Luke Bryan

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Luke Bryan
Background information
Birth name	Thomas Luther Bryan
Born	July 17, 1976 (1976-07-17) (age 33)[1]
Origin	Leesburg, Georgia, USA[2]
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Acoustic guitar
Years active	2007-present
Labels	Capitol Nashville
Associated acts	Billy Currington, Travis Tritt
Website	LukeBryan.com

Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan (born July 17, 1976 in Leesburg, Georgia) is an American country music artist. He debuted in 2007 with the single "All My Friends Say", a Top 5 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His debut album, I'll Stay Me, was released on Capitol Records in 2007. This album also produced chart singles in "We Rode in Trucks" and "Country Man". In addition to his own material, Bryan co-wrote Billy Currington's 2007 Number One hit "Good Directions". A fourth single, "Do I", charted in early 2009 as the first single for his second album, Doin' My Thing.

Biography

Bryan was raised in Leesburg, Georgia. At age fourteen, his parents bought him his first guitar, and after learning to play it, he joined various local bands and began to play in local clubs.^[2] After graduating high school, Bryan planned to move to Nashville, Tennessee; however, this move was delayed, due to the death of his brother, Chris.^[3] He later attended Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia where he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. While at Georgia Southern, he continued to work on his singing and songwriting skills. He also self-released an album, which he sold at shows.^[4]

2007-2008: I'll Stay Me

He moved to Nashville in 2001, eventually landing a deal as a songwriter.^[2] Among his first cuts was the title track of Travis Tritt's 2005 album My Honky Tonk History.^[5] An A&R representative at Capitol Records saw Bryan perform at a club, and signed him to a recording contract. His debut single, "All My Friends Say", was released in early 2007, just as country music artist Billy Currington was climbing the Hot Country Songs charts with "Good Directions", which Bryan also wrote. "Good Directions" spent three weeks at Number One on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs charts in May 2007, while "All My Friends Say" reached a peak of #5. In August 2007, Bryan's debut album for Capitol, entitled I'll Stay Me, was released. The album's second single, "We Rode in Trucks", peaked in the Top 40 in early 2008. A third single, "Country Man", was released in February 2008 and became his second Top 10 hit. Bryan also charted in late 2008 with a cover of "Run Rudolph Run" which peaked at #42 based on Christmas airplay.

2009-present: Doin' My Thing

In March 2009, he released an exclusive EP to iTunes titled Spring Break With All My Friends that featured two new songs, "Sorority Girls" and "Take My Drunk Ass Home," as well as an acoustic version of "All My Friends Say." After this EP, he released his fourth single, "Do I", which is included on his second album, Doin' My Thing. Bryan wrote the song with Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum, whose lead singer Hillary Scott also sings backing vocals on it.^[6] It debuted at #53 on the country singles charts dated for May 9, 2009.

Personal life

Luke Bryan married his college sweetheart, Caroline, in 2006. He has one child, Thomas Boyer Bryan, born March 18, 2008.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Other charted songs

Songs charted from unsolicited airplay.

Music videos

References

External links

• LukeBryan.com
• Luke Bryan at MySpace