The Country Star with the Southern rock twang, Brad Paisley is on tour in the USA, selling tickets, packing houses, and playing his dense catalog of hits. Paisley has collected several Country Music Awards and has eight hit albums since the turn of the century. Paisley's band consists of some of the finest musicians in Nashville, including guitarists Gary Hooker and Jody Harris, as well as multi-instrumentalists Kendal Marcy and Justin Williamson, plus long time bassist Kenny Lewis. That adds-up to a first rate professional line-up.
Academy of Country Music Awards that have been conferred upon Mr. Paisley: 2009 - Top Male Vocalist of the Year, Vocal Event of the Year ("Start a Band"), Video of the Year ("Waitin' on a Woman"); 2008 - Top Male Vocalist of the Year, Video of the Year ("Online"); 2007 - Top Male Vocalist of the Year; 2005 - Album of the Year ("Time Well Wasted"), Video of the Year ("When I Get Where I'm Going"); 2004 - Vocal Event of the Year & Video of the Year ("Whiskey Lullaby"); 1999 - Top New Male Vocalist of the Year. Paisley has three Grammy Awards: Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Throttleneck," 2008), Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Cluster Pluck," 2009) and Best Male Country Vocal Performance ("Letter to Me," 2009). Paisley has put out an album every year with only two exceptions: 2009's American Saturday Night, 2008's Play, 2007's 5th Gear, 2006's Brad Paisley Christmas, 2005's Time Well Wasted, 2003's Mud on the Tires, 2001's Part II, 1999's Who Needs Pictures.
Traveling through the US, the tour begins in Virginia Beach on May 21 and ends momentarily in Englewood, Colorado. In between nearly forty shows are slated for Paisley to put on. It is a long road and Paisley has said he doesn't want to do anything weak musically. The show has had many pre-tour practice sessions to work-out the setlist, including the new single "Water." So, like the new hit says, "Don't be a wuss, jump in the water." Buy Paisley Tour tickets here.