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Also known as Brad Douglas Paisley, Bradly Douglas Paisley

American country musician (born 1972)

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Works
13

Top works

  • Time well wasted
  • Frye : the Boots That Made History
  • Fritzy Finds a Hat
  • Brad Paisley - Guitar Play-Along
  • Perfect Storm Sheet Music

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1972-10-28
contemporary countrycountrycountry popcountry rock

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1,126,780
Total plays
19,479,432

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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

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Quotes

  • Me neither.I'm glad that we agree.Believe me,That's a big relief.Well, this place is awful crowdedAnd this music is so loud.Would you like to go and grab a bite to eat?Me neither.
  • Somewhere in my closetThere's a cardboard box just sittin' on a shelf.It's full of faded memoriesAnd it's been there ever since the night you left.Oh, just forgotten photographsTo remind me of the past.Oh, but I can still see everything just fine.Who needs pictures with a memory like mine?Yeah, who needs pictures with a memory like mine?
  • And then all of a suddenOh, it seemed so strange to me,How we went from something's missingTo a family.Lookin' back all I can sayAbout all the things he did for meIs I hope I'm at least half the dadThat he didn't have to be.
  • And we danced;Out there on that empty hardwood floor.The chairs up and the lights turned way down lowThe music played, we held each other close.And we danced.Like no one else had ever danced before.I can't explain what happened on that floor.But the music played,We held each other close,And we danced.Yeah, we danced.
  • Well I love her;But I love to fish.I spend all day out on this lakeAnd hell is all I catch.Today she met me at the doorSaid I would have to choose.If I hit that fishin' hole today,She'd be packin' all her things,And she'd be gone by noon.Well, I'm gonna miss herWhen I get home.But right now I'm on this lake shoreAnd I'm sittin' in the sun.I'm sure it'll hit meWhen I walk through that door tonightThat I'm gonna miss her.Oh, lookie there, I've got a bite.
  • I've been wrapped around her fingerSince the first time we went out.Every day and every night she's all I think about.I need that girl beside meWhen the lights go out.I think it's time to put a ring on the fingerI'm wrapped around.

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Key facts

Born
Brad Douglas Paisley , ( 1972-10-28 ) October 28, 1972 (age 53) , Glen Dale, West Virginia , U.S.
Education
Belmont University ( BBA )
Occupations
Singer songwriter guitarist
Spouse
Kimberly Williams ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2003 ) ​
Genres
Country
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
1998–present
Labels
Arista Nashville EMI Nashville
Website
bradpaisley .com

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Encyclopedic overview

Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His first success came in 1997 as the writer of David Kersh's "Another You". After this, he signed with Arista Nashville in 1998, and released his debut album Who Needs Pictures in 1999. This was the first of 12 studio albums he released for the label before its closure in 2023, after which he transferred to EMI Nashville. His most commercially successful albums are Mud on the Tires (2003) and Time Well Wasted (2005), both certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Paisley has charted more than 50 singles on the Billboard country singles charts, including 19 number-one singles ranging from "He Didn't Have to Be" in 1999 and "Perfect Storm" in 2015. Ten of these singles were achieved consecutively, starting with "When I Get Where I'm Going" in 2006 and ending with "Then" in 2009. Paisley has collaborated with artists such as Alison Krauss, Keith Urban, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, and Alabama. Since 2003, he has been married to actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

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