Brady Seals (born March 29, 1969) is an American

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artist. He is the cousin of

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(of Seals & Crofts) and

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, Johnny Duncan, the nephew of

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. Seals made his debut in 1988 as co-lead vocalist and keyboardist in the sextet

Little Texas Little Texas is an American country music band started in Nashville, Tennessee. The band consists of Porter Howell (lead guitar, vocals), Del Gray (drums), Dwayne O'Brien (rhythm guitar, vocals), and Duane Propes (bass guitar, vocals). They, alo ...

, with whom he recorded until his departure in late 1994. Between then and 2002, he recorded as a solo singer, releasing three studio albums and charting in the Top 40 on the country charts with "Another You, Another Me". In 2002, Seals formed a quartet called

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, in which he has recorded one studio album and charted three singles. A fourth solo album, ''Play Time'', was released in 2009 via Star City.

Biography

Seals was raised in a musical home in the

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, Ohio, suburb of Fairfield. He began playing piano and writing songs at the age of nine, and was performing in a high-school band at the age of 16. After leaving home not long after, Seals returned to finish his education, but then left again. He ended up in Nashville and joined the group

with friend and fellow musician Del Gray. Seals spent six years with Little Texas, playing keyboards and co-writing all of the band's major hits. By late 1994, shortly after the release of their third album, ''

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'', Seals had left the group and began a solo career. He signed to

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and released his debut album, ''The Truth'', in 1996. It produced three chart singles for him, including his only solo top 40 hit, "Another You, Another Me" at number 32. Another album, the self-titled ''Brady Seals'', was issued in 1998 via Reprise Records' parent label,

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, 2003's ''Thompson Street'', released via

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Seals formed the band

. This band recorded a

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debut album for

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and charted three country singles, including the number 26 "Hillbillies." Seals's fourth album, ''Play Time'', was released in 2009 via StarCity Recording Company.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

Brady Seals Brady Seals (born March 29, 1969) is an American country music artist. He is the cousin of Jim Seals (of Seals & Crofts) and Dan Seals, Johnny Duncan (country singer), Johnny Duncan, the nephew of Troy Seals. Seals made his debut in 1988 as co ...

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