Brantley Gilbert had a chance to tour with Tim McGraw a little last year, and besides being able to learn from him as a performer, Brantley reveals that he was able to share a lot of great life experience with Tim. “No joke, Tim’s an awesome dude, on and off stage,” says Brantley. “We share some lifestyle (choices) … you know, Tim’s been sober for a while. He had some great advice as far as that goes and as far as business went.”
Besides getting some great advice from Tim about sobriety, Brantley was able to observe just what a good guy Tim is on and off stage. He says, “I had an opportunity to fly with him to some shows and hearing him call home and talk to Faith and his girls, man, he’s just a good father and a good husband. And the way he conducts himself on the road with the people that work for him and with him, he’s just a stand up dude.”
Brantley will certainly carry those lessons from Tim with him for a long time to come both in business and in his personal life. On the business front, Brantley is busy promoting his new single, “One Hell of an Amen,” the latest release off his Just As I Am album.
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“Man, no joke, Tim’s an awesome dude, on and off stage. We share some lifestyle … you know, Tim’s been sober for a while. He had some great advice as far as that goes and as far as business went. Man, it’s good to be able to look up to somebody on stage and in business and then off stage. I had an opportunity to fly with him to some shows and hearing him call home and talk to Faith and his girls, man, he’s just a good father and a good husband. And the way he conducts himself on the road with the people that work for him and with him, he’s just a stand up dude.”
WHAT HE’S DOING THIS WEEK – FEBRUARY 2, 2015 – MONDAY
Brantley Gilbert celebrates a number one party in Nashville this afternoon (2/2) for his song “Bottoms Up.” Off the road for a few more weeks, Gilbert heads to Europe to play February 28 for fans in Norway.
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 in the Top 40 on Mediabase this week.
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: August 2012
CURRENT TOUR: His own “Let It Ride Tour”
LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2014 – “One Hell Of An Amen”
RECENT TWEETS:
Brantley Gilbert @BrantleyGilbert · January 30
One Hell of an Amen…. #BringItOn
Brantley Gilbert @BrantleyGilbert · January 29
a buddy of mine was visiting idaho today and sent me this picture… I just had to tip my hat to idaho… Amen!
Brantley Gilbert @BrantleyGilbert · January 29
Here it is y’all… The official video for One Hell of an Amen…. We are really proud of this one…. http://youtu.be/8IMn4c4MwM0
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” & “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