Rod Black is a Canadian
country rock
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singer-songwriter and the lead singer of
hard rock
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band Jet Black Stare.
In 2014, Black launched a solo career with the release of the single "Keepin' On" to country radio.
It peaked at number 22 on the ''
Billboard
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Canada Country
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chart.
Black was nominated at the 2015
Canadian Radio Music Awards
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for Best New Group or Solo Artist: Country for the song. Black's second solo single, "Long Gone", was released in March 2015. A music video for the song premiered in May. At the 2015 British Columbia Country Music Association Awards, Black was nominated for Rising Star.
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Canadian country rock musicians
Canadian country singer-songwriters
Canadian male singer-songwriters
Living people
21st-century Canadian male singers
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters