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Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA)
is a country music singer, songwriter and producer.
Growing up in Katy, Texas as the youngest of four brothers, Black took a
passionate interest in music at age 13 teaching himself to play the
harmonica and then guitar and bass. He dropped out of high school to play in
his brother's band and played the local club circuit around Houston, Texas
as he also ventured into songwriting. Soon, he and Hayden Nicholas began
playing and writing songs together, soon signing with Bill Hamm (manager of
ZZ Top, among others) at RCA Records. To date Black has charted a total of
no less than 28 top 5 hit singles and sold several million albums worldwide.
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Black's first single, "A Better Man", was a #1 hit, as was his debut album
Killin' Time. Clint Black swept the Country Music Association's awards in
1989, winning in six different categories. Killin' Time spawned three hits
besides "A Better Man": "Killin' Time", "Nobody's Home" and "Walkin' Away".
Black's second album, Put Yourself in My Shoes, did not meet with as much
critical aclaim as his debut album, but nonetheless still included several
hit singles, most notably "Loving Blind" and "Where Are You Now". He began
touring with Alabama and soon married actress Lisa Hartman. A royalty-lawsuit
with Bill Ham was ongoing while Black recorded his third album, The Hard Way,
which received mixed reviews but became almost as successful as the previous
two. "We Tell Ourselves", the first single, was a #1 hit. His next albums,
No Time to Kill, One Emotion and Nothin' But the Tailights were popular
within the country music scene, but he has not been able to regain his
stature in the mainstream market. He was one of the best-selling country
singers of the 1990s.
Black left RCA. He and his wife have a daughter, Lily Pearl, and live in
Nashville, Tennessee. He helped form the record label Equity Music Group, of
which he is part owner and flagship artist. Equity produced its first album,
Spend My Time by Clint Black, in March, 2004.
For his contribution to the recording industry, Clint Black has a star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7080 Hollywood Blvd. |
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CLINT BLACK PICTURES |
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MOST POPULAR
Angelina Jolie
Jessica Alba
Paris Hilton
Scarlett Johansson
Jessica Simpson
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Christina Aguilera
Lindsay Lohan
Shakira
Beyonce
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ADDITIONS
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Rihanna
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Selena Gomez
Demi Lovato
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