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Brad Douglas Paisley Born October 28th 1972 In Glen Dale WV Is A Country Music Singer And Songwriter. Starting With His 1999 Debut Album Who Needs Pictures He Has Released 11 Studio Albums And A Christmas Compilation On The Arista Nashville Label With All Of His Albums Certified Gold Or Higher By The RIAA. He Has Scored 32 Top 10 Singles On The US Billboard Country Airplay Chart 19 Of Which Have Reached #1. He Set A New Record In 2009 For The Most Consecutive Singles 10 Reaching The Top Spot On That Chart. Paisley Has Sold Over 11 Million Albums And Has Won Three Grammy Awards 14 Academy Of Country Music Awards 14 Country Music Association Awards And Two American Music Awards. He Has Also Earned Country Music's Crowning Achievement Becoming A Member Of The Grand Ole Opry. 2 Paisley Also Wrote Songs For Pixar's Cars Franchise "Behind The Clouds" "Find Yourself" "Collision Of Worlds" Along With Robbie Williams "Nobody's Fool" Etc. . Paisley Has Stated That His Love Of Country Music Stems From His Maternal Grandfather Who Gave Paisley His First Guitar At Age 8 And Taught Him How To Play. At Age 12 Paisley Wrote His First Song And By 13 He Was The Opening Act For Country Singers. Paisley Graduated From John Marshall High School In Glen Dale And Enrolled At Belmont University From 1993 To 1995 . While In College He Met Frank Rogers A Fellow Student Who Went On To Serve As His Producer. Paisley Also Met Kelley Lovelace Who Became His Songwriting Partner. After Graduating From Belmont Paisley Signed A Songwriting Contract With EMI Music Publishing. His Debut As A Singer Was With The Label Arista Nashville With The Song "Who Needs Pictures" Released February 22 1999 . In May Of That Same Year He Made His First Appearance On The Grand Ole Opry. Seven Months Later He Had His First #1 Hit With ""He Didn't Have To Be." In 2000 Paisley Made An Appearance On The Nationally Televised Special "Route 66 Main Street America" Featured On TLC TV Channel And Later That Same Year He Won The Country Music Association's CMA Horizon Award And The Academy Of Country Music's Best New Male Vocalist Trophy. He Received His First Grammy Award Nomination A Year Later. On February 17 2001 After Forty Appearances On The Show He Was Inducted Into The Opry Hall Of Fame. In 2002 He Won The CMA Music Video Of The Year For ""I'm Gonna Miss Her The Fishin' Song ." Several Celebrities Made Notable Guest Appearances In The Video Inluding Little Jimmy Dickens Kimberly Williams Paisley Dan Patrick And Jerry Springer. Paisley Released His Third Album Mud On The Tires 2003 Following Who Needs Pictures And Part II. The Album Features The Hit Song "Celebrity " The Video Of Which Parodies Reality Shows Such As Fear Factor And American Idol And Included Such Celebrities As Jason Alexander Little Jimmy Dickens Trista Rehn And William Shatner. The Album's Title Track "Mud On The Tires " Reached Billboard #1 In 2004. In 2005 After Touring With Reba McEntire And Terri Clark On The Critically Acclaimed "Two Hats And A Redhead Tour " He Released Time Well Wasted Containing 15 Tracks Including "Alcohol" A Duet "When I Get Where I'm Going" With Dolly Parton Another "Out In The Parking Lot" With Alan Jackson And A Bonus Track "Cornography". Brad Paisley Was The 2008 CMA And ACM Male Vocalist Of The Year Winner. Starting With The Release Of His 1999 Album Who Needs Pictures Paisley Has Recorded Seven Studio Albums And A Christmas Compilation On The Arista Nashville Label With All Of His Albums Certified Gold Or Higher By The RIAA. In Addition He Has Charted 25 Singles On The U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts 15 Of Which Have Reached #1 With A Record 10 Consecutive Singles Reaching The Top Spot On The Charts. On November 10 2010 Paisley Won The Coveted Entertainer Of The Year Award At The 44th Annual CMA Awards. In 2009 He Released American Saturday Night Which Has His First Single Then. His Song "High Life " On The 2014 Album Moonshine In The Trunk Refers To Suing Carrie Underwood After Hearing That One Of Carrie's Songs "reminded Me Of A Poem My Brother Wrote Back In Second Grade." This Was A Subtle Joke About An Actual Lawsuit From A Songwriter Who Accused Brad Of Using Her Material. In Real Life The Lawsuit Was Won By Paisley In 2016. Paisley Released "Without A Fight" A Duet With Demi Lovato On May 13 2016. It Was To Have Served As The Lead Single To His Eleventh Studio Album But Due To Poor Chart Performance It Did Not Make The Album's Final Cut. He Was Selected As One Of Thirty Artists To Perform On "Forever Country" A Mash-Up Track Of "Take Me Home Country Roads" "On The Road Again" And "I Will Always Love You" Which Celebrates 50 Years Of The CMA Awards. The Second Single "Today" Was Released On October 6 2016 Which Gave Paisley His First Country Digital Song Sales #1 Opening At The Top Of The Chart With 41 000 First-Week Downloads. The Single Landed In The #1 Spot On The Country Aircheck/Mediabase Charts Marking Paisley's 24th #1 Song. On November 11 Paisley Announced On Twitter That The Title Of The Album Would Be Love And War Which Was Released In April 2017. Love And War Features Several Collaborations With Iconic Artists Including Timbaland John Fogerty Bill Anderson And Mick Jagger As Well As A Songwriting Credit With Johnny Cash. On October 4 2018 Paisley And His Wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley Partnered With Belmont University And Opened A Free Referral-Based Grocery Store In Nashville To Help The Community In Need. The Board Of Trustees For The Store Include Brad Paisley President Megan Zarling Chair Pete Fisher Vice-Chair Doug Paisley Secretary And Elaine Bryan Treasurer. Other Board Members Include Sarah Cates Jaynee Day Hope Fisher David Minnigan John Zarling Olivia Munn John Schario Scott Scovill Michael Stagg Becca Stevens And Kimberly Williams-Paisley. Executive Director Is Gina Hancock. In November 2018 Paisley Released "Bucked Off" The Lead Single From His Upcoming Studio Album. On March 11 2019 Paisley Released "My Miracle". In 2021 Paisley Released His Own Bourbon Brand Called "America Highway Reserve." As This Whiskey Was Aged In Barrels In The "Rolling Rickhouse" Semi-Trailer That Followed Paisley's 2019 Concert Tour Paisley Collaborated With Bardstown Bourbon Company To Create This Bourbon. read less