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An artist of a new generation of stylish looks with long hair and a full beard namedChris Stapleton. He is a profound country music singer, composer, and songwriter. In the recent year, Chris won theCMA awardas the male vocalist of the year. However, it is not his first award, he has already won two consecutive awards as the male vocalist of the year.
Rich and full of amazing tunes, Chris Stapleton’s catalog is impressive. His music is worth checking out if you enjoy country music or wish to hear more soulful vocals. As the songwriter, Stapleton wrote several countless hits for other singers. He introduced the musical band The Steel Drivers for a few years. Later, he formed another band, The Jompson Brothers.
Let’s read more about Stapleton’s career and songs briefly.
Chris Stapleton holding a guitar
Early Years
Christopher Alvin Stapleton opened his eyes in 1978 in Kentucky, America to Carol J. andHerbert Joseph Stapleton.His parents worked hard to give him comfort. His father was an engineer and his mother was a health provider in the local area hospital. Chris has two more siblings, a brother Herbert Joseph III, and a sister Melanie Brook. Chris is the middle one of his siblings.
Chris Stapleton was raised in the state of Staffordsville and finished high school in his hometown. He then studied engineering like his father, but could not complete it till the end.
Onset of Music Career
It was the year 2001 when Chris wanted to pursue his career in music. He went to the city of music Nashville for this purpose. Particularly Chris started as a songwriter and signed a contract with Sea Gayle Music, where he got the chance to write songs for the bigger names of the country music artists. Some of his major hits includeLuke Bryan’sDrink a Beer, Kenny Chesney’s “Never Wanted Nothing More”,George Strait’sLoves Gonna Make It Alright, and others.
The Steel Drivers, the band with whom he worked as a leader published a few hits records in bluegrass genres. However, Chris left soon. Later for more experience, he made another bandThe Jompson Brothersbased on the guitaristGreg McKee,drummer Bard McNamee, and bass player J.T. Cure. The band worked on a single album in 2010.
Stapleton, an artist of a new generation
The Way to Success
Additionally, in 2013 Chris and his spouse Morgane performed Jennings’s song live atGrand Ole Opry.Similarly, in the 2014 CMT award ceremony, Stapleton and Lady A performed Stapleton’s song Drink a Beer sung by Luke Bryan.
Before releasing his music, Stapleton composed multiple songs of the featured hits of that time. He released his first album in 2015 named Traveler. The album which he co-produced and worked on with The Jompson Brothers. His first album counted as double-certified platinum by RIAA. The album was also nominated as the album of the year.
Further, he moved to his second album which was A Room: Volume 1 he released in 2017. The album broke records of success and peaked at 2 on theBillboardcountry music chart. Right after a short period, Stapleton published its second edition A Room: Volume 2. It was another successful edition like its first part. Volume 1 was referred to as the best-selling album of the year.
Stapleton while performing on the stage
His Other Projects
The single You Are My Sunshine was sung by Chris and his wife in 2016. The same year he attended the Country Festival where he performed with multiple artists including Andrew Combs, Kacey Musgraves, and others. The event was held in Europe.
Stapleton also recorded his meaningful voice for the songI Want Lovefor Sir John Elton’s album in 2017. The Kentucky native also appeared in the TV show Saturday Night Live in 2016. He sang his greatest hits live in concert as a guest role. Stapleton’s other awesome work was Lee Ann Womack’s song, which she sang in 2008 but written by Stapleton. Later the song was added to his studio album A Room: Volume 1.
Following the year 2020, Stapleton published his singleStarting Over. Later he added the song to his new album Starting Over. He released several singles in his upcoming years.
Chris Stapleton Songs
Yes! I tried to gather some of Stapleton’s collection. Let’s have a look below.
