Sam Hunt
Sam Hunt | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sam Lowry Hunt[1] |
| Born | December 8, 1984 Cedartown, Georgia, U.S. |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | MCA Nashville |
| Spouse(s) |
Hannah Lee Fowler (m. 2017) |
| Website | samhunt |
Sam Lowry Hunt (born December 8, 1984) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He was born in Cedartown, Georgia.
Hunt started his career by writing songs for Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Billy Currington, and Reba McEntire. His first studio album, Montevallo, broke several chart records. The lead single from the album, "Leave the Night On", peaked on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, making Hunt the first country artist in 22 years, since Billy Ray Cyrus, to reach the top of three country charts at the same time in the Nielsen SoundScan-era.[4]
Hunt has won many awards, including one American Music Award, and one CMT Music Award, as well as nominations for Billboard Music Awards and Grammy Awards.
References
- ↑ "Sam Hunt on Twitter: "My middle name is Lowry"". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sam Hunt". AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Easton, Anthony (19 November 2014). "Sam Hunt: Montevallo". Popmatters. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ Wade Jessen (November 7, 2014). "Sam Hunt Scores Country Charts Feat Last Achieved 22 Years Ago". Billboard.
Other websites
Media related to Sam Hunt at Wikimedia Commons