Clint Black
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 Clint Black in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, on October 26, 2006.
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Clint Patrick Black | |
| Born | February 04, 1962 (age 45) | |
| Genre(s) | country music | |
| Instrument(s) | guitar, harmonica, vocals | |
| Years active | 1989-present | |
| Label(s) | RCA Records (1989-2003) Equity Music Group (2003-present) |
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| Website | ClintBlack.com | |
Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA) is a neotraditional country music singer, songwriter, producer and occasional actor.
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[edit] Biography
Growing up in Katy, Texas as the youngest of four brothers, Black took a passionate interest in music at age 13 teaching himself to play the harmonica and then guitar and bass. He dropped out of high school to play in his brother's band and played the local club circuit around Houston, Texas as he also ventured into songwriting. Soon, he and Hayden Nicholas began playing and writing songs together, soon signing with Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top, among others) at RCA Records. To date Black has sold several million albums worldwide.
Clint's first single, "A Better Man", landed him a #1 country hit, as did the next three singles off his debut album, Killin' Time; the album itself was also #1 in album sales. He swept the Country Music Association's awards in 1989, winning in six different categories. Black's second album, Put Yourself In My Shoes, did not meet with as much critical acclaim as his debut, but nonetheless still included several hit singles. He began touring with Alabama and soon married actress Lisa Hartman. A royalty-lawsuit with Bill Ham was ongoing while Black recorded his third album, The Hard Way, which received mixed reviews but became almost as successful as the previous two. His next albums were popular within the country music scene, although his neo-trad approach to music would become less popular over time. Despite being one of the most popular acts of the 1990s, he would land only one Top 5 hit in the 2000s, a duet with his friend Steve Wariner.
After parting ways with longtime record label RCA, Clint started his own record label, Equity Music Group, in late 2003. Clint has released two mainstream records on his own label, as well a Christmas album.
Alongside his musical career, Clint has also tried his hand in acting. He has appeared in TV shows such as King of the Hill, Hope and Faith, and Hot Properties. He has also had roles in movies such as Maverick, Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack, Going Home, and Anger Management.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Note: The number by the album title is its peak position on Billboard's Country Album chart.
[edit] Studio albums
 Killin' Time |
 The Hard Way |
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 One Emotion |
 D'lectrified |
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[edit] Compilations
- 1993—Clint Black
- 1998—Super Hits
- 2003—Super Hits 2 (#53)
- 2003—The Ultimate Clint Black (#39)
- 2004—All American Country: Clint Black
[edit] Christmas albums
 Looking For Christmas |
 Christmas With You |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Album | US Country | US Hot 100 |
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| 1989 | "A Better Man" | Killin' Time | #1 | |
| 1989 | "Killin' Time" | Killin' Time | #1 | |
| 1990 | "Nobody's Home" | Killin' Time | #1 | |
| 1990 | "Walkin' Away" | Killin' Time | #1 | |
| 1990 | "Nothing's News" | Killin' Time | #3 | |
| 1990 | "Put Yourself in My Shoes" | Put Yourself in My Shoes | #4 | |
| 1991 | "Loving Blind" | Put Yourself in My Shoes | #1 | |
| 1991 | "One More Payment" | Put Yourself in My Shoes | #7 | |
| 1991 | "Where Are You Now" | Put Yourself in My Shoes | #1 | |
| 1991 | "This Night Life" | Put Yourself in My Shoes | #61 | |
