Brad Paisley
From Glen Dale
About
Also known as: Brad Douglas Paisley, Paisley Brad
Few country guitarists get name checked as much for their actual playing as Brad Paisley, a Glen Dale, West Virginia native who turned a childhood love of the instrument into one of the more durable careers in Nashville. Signed to Arista Nashville, he scored his first number one hit with "He Didn't Have To Be" and kept the momentum rolling through a string of albums that mix sharp songwriting with real guitar chops. His third album, Mud on the Tires, went double platinum, and Time Well Wasted picked up the CMA Album of the Year prize. He has recorded duets with Dolly Parton, contributed songs to the Disney film Cars, and built a reputation as one of the genre's most reliably entertaining live performers. His catalog stretches across contemporary country, country rock, and country pop, all held together by that signature guitar sound.
