Jason Aldean (born February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He was born on February 28, 1977.
Both parents encouraged young Jason as he progressed musically. From age 14, after watching the country-music awards on TV, he wanted to perform on stage. With his mother's help, he performed at the local VFW hall in Macon. He sang John Anderson's song "Seminole Wind" and Tracy Lawrence's "Sticks and Stones". At 15, he joined the "house band" at the Macon nightspot Nashville South. A year later, he used his singing earnings to buy his first car.
After high school, with his father's help, Aldean and his band performed in college towns in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia, and then further up the southeastern seaboard. With one of the band's members, Justin Weaver, Aldean began writing songs. In 1998 he performed his original songs at a showcase staged by Atlanta nightclub The Buckboard. He was approached by Michael Knox, then of the Warner-Chappell song-publishing company. After signing with Warner-Chappell, Aldean moved to Music City on November 1, 1998 at age 21.
He released his debut album in 2005, which has sold more than one million copies. In May 2006, he won his first career award: Academy of Country Music (ACM) Top New Male Vocalist.
Aldean spent most of January 2007 in the studio with producer Michael Knox to finish his second album, “Relentless”. The album's lead-off single, "Johnny Cash", previously cut by Tracy Byrd, has been released.
He is currently touring with Rascal Flatts and is scheduled to headline the Eastern Kentucky University spring concert in Richmond, Kentucky.
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