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Biography
Brad was taught to play the guitar at an early age. He later gained an interest in songwriting, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in his early 20s. [1] He performed daily in a nightclub, and was eventually spotted by Joe Carter, an artist manger who had previously worked with Tracy Byrd. [2] Carter saw potential in the young artist, despite thinking that Martin was not quite experienced enough for a record deal. [2] Nonetheless, he encouraged Martin to continue singing and recording demo tapes.
Martin was signed to Epic Records in 2002. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. His debut single, "Before I Knew Better", was released that year, followed by the album Wings of a Honky-Tonk Angel. [1][2] The album was widely acclaimed by critics for its neotraditionalist country sound. Neotraditional country, also known as "new traditional" country, is a Country music style that rejects most elements of modern Top 40 country [3][4] In addition, "Before I Knew Better" won an awad from BMI for being among the fifty most played songs of 2003. Broadcast Music Incorporated ( BMI) is a US Performing rights organization. [5] However, his success dropped off after the album's second single, and he has not recorded any albums since.
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Year |
Single |
US Country |
US Hot 100 |
Album |
| 2002 |
"Before I Knew Better" |
15 |
108 |
Wings of a Honky-Tonk Angel |
| "Rub Me the Right Way" |
51 |
|
| 2003 |
"One of Those Days" |
50 |
|
|
References
External links
The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine See also 2001 in country music, 2002 in music, other events of 2002, 2003 in country music and the List of years in Country Music Wings of a Honky-Tonk Angel is the debut album of American Country music artist Brad Martin. Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and
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