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Brad Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He was born in the Mid Ohio Valley town of Glen Dale, West Virginia. His maternal grandfather gave Brad his first guitar at age 8 and taught him how to play. At the age of 12, Brad wrote his first song and by 13 was the opening act for other major country singers like Ricky Skaggs and George Jones.
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Brad Paisley learned his love of music from his grandfather. Growing up in West Virginia, Paisley loved to listen to his grandfather play the guitar. At the age of eight he was given his very own Sears Danelectro Silvertone guitar. By the age of 10 he was practiced enough to begin singing and playing for himself at church events and civic meetings for the Lion's Club and the Fraternal Order of the Elks.
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For Brad Paisley, 5th Gear is more than a clever reference to the number of albums in his career. It ... identifies the gear in which an engine is expressing the full extent of its capabilities and force. That’s a good analogy for where Paisley is in 2007. After five albums—the double-platinum fourth was crowned Album of the Year by the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music—the West Virginia favorite son has established a fresh sound and a distinct creative path. Rooted in traditional country sounds, yet as modern as a hybrid vehicle, Paisley’s music draws on humor, sincerity, compassion, instrumental prowess and unique song topics to give him a style all his own. “5th Gear is something you reach when you’re on a long, good stretch and you’re really rolling,” Paisley says.
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Brad Paisley has a bit more going for him than your average Nashville molded hunk-in-a-hat. Before moving to Nashville, he was a teenage phenomenon in his native West Virginia. As he led a country band, Paisley sang in a mature voice and played wicked, Bakersfield, honky-tonk influenced lead guitar. When he got to Nashville, he quickly nailed a publishing deal, which in turn led to a recording contract. Paisley wrote or co-wrote every song and played lead guitar on his debut Who Needs Pictures. Since its 1999 release, the disc has gone multi-platinum and he has ascended to the upper reaches of the New Country firmament, including a signature guitar for Fender and various CMA awards.
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Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972 in Glen Dale, West Virginia) is Grammy-winning American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. Starting with the release of his 1999 album Who Needs Pictures, Brad has recorded five studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashville label, with all of his albums certified gold or higher by the RIAA[1]. In addition, he has charted nineteen singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, ten of which have reached Number One. His style crosses between traditional country and pop-rock, frequently lacing his songs with humor and pop culture references.
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Brad 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 an opening act for country singers such as Ricky Skaggs and George Jones at the Capital Music Hall in Wheeling, West Virginia.
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