Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972 in Glen Dale, West Virginia) is an American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and a freemason. Starting with the release of his 1999 album Who Needs Pictures, Brad has recorded five studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashville label, with all of his albums certified gold or higher by the RIAA. In addition, he has charted nineteen singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, nine of which have reached Number One. + Early Years Paisley has stated that his love of country music stems from his maternal grandfather, who gave Paisley his first guitar at age eight and taught him how to play. At age twelve Paisley wrote his first song, and by age thirteen, he was an opening act for country singers such as Ricky Skaggs and George Jones at the Capital Music Hall in Wheeling, West Virginia. Paisley graduated from Jo... Leia mais