The album also produced his first number one hit with " Why". It served as the lead-off to his self-titled debut album and reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Furthermore, while recording Relentless, Aldean moved to Clarence Spalding and Spalding Entertainment for management.Ģ005–2008: Jason Aldean and Relentless Īldean's debut single, " Hicktown", was released in early 2005. Shortly after the release of his self-titled debut album, Aldean picked up his new (and current) agent Kevin Neal. Then five weeks later, he was offered a deal from Broken Bow Records in Nashville. Still frustrated and discouraged with his struggling career, Aldean gave himself six months before planning to leave Nashville and return home to Georgia. The last straw was an attempt at the Wildhorse Saloon where the promised label talent scouts never even showed up. Various showcases failed to bring him a contract. He signed with another label but again was dropped in 2000 after his label postponed his recording sessions repeatedly.
After signing with Warner-Chappell, Aldean moved to Nashville on November 1, 1998, at the age of 21.Īldean was offered a recording contract but was subsequently dropped. He was approached by Michael Knox, then of the Warner-Chappell song-publishing company. In 1998, he performed songs from his first album at a showcase staged by Atlanta nightclub The Buckboard. With Justin Weaver (one of the band's members), Aldean began writing and recording original songs.
Musical career 1998–2004: Career beginnings Īfter high school, with his father's help, Aldean and his band performed at clubs and festivals around the Southeast. In order to stand out, Aldean changed the spelling of his middle name, Aldine, to come up with the name Aldean. At 15, he joined the "house band" at Georgia nightspot Nashville South. He then began performing at area talent contests and local fairs. He sang John Anderson's song " Seminole Wind" and Tracy Lawrence's " Sticks and Stones". With his mother's help, he performed at the local VFW hall in Macon. From age 14, after watching the country-music awards on television, he wanted to perform on stage. His early favorites included George Strait's " The Cowboy Rides Away", Hank Williams Jr.'s "The Blues Man", and Alabama's " My Home's in Alabama".īoth of his parents encouraged young Aldean as he progressed musically. Soon he could play a song after hearing it only a few times. When his dad got home, he got out his own guitar and they played together. Before his father went to his work, he would map out guitar chords on notebook paper to show his son where to place his fingers to play the chords and Jason would sit and practice all day while his dad was at work. He was raised by his mother in Macon, and during the summer he spent time with his father in Homestead, Florida. Jason Aldine Williams was born in Macon, Georgia, on February 28, 1977.
Aldean has received five Grammy Award nominations throughout his career, twice for Best Country Album.Ģ7 of his 38 singles have reached #1 on either the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts with " Why", " She's Country", " Big Green Tractor", " The Truth", " Don't You Wanna Stay" (a duet with Kelly Clarkson), " Dirt Road Anthem", " Fly Over States", " Take a Little Ride", " The Only Way I Know" (a collaboration with Luke Bryan and Eric Church), " Night Train", " When She Says Baby", " Burnin' It Down", " Just Gettin' Started", " Tonight Looks Good on You", " Lights Come On", " A Little More Summertime", " Any Ol' Barstool", " You Make It Easy", " Drowns the Whiskey" (a duet with Miranda Lambert), " Girl Like You", " Rearview Town", " Got What I Got", " Blame It on You", " If I Didn't Love You" (a duet with Carrie Underwood), and " Trouble with a Heartbreak". His 2012 album Night Train is certified double-platinum, while his 2005 self-titled debut, 2007 album Relentless, 2009 album Wide Open, 2014 album Old Boots, New Dirt are all certified platinum. His 2010 album, My Kinda Party, is certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Since 2005, he has been signed to Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released ten albums and 40 singles. Jason Aldean (born Jason Aldine Williams February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer.
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