Singer and songwriter Luke Bryan comes by his country influences naturally — he grew up in Leesburg, GA, a small town 100 miles from the Alabama border where his father grew peanuts and sold fertilizer for a living. Bryan helped his family work the farm when he was young, but in his early teens he developed a passion for country music, picking up his influences from his parents’ record collection, listening to the likes of George Strait, Conway Twitty, Ronnie Milsap, Alan Jackson, and Merle Haggard. When he was 14, his folks bought Bryan his first guitar, and a year later his performing and singing was strong enough that he began sitting in with local bands at a club featuring live country songs. At 16, Bryan starting writing songs with the help of a pair of local tunesmiths who had enjoyed some success in Nashville, and Bryan planned to head to songs City to try his luck after graduating from high school until his brother died in an auto accident. Wanting to offer emotional support to his family, Bryan opted to attend Georgia Southern University instead, though he didn’t give up songs; Bryan continued writing songs, formed a ensemble and was performing bookings on campus or at nearby watering holes most weekends at a time of pursuing his studies. Bryan recorded a self-released album he sold at concerts at a time of this period, but he was reluctant to take the plunge and devote himself to songs full-time until he returned home to work in the family business after receiving his degree. Bryan’s dad, confident of his son’s talent, made him an offer — he could either move to Nashville or be fired. In the early fall of 2001, Bryan pulled up stakes and relocated to Nashville, where his heartfelt songs of country life acquired him a record deal with one of the city’s many publishing houses. In his free time, Bryan continued to perform at local clubs, and after an A&R man from Capitol Records saw him perform a set of his original material, he was given a album deal. Capitol gave us Bryan’s first widely distributed album, I’ll Stay Me, in the summer of 2007, not long after it with Doin’ My Thing in 2009.
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Luke Bryan Interview During REACH Campaign
Luke Bryan Teams Up With REACH In Recent “Different By Design” Campaign.
I was recently contacted about a possible interview opportunity with Luke Bryan. The extremely busy man has many projects going on with his recent touring schedule, upcoming tours, and his new album release. The deal that landed us this interview was a project he [...]
Luke Bryan Announces Farm Tour
Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour Returns For The Third Year In A Row!
If you think the CMNB staff is on a bit of a Luke Bryan kick, well you’re right, we can’t get enough! We are happy to announce the Georgia native is hosting his third consecutive Farm Tour. This mini-tour will not take away from [...]
Luke Bryan Performs Country Girl
Luke Bryan Promotes Album Release with TV Performances of Hit Single.
As you are no doubt aware by now, Luke Bryan released his new album, Tailgates & Tanlines, Tuesday, August 9th (You can check out HaleighT’s full review by clicking here), and in between performing on Tim McGraw’s Emotional Traffic tour, Luke has been out and [...]
Luke Bryan Tailgates & Tanlines Review
Tailgates And Tanlines Exceeds Expectations!
Luke Bryan’s latest album Tailgates and Tanlines was released today, August 9. The man has the perfect smile, some awesome dance moves, an out of this world personality, and the voice to match all three! This album is a great compilation to add to his discography and I can’t wait for [...]
New Albums Released On iTunes
Here are some albums that were released today (August 9th) on iTunes that I think are worth the purchase!
Luke Bryan – Tailgates & Tanlines
Kevin Fowler – Chippin’ Away
Micky & The Motorcars – Raise My Glass
Miranda Lambert – Baggage Claim (single)
Here is the video for Kevin Fowler’s latest single “Hell Yeah, I Like Beer” available on [...]
Luke Bryan CMT On Tour Dates
Dates Announced for 2011 CMT On Tour Headlined By Luke Bryan.
Earlier this summer it was announced Luke Bryan would be headlining the 2011 CMT On Tour, and the dates for this special concert series have finally been announced! The tour kicks off September 15th in Huntington, West Virginia at Big Sandy Superstore Arena, will include [...]
Luke Bryan Offers Free Concert
Luke Bryan to Perform at the Grand Ole Opry in a Free Concert!
What’s better than a summer concert? Well, that would be a FREE summer concert, and Luke Bryan, in conjunction with the fourth-annual Samsung AT&T Summer Krush concert series, is being generous enough to offer one up! Luke will be performing at the Grand [...]
Luke Bryan Headlines CMT On Tour
Luke Bryan Will Be Headlining CMT On Tour This Fall.
The 10th Annual CMT On Tour kicks off in September and Luke Bryan has been announced as the headliner for the concert series. The tour will follow up on the release of Bryan’s third studio album, Tailgates & Tanlines, on August 9th. He will be joined [...]
Luke Bryan Album Release
Luke Bryan Shares Details on Upcoming Album Release.
Luke Bryan has announced his upcoming album, Tailgates & Tanlines, will be released August 9th! This is his third studio album and features songs like “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)”(currently a Top 20 hit!), “Drunk On You”, and “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”.
“I’m so excited to be giving my [...]
CMA New Artist of the Year 2010 (or 2007?)
Jim Nash V. explores the reason an artist on his 3rd year of major success is just now getting a “Best New Artist” nomination.
As new artists are signed up to perform at this years CMA Awards, I took a look at the nominations.
Under New Artist of the Year I saw Luke Bryan. Uhh….. Luke [...]
