Biography

Although it’s tempting to call Brantley Gilbert a country artist — he certainly embraces the outlaw country side of things — in many ways his music is closer to the heartland sentiments of artists like John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, and perhaps most apt, Steve Earle. Gilbert was born in the small town of Jefferson, Georgia, just outside of Athens. He grew up hearing country music, but he also heard a lot of Athens rock bands like R.E.M. and the B-52's, and the swaggering Southern rock of bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd; at his best, Gilbert blends all of these various strains together in his music. It was a near-fatal car accident when he was 19 years old that spurred him to give music his all, and he started writing songs in earnest, playing mostly solo acoustic gigs before forming a band that could bring his vision of a hard-stomping country/rock/soul show to fruition. Moving to Nashville, he signed with Warner Chappell Publishing (his songs have been recorded by the likes of Jason Aldean and Colt Ford) and began working toward completing an album. Modern Day Prodigal Son finally appeared in 2009 from Average Joe's, which also released the follow-up, Halfway to Heaven, in 2010. Gilbert signed with Big Machine's Valory Music imprint in 2011 and the label reissued Halfway to Heaven. With Valory's support, the album took off: "Country Must Be Country Wide" and "You Don't Know Her Like I Do" both topped the U.S. Country Charts on their way to being certified platinum. Two other singles were pulled from the record in 2012 — "Kick it in the Sticks" and "More Than Miles," both peaking in the Country Top 20s — and then in 2013, Gilbert began working on a new studio project with producer Dann Huff. . "Bottoms Up," the first single issued from these sessions, turned into Gilbert's biggest hit to date in early 2014, reaching number one on the charts on its way to selling over a million copies. Its success whetted the appetite for Just as I Am, which saw release in May 2014.

Top Albums
1. Just As I Am	2. Halfway to H..	3. A Modern Day..	4. Halfway to H..	5. Lie Baby Lie..
6. Country Must..	7. Dirt Road An..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Small Town Throwdown (feat. Justin M..	Just As I Am	3:22	$1.29
2.	Bottoms Up	Just As I Am	3:41	$1.29
3.	Kick It In the Sticks	Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe E..	3:45	$1.29
4.	You Don't Know Her Like I Do	Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe E..	4:46	$1.29
5.	Country Must Be Country Wide	Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe E..	3:34	$1.29
6.	My Baby's Guns n' Roses	Just As I Am	3:33	$1.29
7.	If You Want a Bad Boy	Just As I Am	3:31	$1.29
8.	My Kind of Crazy	Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe E..	3:34	$1.29
9.	Take It Outside	Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe E..	4:16	$1.29
10.	More Than Miles	Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe E..	4:12	$1.29
11.	Hell On Wheels	Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe E..	4:13	$1.29
12.	One Hell of an Amen	Just As I Am	3:42	$1.29
13.	Fall Into Me	Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe E..	4:00	$1.29
14.	17 Again	Just As I Am	3:59	$1.29
15.	My Faith In You	Just As I Am	5:10	$1.29
16.	Let It Ride	Just As I Am	4:37	$1.29
17.	Saving Amy	Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe E..	5:14	$1.29
18.	Whenever We're Alone	Modern Day Prodigal Son	4:18	$1.29
19.	Lights of My Hometown	Just As I Am	6:10	$1.29
20.	Dirt Road Anthem (Revisited) [feat. ..	Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe E..	4:38	$1.29
21.	I'm Gone	Just As I Am	3:34	$1.29
22.	That Was Us	Just As I Am	3:47	$1.29
23.	Picture On the Dashboard	Modern Day Prodigal Son	4:16	$1.29
24.	Hell On an Angel	Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe E..	3:15	$1.29
25.	Them Boys	Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe E..	3:55	$1.29

Top Music Videos
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6. More Than Mil...	7. Brantley Gilb...

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