singing competition '' The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep'', which he won. He and Rich co-wrote Big & Rich's 2015 single, " Run Away with You". After winning the competition, Ray was signed to Warner Bros. Records Nashville. His first EP, ''Tour Bootleg'', was released in 2014. Two of the EP's tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Clawson
Rodney Dale Clawson (born in Gruver, Texas, United States) is an American country music songwriter. Clawson has written singles recorded by Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Faith Hill, George Strait and Luke Bryan, among others. Biography Clawson was raised in Gruver, Texas. Through the encouragement of his friend and former student John Rich, Clawson signed to his publishing contract in 2000. His first hit as a songwriter was " I Can't Be Your Friend" by Rushlow. Clawson co-wrote the songs "Why", " Amarillo Sky" and "Johnny Cash" for Jason Aldean. In 2008, he received a Song of the Year nomination from the Country Music Association for George Strait's number 1 single " I Saw God Today". That same year, Clawson moved to a publishing contract with Big Loud Shirt, owned by songwriter Craig Wiseman. Other artists who have recorded his songs include Faith Hill, Big & Rich and Buddy Jewell. He has also produced singles by Jake Owen and James Wesley. He is married to singer-songwr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rich
John Rich (born January 7, 1974) is an American country music singer-songwriter. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country music band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist. After departing from the band in 1998, he embarked on a solo career on BNA Records in the late 1990s, releasing two singles for the label and recording ''Underneath the Same Moon'', which was not released until 2006. In 2001, he self-released ''Rescue Me'', an album he was inspired to record by a cancer patient named Katie Darnell. By 2003, he joined Big Kenny to form the duo Big & Rich, who released three albums on Warner Bros. Records as well as ten singles, including the Number One "Lost in This Moment". After Big & Rich went on hiatus in 2007, Rich began work on a third solo album, '' Son of a Preacher Man'', which has produced two more chart singles. In 2011, Rich released two extended plays, '' Rich Rocks'' and '' For the Kids'', befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Kenny
William Kenneth Alphin (born November 1, 1963), best known by his stage name Big Kenny, is an American country music singer. He and John Rich comprise the duo Big & Rich, who recorded four studio albums and charted fifteen singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. Before Big & Rich, Big Kenny recorded a solo album '' Live a Little'' for Hollywood Records in 1999 (although it was not released until 2005) and fronted a band called luvjOi. He has also written or co-written several of Big & Rich's songs with Rich, as well as singles for Gretchen Wilson, Jason Aldean, McBride & the Ride, and Tim McGraw. His first solo single, " Long After I'm Gone," was released to country radio on August 3, 2009, from the album ''The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy''. In 2010, his third solo album, ''Big Kenny's Love Everybody Traveling Musical Medicine Show Mix Tape, Vol. 1'', was released but did not produce any singles. Big Kenny also took a stab at acting when he starred in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarillo Sky (song)
"Amarillo Sky" is a song written by Big Kenny and John Rich (of Big & Rich), along with Rodney Clawson and Bart Pursley. It was originally recorded by Rich for his album ''Rescue Me'' in 2001. McBride & the Ride also recorded a version and released it as a single in 2002 from their album Amarillo Sky (album), of the same name. Country music artist Jason Aldean later covered the song for his 2005 Jason Aldean (album), self-titled debut album, and his version was released as its third single in June 2006. It earned Aldean two nominations at the 2006 Academy of Country Music Awards for Video of the Year and Song of the Year, as well as video with the best direction at the CMT Music Awards. McBride & the Ride version In 2002, McBride & the Ride recorded a version of the song for their Amarillo Sky (album), Comeback album of the same name and released it as a single. Content The song tells the story of a farmer who works on his family's farm near Amarillo, Texas, where co-writer Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendell Mobley
Wendell Lee Mobley (born in Celina, Ohio) is an American country music songwriter. He has written No. 1 hits for Rascal Flatts and Kenny Chesney. He began playing in local bands before moving to Nashville, Tennessee, where he found a job playing guitar for Jack Greene and Alabama. After having his songs recorded by Joe Diffie and Kenny Rogers, he became a full-time songwriter. Mobley's first cut as a single was Alabama's "We Can't Love Like This Anymore" in 1994. Among his cuts are the number 1 singles "How Forever Feels" and " There Goes My Life" by Kenny Chesney; "Fast Cars and Freedom", " Take Me There" and "Banjo" by Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts is an American country music band founded in 1999. The band members were Gary LeVox (lead vocals), Jay DeMarcus (bass guitar, background vocals), and Joe Don Rooney (lead guitar, background vocals). DeMarcus is LeVox's second cou ...; and " How Country Feels" by Randy Houser. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mobley, Wendell Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Thomas Miller
