| Easton Corbin | |
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Easton Corbin being interviewed. |
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 12, 1982 [1] |
| Origin | Trenton, Florida, USA[2] |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Singer-Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Labels | Mercury Nashville |
| Associated acts | Carson Chamberlain Rory Lee Feek |
| Website | www.eastoncorbin.com |
Easton Corbin (born April 12, 1982) is an American country music singer. He signed to Mercury Records Nashville in 2009 and released his self-titled debut album in March 2010, featuring the two Number One hits "A Little More Country Than That" and "Roll With It", as well as the top 15 hit "I Can't Love You Back".
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Easton Corbin is a native of Gilchrist County, Florida. He lived on his grandparents' farm following his parents' divorce, and was introduced to country music-themed television programs such as Hee Haw. After taking guitar lessons from session musician Pee Wee Melton at age fourteen, Corbin joined a band, which won an opening slot at a music festival, followed by opening slots for Janie Fricke and Mel McDaniel.
Easton Corbin's biography leaves out several people who had everything to do with Easton's career path and development. Andy Temple was the person who did the impromptu (fortunate) audition at a local music store then introduced Easton to Mega-hit songwriter Reese Wilson [Rick Trevino "She Can't Say I Didn't Cry" and Jeff Carson "Not On Your Love"] who brought Easton to Nashville in the Fall of 2005. The next year, Easton signed an exclusive management/production contract with producer Steve Davis. Wilson, Davis and vocal coach Tray Simmons spent well over a year mentoring and developing Easton's talent to a professional level and presented Easton Corbin to the music industry.
Corbin later attended the University of Florida's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and earned an agribusiness degree, before marrying his wife, Briann, on September 2, 2006. He and Briann then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, on October 14, 2006,[3] where he worked at an Ace Hardware store and performed at writers' nights. A distant cousin, who is a professor of entertainment management, recommended Corbin to contacts in Nashville, Tennessee.[4] Joe Fisher, senior director of A&R at Universal Music Group Nashville, signed Corbin to the Mercury Nashville label in 2009.[4] He released his debut single, "A Little More Country Than That", in July of that same year.[4] Rory Lee Feek of Joey + Rory wrote the song with Don Poythress and Wynn Varble.[4] The label released a four-song digital extended play entitled A Little More Country Than That on August 18, 2009,[3] shortly before the single entered Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Corbin's self-titled debut album was released in March 2010, under the production of Carson Chamberlain.[2] The album had first-week sales of 43,000 copies, making for the highest first-week sales on the Mercury Nashville label in seven years.[5]
"A Little More Country Than That" peaked at Number One on the country charts dated for the week ending April 3, 2010,[6][7][8] making Corbin the first solo male country artist to send a debut single to Number One since Dierks Bentley's "What Was I Thinkin'" in 2003.[9][10] "Roll with It" was released as the album's second single, which hit number one in October 2010. Corbin has also signed onto Brad Paisley's H20 World Tour, which began in May 2010.[9] The album's third single "I Can't Love You Back" released to radio on November 8, 2010.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| US Country [11] |
US [12] |
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4 | 10 |
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| US Country [11] |
US Heat [13] |
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| A Little More Country Than That |
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44 | 27 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||
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| US Country [14] |
US [15] |
CAN [16] |
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| 2009 | "A Little More Country Than That" | 1 | 42 | 66 | Easton Corbin | ||||
| 2010 | "Roll with It" | 1 | 55 | 88 | |||||
| "I Can't Love You Back" | 14 | 76 | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2009 | "A Little More Country Than That" | Stephen Shepherd |
| 2010 | "A Little More Country Than That" (acoustic) | |
| "I Can't Love You Back" | Shaun Silva |
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
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| 2010 | CMT Music Awards | USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year - "A Little More Country Than That" | Nominated |
| Country Music Association | New Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| Single of the Year - "A Little More Country Than That" | Nominated | ||
| American Country Awards | New/Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Won | |
| Single of the Year - "A Little More Country Than That" | Nominated | ||
| Single by a Male Artist - "A Little More Country Than That" | Nominated | ||
| Single by New/Breakthrough Artist - "A Little More Country Than That" | Won | ||
| Music Video of the Year - "A Little More Country Than That" | Nominated | ||
| Music Video by a Male Artist - "A Little More Country Than That" | Nominated | ||
| Music Video by New/Breakthrough Artist - "A Little More Country Than That" | Won | ||
| 2011 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Top New Solo Vocalist | Nominated |