Song Title
Album Name
Year of Release
What Are You Listening To
Single
2013
Traveler
Traveler
2015
Nobody To Me
Traveller
2015
Tennessee Whiskey
Traveler
2015
You Are My Sunshine
Southern Family
2016
Fire Away
Musical Video
2016
I Was Wrong
A Room: Volume 1
2017
Either Way
A Room: Volume 1
2017
Broken Halos
A Room: Volume 1
2017
Millionaire
A Room: Volume 2
2018
Say Something
Musical video
2018
The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy
Toy Story 4
2019
Cold
Starting Over
2020
Starting Over
Starting Over
2020
Arkansas
Starting Over
2020
You Should Probably Leave
Starting Over
2020
Only Things That Gone
Dangerous: The Double Album
2021
Glow
When Christmas Comes Around
2021
White Horse
Higher
2023
I Think I Am In Love With You
Higher
2023
Chris’s songs highlight
If we take a look at Stapleton’s written songs, there are numerous greatest hits he penned. I have mentioned a few of his writing credits here.
Song Title
Artists
Releasing Year
Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey
Gary Allan
2003
Higher Than the Wall
Patty Loveless
2003
Finding My Way Back Home
Lee Ann Womack
2006
Whiskey And You
Tim McGraw
2007
Never Wanted Nothing More
Kenny Chesney
2007
Another Try
Trisha Yearwood, Josh Turner
2008
Come Back Song
Darius Rucker
2010
Keep On Lovin You
Steel Magnolia
2010
Love’s Gonna Make It Alright
George Strait
2011
Miles To Go
Alison Krauss, Union Station
2011
Talk Is Cheap
Alan Jackson
2012
Drink A Beer
Luke Bryan
2013
Too Fast
Jason Aldean
2014
South Side
Thomas Rhett
2015
If He Ain’t Gonna Love You
Jake Owen
2016
Lonely Girl
Charles Kelly
2016
The Hard Stuff
Justin Timberlake
2018
Born to Die
Kelly Clarkson
2020
Just Say I Am Sorry
Pink
2023
Writing credits of Stapleton
Chris Singing Style
Chris’ singing style is prominent in bluegrass, classic southern rock, and solo. It also enhanced outlaw country, blues, and rock and roll. In fact, his singing artistry shows a blend of a variety of genres. In his starting years, Stapleton sang bluegrass and created the band“The Steel Drivers”. Meanwhile, after two or more years he came to rock and roll style and created The Jompson Brothers.
Hence, Stapleton sings a variety of tenor vocals. He is also referred to as a soul singer who merges all genres of music when singing.
A big crowd enjoying Stapleton’s song
Awards and Accomplishments
Chris was nominated several times for multiple awards such as CMA, Grammy, andACMA. However, he won the following awards.
American Countdown Country Awards: 2016 Top Country Album: Traveler
American Country Music Awards: 2016 Album of The Year: Traveler
Grammy Awards: 2016 Album of The Year, Best Country Solo Album, and Best Country Album: Traveler
American Country Music Awards: 2018 Male Vocalist of The Year
Grammy Awards: 2018 Album of The Year, Best Solo Album of The Year: A Room: Volume 1
American Country Music Awards: 2018 Album of The Year: A Room: Volume 1
American Country Music Awards: 2019 Songwriter of the Decade
American Country Music Awards: 2021 Album of The Year: Starting Over
American Country Music Awards: 2022 Male Artist of The Year
Grammy Awards: 2022 Best Country Song: Cold
Grammy Awards: 2022 Best Country Album: Starting Over
American Country Music Awards: 2023 Best Entertainer of The Year
Besides the above-mentioned awards, Stapleton won other awards as well includingMTV Music Awards, Teen Choice Awards, Pollstar Awards, and CMT Artist of The Year. Therefore, his work played an eminent role in country music. He is a celebrity that woneight Grammystill now. I hope for the best in the future too.
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Conclusion
To sum up we can say that,
Chris is a popular celebrity in the music world as a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and composer.
He started his music career as a songwriter, he wrote a variety of songs for other artists including bigger names in the music world.
He released his first debut in 2015, and luckily his first album made a blast in country music.
Furthermore, Chris released his master hits and conquered the world.
He won several awards for his hard work, including three consecutive years.
A few of his writing credits are also added in popular movies such asAlvin and The Chipmunks, Hell or High Water, and Valentine’s Day.
Last Updated: May 4, 2024
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