Brantley Gilbert is pretty much an open book with his fans, pouring his heart out into his songs, but he came up with one little nugget that his fans might not know about him. He says, “I used to do Civil War reenactments. Yeah, I was a little drummer boy ‘til I was old enough to carry a gun.”
Brantley took the reenactments very seriously. He says, “I lived every Saturday like a champ and died every Sunday. I was a dramatic dier too. You got to go down to your knees and throw your drum. It’s usually like a stomach shot or chest shot. I was pretty dramatic. I was a badass.”
Brantley’s latest single, “Stone Cold Sober,” is the follow-up to his #1 song, “One Hell of an Amen.”
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Brantley Gilbert – something fans might not know :23 (music under bite)
“Somethin’ that my fans would be surprised … Oh, I used to do Civil War reenactments. Yeah, I was a little drummer boy ‘til I was old enough to carry a gun. I lived every Saturday like a champ and died every Sunday. I was a dramatic dier too. You got to go down to your knees and throw your drum. It’s usually like a stomach shot or chest shot. I was pretty dramatic. I was a badass.”
WHAT HE’S DOING THIS WEEK – NOVEMBER 9, 2015 – MONDAY
- Brantley Gilbert announced his “Blackout Tour” 2016 last week during CMA week in Nashville. The tour kicks off in January.
- This week (11/11), he flies to Europe with his wife in tow to play shows in the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom.
- Gilbert has also been working on a new album slated for release early next year (2016).
BRANTLEY GILBERT – THE FACTS
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://brantleygilbert.com/home
FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/BrantleyGilbertMusic
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/brantleygilbert
INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/brantleygilbert/
BIRTH DATE: January 20, 1985 (He’s 30)
HOMETOWN: Jefferson, Georgia
PARENTS: Keith and 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: “Stone Cold Sober”
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: August 2012
CURRENT TOUR: Coming up his own “Blackout Tour”
LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2014 – “One Hell Of An Amen” See the video here.
RECENT TWEETS:
Brantley Gilbert @BrantleyGilbert Nov 6
yall get ready…. Tickets for the BLACKOUT TOUR are ON SALE NOW… Check it out http://BGBlackout.com
Brantley Gilbert @BrantleyGilbert Nov 5
….today’s your last chance to grab presale tickets… General on sale tmrw at 10am local http://BGBlackout.com
Brantley Gilbert @BrantleyGilbert Nov 4
BLACKOUT TOUR presales are on sale and going fast yall… see you on the road with @canaansmith + @michaelraymusic http://BGBlackout.com
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