Bryan Simpson is an American singer-songwriter from
Fort Worth, Texas, who is based out of
Nashville, Tennessee. Simpson is best known for his solo output as
The Whistles & The Bells, his work as a founding member of
Cadillac Sky
Cadillac Sky is an American progressive bluegrass group based in Nashville, Tennessee. Their debut album "Blind Man Walking" is widely considered to be one of the greatest albums in Progressive Bluegrass
Bluegrass music is a genre of Americ ...
, and the songs he has written for artists including
Tim McGraw and
Joe Nichols.
[Eric T. Parker]
"No. 1 Party: Joe Nichols' 'Yeah'"
"Music Row", September 17, 2014
Career
As a songwriter, Simpson has written songs for Tim McGraw,
Blake Shelton,
Billy Currington,
George Strait
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,
Jason Aldean
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, and
Joe Nichols, whose track "
Yeah
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* Yeah is a synonym of yes; see yes and no
Music Albums
* ''Yeah!!!'', by Aretha Franklin in 1965
* ''Yeah!'' (Brownsville Station album), 1973
* ''Yeah!'' (Charlie Rouse album), 1961
* ''Yeah!'' (Def Leppard album), 2006 ...
" went to No. 1 for three consecutive weeks on
Billboard
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Country Airplay
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in 2014.
Simpson also charted with
Blake Shelton's "
I'll Just Hold On
"I'll Just Hold On" is a song written by Ben Hayslip, Troy Olsen and Bryan Simpson, and recorded by American country music singer Blake Shelton. It was released in February 2009 as the second single from his fifth studio album ''Startin' Fires''. ...
" (2009) at No. 5 and "
A Guy with a Girl
"A Guy with a Girl" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton for his tenth studio album, ''If I'm Honest'' (2016) and would be used for Shelton's other album ''Fully Loaded: God's Country''. Released to radio as the album's ...
" (2016) at No. 1, as well as
Tim McGraw's "
Better Than I Used To Be
''Better Than I Used to Be'' is the title of the ninth studio album by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. The album was released on August 31, 2010 via Big Hit Records. It is produced by Buddy Cannon. Two singles were released from the a ...
" (2010), which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard chart. Simpson has won
NSAI's Country Awards Top 50 Songs for his work on Brad Martin's "
Before I Knew Better", Tim McGraw's "Better Than I Used To Be", Blake Shelton's "I'll Just Hold On", and Joe Nichols' "Yeah''.
In 2002, Simpson co-founded
Progressive bluegrass band Cadillac Sky in Texas with Matt Menefee (banjo), Ross Holmes (violin), Mike Jump (guitar, vocals), and Clint Sturgeon/Andy Moritz (bass, vocals). They recorded their debut album ''Blind Man Walking'' in 2006 for a January 2007 release on the
Skaggs Family label. They followed up their debut with ''Gravity's Our Enemy'' in 2008 and ''Letters in the Deep'' in 2010, which was produced by
Dan Auerbach and released through
Dualtone Records. Simpson departed the group in 2010 shortly after embarking on a tour opening for
Mumford & Sons.
Following his time in Cadillac Sky, Simpson began a solo musical venture in Nashville, called The Whistles & The Bells. Simpson self-produced and self-released the project's eponymous debut album in 2014. It was recorded over two days with the help of Matt Menefee and Byron House among others. On August 7, 2015, the album was reissued globally by
New West Records. The project's second album, ''Modern Plagues'', was released on April 28, 2017, promoted with the lead single "Harry Potter".
Discography
Cadillac Sky
* ''Blind Man Walking'' (2007)
* ''Gravity's Our Enemy'' (2008)
* ''Letters in the Deep'' (2010)
The Whistles and The Bells
* ''The Whistles & The Bells'' (2014)
* ''Modern Plagues'' (2017)
References
External links
The Whistles & The Bells official website
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People from Fort Worth, Texas
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Singer-songwriters from Texas