Lee Brice

Lee Brice

Lee Brice at Country Throwdown Tour 2011
Background information
Birth name Kenneth Mobley Brice, Jr.
Born (1979-06-10) June 10, 1979[1]
Sumter, South Carolina, U.S.[2]
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres Country
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active 2007–present
Labels Curb
Associated acts
Website leebrice.com

Lee Brice (born Kenneth Mobley Brice, Jr., June 10, 1979) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Curb Records. Brice has released three albums for the label: Love Like Crazy, Hard to Love, and I Don't Dance. He has also released eleven singles, of which four have charted at number one on Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay: "A Woman Like You", "Hard to Love", "I Drive Your Truck", and "I Don't Dance". He has also charted within the top 10 with "Love Like Crazy", "Parking Lot Party", "Drinking Class", and "That Don't Sound Like You." "Love Like Crazy" was the top country song of 2010 according to Billboard Year-End, and broke a 62-year-old record for the longest run on the country chart.

Besides his own material, he has co-written singles for Garth Brooks, Adam Gregory, Eli Young Band, and Tim McGraw. One of Brice's compositions, Brooks's "More Than a Memory", was the first song ever to debut at number one on the country chart, while another, Eli Young Band's "Crazy Girl", was the Billboard Year-End top country song of 2011.

Biography

Lee Brice was born Kenneth Mobley Brice, Jr. on June 10, 1979 in Sumter, South Carolina, to Kenneth, Sr. and Carleen Brice[1] His younger brother, Lewis, was a contestant on Season 1 of Country Music Television's Can You Duet.[3] As a child, he played piano and guitar, sang in church, and wrote his own songs.[2] He entered and won three different talent contests in high school.

He attended Clemson University on a football scholarship. He played on some special teams as the long snapper but after an arm injury, he decided to focus on a country music career.

Musical career

Lee Brice at Billy Bob's Texas for Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic in 2011

By 2007, Brice began working as a songwriter, with cuts by Jason Aldean, Keith Gattis, and Cowboy Crush among others.[2] Along with Billy Montana and Kyle Jacobs, he co-wrote Garth Brooks's 2007 single "More Than a Memory",[2] the first single in the history of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart to debut at number one.[4]

Also in 2007, he signed to Curb Records, releasing his debut single "She Ain't Right", which peaked at number 29 on the country chart.[5] It was followed by "Happy Endings" and "Upper Middle Class White Trash" at numbers 32 and 44.[5] All three songs were to have been included on an album entitled Picture of Me,[2] which was never released. He continued to write songs for others, including Canadian singer Adam Gregory's singles "Crazy Days" and "What It Takes". He appeared on Cledus T. Judd's 2007 album Boogity, Boogity – A Tribute to the Comedic Genius of Ray Stevens, singing duet vocals on a rendition of the Albert E. Brumley gospel song "Turn Your Radio On".

2009–10: Love Like Crazy

In August 2009, he charted with his fourth single, "Love Like Crazy",[6] a song written by Tim James and Doug Johnson. It was the first release from his debut album of the same name, on which he co-produced all but one track with Johnson.[7] "Love Like Crazy" reached top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart in July 2010 during its forty-sixth week on the chart, setting a record for the slowest climb into the top 10.[8] In September 2010, the song charted for a fifty-sixth week, making it the longest-charting song in the chart's history; it broke a record set by Eddy Arnold, whose 1948 single "Bouquet of Roses" spent fifty-four weeks on the chart.[9] "Love Like Crazy" ultimately peaked at number 3. The album's second single was "Beautiful Every Time" at number 30. Also in 2010, Brice co-wrote labelmate Tim McGraw's single "Still".[6]

2011–present: Hard 2 Love and I Don't Dance

Lee released his sixth single, "A Woman Like You", in late 2011. It was the first release from a second album for Curb, Hard 2 Love, which was released on April 24, 2012.[10] In April 2012, it became his first number one on the Country Airplay chart. "Hard to Love" became his second number one in late 2012. The album's third single, "I Drive Your Truck", was released on December 3, 2012 and reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in 2013. The album's fourth single, "Parking Lot Party", was released to country radio on May 13, 2013 and peaked at number 6 on the Country Airplay chart in November 2013. Brice also co-produced the single "Love Is War" for the duo American Young, a duo whose membership includes "A Woman Like You" co-writer Jon Stone.[11]

In early 2014, Brice released the single "I Don't Dance". It was the lead single to his third studio album of the same name, which was released on September 9, 2014. Brice produced the album by himself.[12] "I Don't Dance" became Brice's fourth number one hit in August 2014. "Drinking Class" is the album's second single. it peaked at number two on the Country Airplay chart in May 2015. The album's third single, "That Don't Sound Like You" released to country radio on May 11, 2015.

