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Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer-songwriter and country guitarist. His style crosses between traditional country and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.
Paisley was the 2008 CMA and ACM Male Vocalist of the Year winner. Starting with the release of his 1999 album Who Needs Pictures, Paisley has recorded seven studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashville label, with all of his albums certified gold or higher by the RIAA. In addition, he has charted 25 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 15 of which have reached #1 with a record 10 consecutive singles reaching the top spot on the charts.
Paisley has stated that his love of country music stems from his maternal grandfather, Warren Jarvis, who gave Paisley his first guitar at 8-years-old and taught him how to play. At age 12, Paisley wrote his first song; and by age 13, he was an opening act for...... (Read more on Wikipedia)
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Breitbart's New Conspiracy Theory: The 'Purported' Farmer's Wife Is A Plant - — Two white farmers who were supposedly discriminated against by former USDA official Shirley Sherrod spoke out on her behalf yesterday, saying “no way in the world” is she racist. |
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Rubio: Offshore Drilling Is 'Being Done Safely All Over The World' - — Yesterday, Florida Senate candidate Marc Rubio (R-FL) waffled on the dangers of offshore drilling even as his state's beaches were being destroyed by the BP oil disaster. “I hope we reach a point where we don't use any petroleum … |
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Joe Barton to BP: 'I apologize' for the White House 'shakedown.' - — During a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee this morning, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) “apologize[d]” to BP CEO Tony Hayward, accusing the White House of an illegal “shakedown” of the foreign oil giant to secure … |
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BP Hires Dick Cheney's Press Secretary, Anne Womack-Kolton - — Under threat of receivership and criminal investigation for its destruction of the Gulf of Mexico, foreign oil giant BP has hired a former top aide for Vice President Dick Cheney to be their new spokeswoman. |
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73 days ago |
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BP CEO Hayward Bets On 'Very, Very Modest' Impact From Disaster - — Tony Hayward, CEO of oil giant BP, is betting that the environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon disaster will be “very, very modest.” Even though a million gallons of crude have flooded into the Gulf of Mexico every … |
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Brit Hume Shrugs Off Oil Spill: 'Where Is The Oil?' - — This morning, Fox News anchor Brit Hume scoffed at the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, wondering, “Where is the oil?” Hume followed the lead of Rush Limbaugh and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R), who have been aggressively downplaying … |
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84 days ago |
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Breaking: BP Effort To Use Dome To Contain Oil Disaster Fails - — The Wonk Room has completed its live blogging from the Gulf Coast. — Efforts to contain the Deepwater Horizon oil gusher with a 100-ton, four-story concrete-and-steel box have failed, BP officials announced. |
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109 days ago |
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Uninformed Limbaugh Wonders 'Where Was The Union' At Non-Union Mine Disaster - — Last Friday, Rush Limbaugh asked why a coal miner union didn't protect the 29 miners who were killed when Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, WV, exploded under unsafe conditions: … Listen here: |
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110 days ago |
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Don Blankenship Called Safety Regulators 'As Silly As Global Warming' - — The death toll from Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine explosion last week has reached a total of 29 miners, the worst coal disaster in 40 years. When the disaster occurred, Massey was contesting millions of dollars … |
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Don Blankenship's Record Of Profits Over Safety: 'Coal Pays The Bills' - — After the worst coal mining disaster in at least 25 years, Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship is facing long-overdue scrutiny for his record of putting coal profits over fundamental safety and health concerns. |
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