Everything about Miranda Lambert totally explained
Miranda Lambert (born
November 10,
1983 in
Longview, Texas) is a two time
Grammy Award nominated American
country singer-songwriter who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of
Nashville Star, where she finished in third place. Signed to
Epic Records in 2004, Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut album
Kerosene; this album, which was certified
platinum in the United States, also produced the singles "Bring Me Down", "
Kerosene", and "New Strings". All four singles were Top 40 hits on the
Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
Lambert was transferred to
Columbia Records Nashville for her second album,
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which was released in early 2007. Although its first single (the title track) failed to make top 40, the follow-up — "
Famous in a Small Town" — became her highest-charting single to date, reaching a peak of #14. The album's third single, "
Gunpowder & Lead", has reached Top 20 as well.
Biography
Lambert grew up in
Lindale, Texas. Her father Rick is a retired cop who in later life became a
private investigator in partnership with her mother Beverly. Miranda was taught to shoot by her father at an early age and later became an avid deer hunter. Her parents took her to a
Garth Brooks concert when she was nine and this started her interest in country music. Her father wrote and performed country music and she soon began singing in talent contests under his tutelage. Miranda has a younger brother named Luke.
At age sixteen, Lambert began appearing on the Johnny High Country Music Review in
Arlington, Texas, the same show that helped launch the career of
LeAnn Rimes. Lambert quickly landed a recording session in
Nashville, but left the studio after she became frustrated with the "
pop" sound of music. She then went back to Texas and asked her dad to teach her how to play guitar so she could write her own songs.
While still in high school, Lambert made her professional singing debut. She fronted the house band at the Reo Palm Isle Ballroom in
Longview, Texas, a long-running venue that has showcased
Elvis Presley and
Willie Nelson.
Music career
Kerosene
In 2003, Lambert auditioned for the talent competition
Nashville Star, eventually becoming a third-place finisher on the show. On September 15, 2003, she signed with
Epic Records; her debut single, "Me and Charlie Talking" (co-written by her father and Heather Little), was released in summer of 2004 as the lead-off single to her debut album. Titled
Kerosene, Lambert's first album comprised twelve songs, eleven of which she co-wrote. The album debuted at Number One on the
Billboard Top Country Albums charts, and eventually gained a platinum certification by the RIAA for sales of over one million. Overall, the album produced four Top 40 singles on the
Billboard country charts. Lambert also toured with
Keith Urban and
George Strait in early 2006. In 2007, she toured with
Toby Keith.
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Lambert's second album,
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was released on
May 1,
2007. She wrote eight of the album's eleven tracks, including its second single, "Famous in a Small Town", her highest-charting single to date. Much of the track of "Gunpowder & Lead" on that album was written while she while taking a concealed handgun class in her home town.
In 2005, at the 40th Annual
Academy of Country Music Awards in
Las Vegas, Lambert won the Cover Girl Fresh Face of Country Music Award. She was also nominated for the
Country Music Association's Horizon Award in 2005; in 2007, Lambert also received a
Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her single "Kerosene". She also won the Best New Female award at the 2007 ACM (
Academy of Country Music) Awards. At the 2008 ACM (
Academy of Country Music) Awards,
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend unexpectedly won Album of the Year.
In 2007, Lambert began dating country singer
Blake Shelton. Lambert also sang background vocals on Shelton's 2008 single "
Home".
Discography
Albums
Singles
Other songs
These recordings were commercially released through compilations or other artists.
Awards
Touring
Lambert's road band and crew consists of the following:
Band
Aden Bubeck — bass guitar
Chris Kline — keyboard, harmonica, jaw harp, percussion, guitar
Alex Weeden — lead guitar
Scotty Wray — rhythm guitar, lap steel guitar, resonator guitar, ganjo
Keith Zebroski — drums
Touring personnel
Jordan Powell — tour manager
Chris Newsom — monitor engineer, production manager, stage manager, backline tech
Jason Macalick — front of house engineer, backup bus driver
Tony Boykin — personal trainer, production assistant, security
Crysta Lee — merchandise manager
Sean Semler — lighting director
Charlie Sherman — bus driver
David Sherman — bus driverFurther Information
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