Jason Michael Carroll

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Jason Michael Carroll
Background information
Born	June 13, 1978 (1978-06-13) (age 31) Houston, Texas, USA
Origin	Youngsville, North Carolina, USA
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2006-present
Labels	Arista Nashville
Associated acts	Don Gehman, Carrie Underwood
Website	Official website

Jason Michael Carroll (born June 13, 1978, in Houston, Texas^[1]) is an American country music artist. After being discovered at a local talent competition in 2004, Carroll was signed to the Arista Nashville label in 2006, releasing his debut album Waitin' in the Country that year. This album has produced three consecutive Top 40 country hits for him on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Alyssa Lies", "Livin' Our Love Song" and "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead". Carroll's second album, Growing Up Is Getting Old, has also produced his fourth and fifth Top 40 hits.

Biography

Carroll grew up in a religious household in Youngsville, North Carolina. His father was a conservative Christian minister who viewed modern music as sinful and would not allow any secular music played in the home, or even on family trips in the car. His father went so far as to spank him when he found a copy of Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart" in his bedroom.^[1]

In 2004, encouraged by his mother, Carroll won a local singing competition, WRAZ FOX 50's Gimme the Mic. During this same period, Carroll had finished writing "Alyssa Lies." Carroll says he struggled to the point of getting migraines for a year and a half before finishing the song. He was discovered by Rusty Harmon, the manager who produced Hootie & the Blowfish a decade ago. By the summer of 2005, Carroll was a regular along Nashville's Music Row. He later signed with the booking agency Monterey Peninsula Artists Nashville and entered a recording agreement with Arista Nashville.

Musical career

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Waitin' in the Country

Carroll's debut album, Waitin' in the Country, produced by Don Gehman, was released on February 6. In its opening week, it debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Charts. With first-week sales of 57,608, and a Billboard 200 pop chart entry at #8, Carroll had once achieved both the best unit sales and the highest pop chart debut by a new country male artist since Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992^[1]. However, thanks to his exposure on "American Idol", newcomer Bucky Covington's debut album later surpassed Carroll's sales.^[2] The debut single from Waitin' in the Country, entitled "Alyssa Lies", reached #5 on the Hot Country Songs charts. It was followed by "Livin' Our Love Song" which peaked at #6. The album's third single, "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead", was released in early 2008 and peaked at #21.

Growing Up Is Getting Old

His fourth single, "Where I'm From" entered the charts in November 2008. It is the first single from his second album, Growing Up Is Getting Old, which was released by Arista Nashville on April 28, 2009.^[3] The single only charted to #11 on the country charts, and a second single, "Hurry Home", was issued in June 2009.

Personal life

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Jason Michael Carroll is currently married to Wendy Carroll (née Phillips).^[4] The couple has one son, Jason Weldon. Carroll also has three children from a previous marriage, 1 son and 2 daughters.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

• ^A Current single.

Music videos

References

External links

• Carroll's official web site
• Jason Michael Carroll at MySpace