| 1992 | "We Tell Ourselves" | The Hard Way | #2 | |
| 1992 | "Burn One Down" | The Hard Way | #4 | |
| 1993 | "When My Ship Comes In" | The Hard Way | #1 | |
| 1993 | "Desperado" | Common Thread: The Songs of The Eagles | #54 | |
| 1993 | "A Bad Goodbye" (w/ Wynonna) | No Time to Kill | #2 | #43 |
| 1993 | "No Time to Kill" | No Time to Kill | #3 | |
| 1994 | "State Of Mind" | No Time to Kill | #2 | |
| 1994 | "A Good Run of Bad Luck" | No Time to Kill | #1 | |
| 1994 | "Half the Man" | No Time to Kill | #4 | |
| 1994 | "Tuckered Out" | No Time to Kill | #74 | |
| 1994 | "Untanglin' My Mind" | One Emotion | #4 | |
| 1995 | "Wherever You Go" | One Emotion | #3 | |
| 1995 | "Summer's Comin'" | One Emotion | #1 | |
| 1995 | "One Emotion" | One Emotion | #2 | |
| 1995 | "Life Gets Away" | One Emotion | #4 | |
| 1996 | "Like the Rain" | Greatest Hits | #1 | |
| 1997 | "'Til Santa's Gone (Milk and Cookies)" (also known as "'Til Santa's Gone (I Just Can't Wait)" | #65A | ||
| 1997 | "Half Way Up" | Greatest Hits | #6 | |
| 1997 | "Still Holding On" (w/ Martina McBride) | Nothin' But the Taillights | #11 | |
| 1997 | "Something That We Do" | Nothin' But the Taillights | #2 | #67 |
| 1998 | "Nothin' But the Taillights" | Nothin' But the Taillights | #1 | |
| 1998 | "The Shoes You're Wearing" | Nothin' But the Taillights | #1 | |
| 1998 | "Loosen Up My Strings" | Nothin' But the Taillights | #12 | |
| 1999 | "You Don't Need Me Now" | Nothin' But the Taillights | #29 | |
| 1999 | "When I Said I Do" (w/ Lisa Hartman Black) | D'Lectrified | #1 | #31 |
| 2000 | "Been There" (w/ Steve Wariner) | D'Lectrified | #5 | #44 |
| 2000 | "Love She Can't Live Without" | D'Lectrified | #30 | |
| 2001 | "Easy For Me to Say" (w/ Lisa Hartman Black) | Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | #27 | |
| 2002 | "Money or Love" | Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | #50 | |
| 2003 | "I Raq And Roll" | #42 | ||
| 2003 | "Spend My Time" | Spend My Time | #16 | |
| 2003 | "The Boogie Man" | Spend My Time | #51 | |
| 2004 | "My Imagination" | Spend My Time | #42 | |
| 2005 | "Rainbow in the Rain" | Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic | #44 | |
| 2005 | "Code of the West"B | Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic | ||
| 2005 | "Grain of Salt" (Ray Herndon w/ Clint Black)B | Livin' the Dream (Ray Herndon album) | ||
| 2006 | "Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic" | Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic | #54 | |
| 2006 | "Heartaches"B | Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic |
- A"'Til Santa's Gone" charted on four separate occasions as a Christmas single. The song peaked at #65 in 1997; #40 in 1998; #38 in 1999; and #34 in 2000.
- B"Code of the West", "Grain of Salt", and "Heartaches" were released but failed to chart.
[edit] Trivia
- He and his wife have a daughter, Lily Pearl, and live in Nashville, Tennessee. Clint also has a daughter, Chelsea, from a previous relationship.
- His brother Kevin Black is also a singer.
- For his contribution to the recording industry, Clint Black has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7080 Hollywood Blvd.
- He was a contestant on Duets in 2006 along with Randy Travis, Patti Labelle, Smokey Robinson, and several others.
- In 2003, he announced his staunch support of both George W. Bush and the war in Iraq. He even recorded a song "I Raq and Roll" in support of both the troops and the war.
[edit] References
- "Clint Black". CMT. Retrieved Sep. 15, 2006.
- "About Clint". Clint Black Official Web Site. retrieved Sep. 15, 2006.
- Equity Music Group - Press Retrieved Sep. 15, 2006.
[edit] External links
Categories: 1962 births | Living people | American country musicians | American record producers | American songwriters | Country musicians | Country music songwriters | Grand Ole Opry members | Hollywood Walk of Fame | People from Houston | People from Long Branch, New Jersey | Texas musicians | New Jersey musicians
