| Ashton Shepherd | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ashton Delilah Shepherd |
| Born | August 16, 1986 [1] |
| Origin | Coffeeville, Alabama, USA |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitarist |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Labels | MCA Nashville |
| Associated acts | Adam Cunningham |
Ashton Delilah Shepherd (born August 16, 1986 in Coffeeville, Alabama[1]) is an American country music singer-songwriter. She was first signed to Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA Nashville division in April 2007. Her 2008 debut album Sounds So Good produced two top 40 hits on the Hot Country Songs charts: "Takin' Off This Pain" and the title track. In 2011, she released her second album, Where Country Grows, which includes the top 20 hit "Look It Up".
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Ashton Shepherd was born August 16, 1986 in Coffeeville, Alabama. She began singing at an early age, and started writing songs at age five.[2] By age eight, she had entered her first talent competition, where she sang Patsy Cline songs, and soon afterward, she began performing at various local venues as well. Her parents helped her finance a self-titled CD, which she released independently at age fifteen.[2] In June 2006, she entered and won a talent contest in Gilbertown, Alabama. The prize was being the opening act for Lorrie Morgan in concert. Shepherd won the opening slot, and while performing as Morgan's opener, she was spotted by a representative of MCA Nashville Records, who then signed her to the label in April 2007.[3]
Her debut single, "Takin' Off This Pain", was released in September 2007, the same month in which she made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry.[4][5] The song, which peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, was the first single from her debut album Sounds So Good, which was produced by Buddy Cannon and released on March 4, 2008.[2] She also appeared on CMT's Unplugged at Studio 330 television program and subsequent interview March 5, 2008.[6] The album's second single, its title track, was released in May 2008 and peaked at #21.
Shepherd third single, "Look It Up", was released to country radio on January 3, 2011 as the lead-off single to her second album for MCA Nashville. It debuted at number 56 on the country charts for chart week ending January 15, 2011.[7] The song entered the Top 40 of the charts in its third week and became her second Top 20 hit on the chart, reaching a peak of number 19 in May 2011.
In 2006, she welcomed her first child, James, with her husband Roland Cunningham, whom she married in 2007. And in March 2011, Shepherd announced she was pregnant with her second child. [8] She then welcomed daughter, Raden Delilah Cunningham, on September 9th 2011. [9]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [10] |
US [11] |
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| Sounds So Good |
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16 | 90 |
| Where Country Grows |
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11 | 37 |
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [10] |
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| Look It Up |
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [12] |
US [13] |
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| 2007 | "Takin' Off This Pain" | 20 | 116 | Sounds So Good |
| 2008 | "Sounds So Good" | 21 | 116 | |
| 2011 | "Look It Up" | 19 | 95 | Where Country Grows |
| "Where Country Grows" | 42 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Takin' Off This Pain" (version 1) | Shaun Silva |
| 2008 | "Takin' Off This Pain" (version 2) | Danny Clinch/Becky Fluke |
| "Sounds So Good" | Roman White | |
| 2011 | "Look It Up" | Michael Salomon |
| "Where Country Grows" |
| Year | Song | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Polyrically Uncorrect" | Cledus T. Judd | Polyrically Uncorrect |