Jason Michael Carroll
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| Jason Michael Carroll | ||
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 Jason at the Longbranch Saloon
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Jason Michael Carroll | |
| Born | June 13, 1978 (age 28) Houston, Texas |
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| Origin | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Genre(s) | Country | |
| Years active | 2002-present | |
| Label(s) | Arista Nashville | |
| Website | Carroll's official web site | |
Jason Michael Carroll (born June 13, 1978 in Houston, Texas) is an American country musician. His family moved to the area of Raleigh, North Carolina when he was five.
[edit] Biography
Brought up in Franklinton, North Carolina outside Raleigh, Caroll grew up in a religious and quite strict home, his father was a strict fundamentalist preacher who viewed all kinds of popular music as the siren call of sin 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 "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 RCA Records.
Carroll's debut album Waitin' in the Country, produced by Don Gehman (Pat Green, John Mellencamp, Hootie, REM) was released on February 6, 2007. 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 achieves both the best unit sales and the highest pop chart debut by any new country male since Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992. [1]
On Saturday February 24, 2007 Carroll made his second (first televised) appearance on the Grand Ole Opry performing "Alyssa Lies" and "Livin' Our Love Song".
Jason Michael Carroll has four children, Gavin Michael, Savanna Nicole, Stori Paige, and J.W.
[edit] Charts
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
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US Country (Mediabase) |
US Hot 100 | US Pop 100 | |||
| 2007 | "Alyssa Lies" | 5 | 5 | 64 | 91 | Waitin' in the Country |
| 2007 | "Livin' Our Love Song"A | 39 | 40 | Waitin' in the Country | ||
ACurrently active on charts.
| Year | Chart | Position | Album |
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| 2007 | Top Country Albums | 1 | Waitin' in the Country |