Personal life

In April 2013, Brice married his longtime girlfriend Sara Nanette Reeveley. The couple have two children: Takoda Brice-Reeveley (born in 2008) and Ryker Mobley Brice (born in 2013).[13] Reeveley is featured on the track "See About a Girl" on Hard 2 Love.[14]

Discography

Main article: Lee Brice discography
Studio albums

Songs written by Lee Brice

Year Title[15] Artist Album
2006 "Beautiful High" Sister Hazel Absolutely
2007 "Not Every Man Lives" Jason Aldean Relentless
"More Than a Memory" Garth Brooks The Ultimate Hits
2008 "All Said and Done", "Love Finds Everyone" Cory Morrow Vagrants & Kings
"Tougher Than a Man" Cowboy Crush Cowboy Crush
2009 "Crazy Days", "What It Takes", "Down the Road" Adam Gregory Crazy Days
"Sorry Don't Matter" Jason Michael Carroll Growing Up Is Getting Old
"Just Fine" Bomshel Fight Like a Girl
"Still" Tim McGraw Southern Voice
2010 "You'll Always Be Beautiful" Blake Shelton Hillbilly Bone
"Homemade Mexico" Trailer Choir Tailgate
"Seven Days" Kenny Chesney Hemingway's Whiskey
2011 "Baby Blue Eyes" Josh Kelley Georgia Clay
"All Night to Get There" Craig Campbell Craig Campbell
"Where Did I Lose You" Mark Wills Looking for America
"Crazy Girl", "I Love You" Eli Young Band Life at Best
2012 "Only God Could Love You More", "Shinin' on Me" Jerrod Niemann Free the Music
2013 "Absolutely Nothing" Randy Houser How Country Feels
"Wish I Had a Boat" Tyler Farr Redneck Crazy
"Get Up" Robin Meade Count on Me
2014 "Buzz Back Girl", "We Know How to Rock" Jerrod Niemann High Noon
"Wasn't Gonna Drink Tonight" American Young American Young (EP)

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Result
2011 Academy of Country Music Awards Song of the Year — "Love Like Crazy"[16] Nominated
Single Record of the Year — "Love Like Crazy"[16] Nominated
CMT Music Awards USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — "Love Like Crazy" Nominated
2012 CMA Awards New Artist of the Year Nominated
2013 ACM Awards Top New Male Artist Nominated
Song of the Year - "A Woman Like You" Nominated
2014 Grammy Awards Best Country Solo Performance - "I Drive Your Truck"[17] Nominated
Best Country Song - "I Drive Your Truck"[17] Nominated
2014 CMA Awards Song of the Year - "I Don't Dance" Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 Phillips, Jessica (24 May 2010). "Pictures of Lee: Hit songwriter Lee Brice puts the finishing touches on his debut album". Country Weekly. 17 (21): 50–51. ISSN 1074-3235.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Deming, Mark. "Lee Brice biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
  3. "CMT : Can You Duet : Lewis Brice". Cmt.com. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. "Garth Brooks Back on Top". Great American Country. 5 September 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  5. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 59. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  6. 1 2 Hackett, Vernell (21 September 2009). "Lee Brice Says It's OK to Let His Songs Go". The Boot. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  7. Love Like Crazy (CD booklet). Lee Brice. Curb Records. 2010. 78977.
  8. Trust, Gary (8 July 2010). "Chart Beat Thursday: Katy Perry, Lee Brice, Judy Collins". Billboard. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  9. Trust, Gary (7 September 2010). "Lee Brice Breaks Country Songs Longevity Record". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  10. Conaway, Alanna. Lee Brice’s Sophomore Album ‘Hard 2 Love’ in Stores April 24. TasteofCountry.com. March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  11. "American Young". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  12. "Lee Brice Unveils New Album Coming Sept. 9". MusicRow - Nashville's Music Industry Publication - News, Songs From Music City. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  13. Bonaguro, Alison (19 February 2014). "Lee Brice Raves About His Superhuman Wife". Country Music Television. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  14. Hard 2 Love (CD booklet). Lee Brice. Curb Records. 2012. 79316.
  15. "Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  16. 1 2 "Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney lead ACM Award Nominations". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  17. 1 2 "Grammys 2014: The complete list of nominees and winners". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
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