Marc Broussard (born January 14, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter. His style is best described as "

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", a mix of

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, R&B, rock and

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, matched with distinct

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roots. He has released eight studio albums, one live album, three EPs, and has charted twice on Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks.

Early life

Marc Broussard is the son of Ted Broussard, an acclaimed

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Hall of Fame guitarist and former member of

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. Marc was raised in Carencro, Louisiana and

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Musical career

In 2001 Broussard was part of Y, a Christian band based out of

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. Broussard's solo career started with the release of several independent efforts, including 2002's ''Momentary Setback'' which spawned "The Wanderer", a song about self-discovery. A re-worked version of the song appears on his first major album '' Carencro'' (

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), released on August 3, 2004. The album's title pays tribute to the musician's hometown of Carencro, Louisiana, where he still resides. It featured the two singles "Where You Are" (which garnered some considerable airplay on VH1) and "Home". In 2007, he released '' S.O.S.: Save Our Soul'', an album consisting almost entirely of

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songs. The album was his first to reach the top 100 of the ''Billboard'' 200 in the US, debuting and peaking at No. 96: this had the effect of "graduating" him from the

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chart, which consists of albums by artists who have never reached the top 100. Broussard finished recording the ''Must Be The Water'' EP on the

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cruise and music festival. This was Broussard's first release with his new label,

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, with which he signed a multi-album contract in 2007. Broussard has been a featured performer on many TV programs including ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', ''A&E Breakfast with the Arts'', ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'', ''CBS Saturday Early Show'', ''Larry King Live'', ''Lopez Tonight'', and CBS's ''Saturday Morning's Second Cup Cafe''. His music has been featured on shows such as ''

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'' in which "Home" was performed by a

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-led choir. Singer

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performed "Home" as part of her live setlist in 2006 and 2007. His song "Must Be the Water" was the theme song for the

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. In 2008, Broussard released his next studio album, '' Keep Coming Back''. The song "Hard Knocks" from this album was featured in the last episode of the 2009 season of the HBO series ''Hard Knocks'' which features the

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football team. Broussard's fourth full-length album, '' Marc Broussard'' was released on June 14, 2011. An early EP release, ''Marc Broussard EP'', was released on March 22, 2011, and features the singles "Lucky" and "Only Everything". A third single, "Cruel", followed later that year. In late 2012, he signed a deal with Vanguard Records. On November 6, 2015, he released independently a Christmas album, ''Magnolias and Mistletoe'', which was preceded by the single "Almost Christmas". In March 2016, he announced a new studio album which would serve as a sequel to his '70s-influenced '' S.O.S.: Save Our Soul'' cover album. Its first single "

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" premiered in May. The following year, he released his next studio album ''Easy to Love'' on September 15, 2017. In September 2018, he premiered a music video for the song "Memory of You".

Personal life

Broussard married his wife, Sonya, on The Rock Boat VIII in January 2008. They have four children.

Philanthropy and public service

Broussard is involved in philanthropic work. He founded the Momentary Setback Fund to benefit victims of

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and

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. He released an album ''Bootleg to Benefit the Victims of Hurricane Katrina'' in 2005, with all proceeds going to help rebuild Broussard's home state, Louisiana. He is also involved in the

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and

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. In 2007, Broussard was involved in an Entertain the Troops tour in the Middle East.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other album appearances

*''Sail Away: The Songs of

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'' (2006) (Song: " You Can Leave Your Hat On") *''Lemonade'' ( G. Love) (2006) (Song: "Let the Music Play" with

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) *'' Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino'' (2007) (Song: "Rising Sun" with

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) *''Family'' (

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) (2007) (Song: "Nothing Wrong") *''Under Summer Sun'' (Matt Wertz) (2008) (Song: "The Way I Feel") *''Everything She Was'' (Josh Hoge) (2008) (Song: "Take It Or Leave It") *''Light of Day: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen'' (Various Artists) (2008) (Song: "Back in Your Arms") *''Serve2 (Fighting Hunger & Poverty)'' (2008) (Song: "Bring It On Home To Me") *''Dark Streets – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2008) (Song: "When You Lose Somebody") *''Christmas Gumbo'' (Various Artists) (2008) (Song: "On Santa's Way Home") *'' Backatown'' (Trombone Shorty) (2010) (Song: "Right to Complain") *''Home by the River'' (Drew Young) (2011) (Song: "Home by the River" "Changing Lanes and Holding Hands") *''LIVE'' (

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) (2012) (Song: "In This Moment") *''Öpfelboum u Palme (Special Edition)'' (Ritschi) (2015) (Song: "Nume 5 Minute") *''Home'' (Pat Green) (2015) (Song: "'Good Night in New Orleans' ") *''I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline Country'' (Various Artists) (2015) (Song: "When I Die") *''Overture'' (Daniel and Laura Curtis) (2016) (Song: "What Happened to Yesterday?") *''Christmas Soul'' (Various Artists) (2017) (Song: "Please Come Home For Christmas") *''Father Figures – Soundtrack'' (2017) (Song: "Tell Me the Truth" with Lord Netty) * '' A Jazz Celebration of The Allman Brothers Band'' (2019) (Songs: "

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" and "

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References

External links

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Internet Archive: Audio Archive: Live Music Archive: Marc Broussard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Broussard, Marc Living people 1982 births American male singer-songwriters American rock singers American rock songwriters Atlantic Records artists Singer-songwriters from Louisiana 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American guitarists American soul singers American male pop singers