Brantley Gilbert had a chance to perform his first USO shows a couple of years ago, and it was an experience he calls life-changing. “We were playin’ about 90-minutes and we spent some time doin’ some meet-n-greets and stuff,” says Brantley. “After every show we stayed ‘til the whole base came through, and signed everything they had and shook hands with ‘em. I’m tellin’ you man, it was a life-changing experience, to say the least. It was wild, man.”
Brantley honors one of our fallen soldiers in his latest #1 single, “One Hell of an Amen,” and if an artist has ever considered doing a USO tour, he says, “If anybody gets a chance to do that, take off.”
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“We were playin’ about 90-minutes and we spent some time doin’ some meet-n-greets and stuff. After every show we stayed ‘til the whole base came through, and signed everything they had and shook hands with ‘em. I’m tellin’ you man, it was a life-changing experience, to say the least. It was wild, man. If anybody gets a chance to do that, take off.”
WHAT HE’S DOING THIS WEEK – AUGUST 3, 2015 – MONDAY
Brantley Gilbert plays Mile High Stadium in Denver this weekend (8/8) on Kenny Chesney’s “The Big Revival” tour.
BRANTLEY GILBERT – THE FACTS
BIRTH DATE: January 20, 1985 (He’s 30)
HOMETOWN: Jefferson, Georgia
PARENTS: Becky Gilbert
DEBUT SINGLE VALORY: “Kick It In The Sticks” – 2010
DEBUT ALBUM: Modern Day Prodigal Son – 2009
CURRENT ALBUM: Just As I Am – RELEASED: May 19, 2014
CURRENT SINGLE: “One Hell Of An Amen” sits at number 3 after hitting number one last week on Mediabase.
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: August 2012
CURRENT TOUR: Kenny Chesney’s “Big Revival Tour”
LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2014 – “One Hell Of An Amen”
RECENT TWEETS:
Brantley has not tweeted this past week…
Brantley Gilbert @BrantleyGilbert July 22
Looking forward to chatting with @DJ_Shawn_Parr & @Elainadsmith on @KickSomeNash tonight… Yall tune in at 8pm…
Brantley Gilbert @BrantleyGilbert July 20
Chattanooga we are coming…. #NoogaStrong
BRANTLEY GILBERT – AWARD WINS
2012 – American Country Awards – Breakthrough Artist Single of the Year (“You Don’t Know Her Like I Do”)
2013 – CRS New Faces
2013 – Country Music Awards – CMA Triple Play Award – “Country Must Be Country Wide,” “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” and “Dirt Road Anthem”
2013 – Academy Of Country Music Awards – Top New Male Artist
2014 – American Music Awards – Favorite Country Album – Brantley Gilbert – Just As I Am
2015 – iHeart Radio Awards – Renegade Award