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Clint Black

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Prolific singer-songwriter Clint Black has long been heralded as one
of Country music’s brightest stars. His many talents have taken him even
further, as Black has transcended genres to become one of the most
successful artists in all the music industry. To date, Black has
written, recorded and released more than 100 songs, a benchmark in any
artist’s career. An astounding one-third of these songs eligible for
major single release also achieved hit song status at Country radio,
while more than 20 million of his albums have been sold worldwide. While
it’s well-known that Black is an accomplished singer and guitarist,
people may be surprised to learn that he is also proficient on drums and
harmonica.

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Black’s continued success can be attributed in part to his deep sense
of Country music history, and his humble gratitude in being an
important part of it. The 1989 debut of his critically acclaimed fan
favorite, the Triple Platinum Killin’ Time, marked a shift in the
industry, with a return to the more traditional sounds of the genre. CMT
lists this album as one of the 100 Greatest Albums in Country Music.


Released while Black was still an unknown Texas-based artist and
writer, Killin’ Time boasted five #1 hits – unprecedented from a debut
album in any genre – and won Black a collection of awards that included:
Country Music Association Horizon Award, Country Music Association Male
Vocalist of the Year, American Music Awards Favorite New Male Country
Artist, Academy of Country Music Best New Male Vocalist, Academy of
Country Music Best Male Vocalist, Academy of Country Music Album of the
Year (Killin’ Time), and Academy of Country Music Single of the Year (“A
Better Man”).

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For Black, Killin’ Time was only the beginning. Put Yourself in My
Shoes followed in 1990, and quickly went Triple Platinum. Since then,
Black has had nearly two dozen #1 hit singles, and almost as many Top 5
and Top 10 hits – all of them his original compositions, which is itself
a notable rarity in popular music. The overall number of his awards,
including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, surpasses the number of
his hit records, while he has performed for a staggering number of
dedicated music fans in concerts through the years.


With such a long and productive career, Black still keeps his output
as fresh now as when he was a hungry, up-and-coming artist. When he felt
that his music was in danger of becoming a bit repetitive in the late
‘90s, Black took a brave risk and shook things up by leaving his label
of more than a decade, and took a much-needed break to reevaluate where
he wanted to take his career next. At that time, he and wife Lisa
Hartman Black decided to start a family, and the birth of daughter Lily
Pearl subsequently gave Black a new perspective and vigor that affected
not only his personal life, but his professional and creative sides as
well.


Clearly, Black’s devotion to family was the best thing for his
career. In 2003, he boldly founded Equity Music Group, an especially
artist-friendly record company that became home to his own recordings,
as well as those of other like-minded artists. It was his company that
launched Little Big Town’s career with their Platinum-selling album, The
Road to Here. Black’s highly anticipated debut album for the label,
Spend My Time, received great critical acclaim, and the label went on to
earn Billboard’s #2 Independent Imprint of the Year and #4 Independent
Label of the Year across all genres in 2006.


Without a doubt, Clint Black has earned his place as one of the most
successful artists in the history of American music; but he has not
stopped there. Black memorably flexed his acting chops with a cameo in
1994’s Maverick (alongside Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster), as well as with
roles in films such as 2000’s Going Home (with Jason Robards) and the
starring role in 1998’s Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack.
Flicka 2 (with Patrick Warburton) – will be released in May 2010. Black
has also performed on TV shows including The Larry Sanders Show, Las
Vegas, King of the Hill and many others.


In addition to his established business ventures and various charity
foundation efforts, Black branched out even further with an appearance
on Donald Trump’s hit reality series Celebrity Apprentice. As a result
of the friendship on the show between Black and fellow contestant and
Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton, the teammates are working to
secure a total of one million dollars in matching fund donations for the
International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF). Black currently serves
as Honorary Chair for the IRSF’s “Research to Reality: Funding Progress”
campaign, which helps to accelerate treatments and research to find a
cure for the developmental disorder.




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