"Country Music Artist
of the Month … Blake Shelton"
Blake Shelton was born June 18,
1976. At the age of 17 he moved to
Nashville to pursue a music career. His
first release, Austin reached number
1 and stayed there for 5 straight weeks.
The follow up songs on the album did not fare as well, but the album introduced
Blake Shelton into the hearts’ of country music fans across the country.
Since his career began in late
2001 he has had fifteen number one hits and counting; including 10 straight
number one hits to date, tying Brad Paisley’s mark set in 2007. Other hit songs include Ol’ Red, The Baby, She wouldn’t be gone, and Home. He is now at the
peak of his career and stands as one of the most popular contemporary country
singers. His latest album release Based on a True Story, debuted in March
of 2013 number 1 on the country charts and number 3 on the pop charts. His latest single, Mine Would be You, reached number 1 on the country charts in
November of 2013. At this point in his
career he has sold over 7 million albums.
In addition to being a favorite
among fans of country music, Blake Shelton has received much critical
acclaim. He has received more than 50
nominations in a variety of music awards of which he was the winner of 18. These include Grammy Nominations, Academy ofMusic Awards, Country Music Association Awards, and nearly other award giving
body associated with country music. He
has received acknowledgement for categories such as Top Male Vocalist,
Entertainer of the Year, and Vocal Event of the Year.
Blake Shelton has received
crossover recognition as a judge on the singing competition The Voice. His team, as they designate, has been the
winner on 3 separate occasions. In
addition, 2 contestants on his team, Cassidee Pope and Danielle Bradbery, have
gone on to begin their own country music career. The songs by Cassidee Pope, Wasting all these Years and Over You have made it high onto the
country charts. Danielle Bradbery has
recently released her 1st song onto country music radio, The Heart of Dixie, which is quickly
climbing the charts. The television show
remains popular and stands to be a venue to launch the careers of other country
singers.
Blake Shelton is one of the
country singers noted for not only their own singing career, but also for that
of their spouse. Other country singers
such as Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, and, in
the past, George Jones and Tammy Wynette share in this distinction. In 2005, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert
met at a Country Music Television event.
Four years later, Blake Shelton proposed and on May 11. 2011 the two
were married. Similarly to the other
couples in country music, the songs of Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert have
been both popular and critically acclaimed.
These are some of my favorite
songs from Blake Shelton. He is very
versatile in his singing ability, with a strong voice both in his renditions of
ballads and in more upbeat party songs.
In the last few years he has become one of the top stars in country
music and this list of songs demonstrates the reason for this fact.
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This debut song by Blake Shelton
reached number 1 on the country music singles chart and remained there for 5
weeks. It is a profession of a man’s
undying love for a woman who thought that the relationship was over. The song brought recognition to Blake Shelton
on the country music scene.
This is perhaps my favorite Blake
Shelton song. The masterful lyrical
styling and melodic structure serve to sooth the senses of its listeners. The heart-wrenching mood of the song invokes
the feelings of a man holding on to a relationship which he knows is not ever
going to work. Many country songs appeal
to this message; this is one of the best in the genre.
This song, featuring TraceAdkins, hit number 1 on the country music charts in 2009. It exemplifies an upbeat, party song
atmosphere. This song professes the cross-over
appeal of many country songs in an up-beat, party-orientated performance by
these two country singers.
As Alcoholics Anonymous preaches,
“the more I drink, the more I drink.”
Although not a number 1 hit, or even a top 10 hit, the song expresses
the vitality and the liberation that the barroom atmosphere can bring. It’s strong back-beat serves as a similar
expression to fit the message.
This song reached number 1 on the
US country charts for 2 weeks between August and September of 2010. The song helped Blake Shelton cross the
border from a country music singer to a perpetual country music hit maker. The song depicts the fun, frivolity, and
party atmosphere of the barroom.
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I hope you enjoy this post of
“Country Music Artist of the Month … Blake Shelton.” Keep an eye open for other country music
features.
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