Lee Thomas Miller (born in Nicholasville, Kentucky) is an American country music songwriter and occasional record producer. His credits include 7 number one country hits: "The Impossible" (Joe Nichols), "The World", "I'm Still a Guy" and "Perfect Storm" — all by Brad Paisley — "You're Gonna Miss This" for Trace Adkins, "I Just Wanna Be Mad" by Terri Clark and "Southern Girl" (Tim McGraw). Three of his songs — "You're Gonna Miss This", " The Impossible" and " In Color" by Jamey Johnson — were nominated for Best Country Song at the Grammy Awards. Miller also co-wrote "Whiskey and You", with Chris Stapleton. The song appears on Stapleton's album "Traveller". Biography and musical career Miller left his hometown to attend Eastern Kentucky University and graduated in 1990. After graduation, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to find work as a songwriter. Ken Mellons was the first artist to record his material, in 1994, but it was not until Blackhawk released "Days of America" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Thrasher
Joe Neil Thrasher Jr. (born July 13, 1965) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1995 and 1997, he and Kelly Shiver comprised the duo Thrasher Shiver, which recorded a studio album for Asylum Records in 1996 and charted two singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts in early 1997. Although Thrasher Shiver has not been active since 1997, Thrasher has written several singles for other country music artists, such as Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Diamond Rio, and Montgomery Gentry. Thrasher has also received an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award in 2004. Biography Neil Thrasher was born in 1965 in Birmingham, Alabama. His father was a member of a gospel music band known as the Thrasher Brothers. The Thrasher Brothers were inducted into the Alabama music Hall of fame in 2005. Although he had originally planned to play college football, he later switched his focus to singing and songwriting. In 1992 he met his future wife, Lana, who was running Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Wallen
Morgan Cole Wallen (born May 13, 1993) is an American country singer and songwriter. He competed in the sixth season of ''The Voice'', originally as a member of Usher's team, but later as a member of Adam Levine's team. After being eliminated in the playoffs of that season, he signed to Panacea Records, releasing his debut EP, ''Stand Alone'', in 2015. In 2016, Wallen signed to Big Loud, releasing his debut album, '' If I Know Me'', in 2018. The album includes the singles " Up Down" (featuring Florida Georgia Line), " Whiskey Glasses", and " Chasin' You". '' If I Know Me'' reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. Wallen's second album, '' Dangerous: The Double Album'', was released in January 2021, and in February 2021 became the only country album in the 64-year history of the ''Billboard'' 200 to spend its first seven weeks at No. 1. It spent a total of ten weeks at that spot, the first album to do so since Whitney Houston's '' Whitney'' in 1987. The a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Vallance
James Douglas Vallance (born May 31, 1952) is a Canadian songwriter, arranger and producer. He is best known as the songwriting partner of Canadian musician Bryan Adams. Vallance began his professional career as the original drummer and main songwriter for Canadian rock band Prism under the pseudonym "Rodney Higgs."History of Prism, Jim Vallance Discography In addition to Adams, Vallance has written songs for many famous international artists such as , , |
Bryan Adams
Bryan Guy Adams (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and photographer. He has been cited as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, and is estimated to have sold between 75 million and more than 100 million records and singles worldwide. Adams was the most played artist on Canadian radio in the 2010s and has had 25 top-15 singles in Canada and a dozen or more in each of the US, UK, and Australia. Adams joined his first band at age 15, and at age 20 his eponymous debut album was released. He rose to fame in North America with the 1983 top ten album '' Cuts Like a Knife'', featuring its title track and the ballad " Straight From the Heart", his first US top ten hit. His 1984 Canadian and US number one album, '' Reckless'' (which became the first album by a Canadian to be certified diamond in Canada), made him a global star with tracks like " Run to You" and " Summer of '69", both top ten hits in the US and Canada, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
