Even when country music may seem old-fashioned and is widely taken over by other genres like pop and hip-hop, there are a few country musicians whose songs and performances still dominate the music world. Jason Aldean is one of them.
With hit albums like My Kinda Party and Wide Open, Aldean is a musician who has made a huge breakthrough in the music world, capturing the hearts of most country music fans in ways that his name cannot be overstated. easily erased despite the identity crisis the genre is called upon to face. Here are some interesting facts you need to know about this top-selling country music artist.
Jason Aldean: Biography (Age)
First of all, his real name is not Jason Aldean but Jason Aldine Williams. He was born on February 28, 1977 in Macon, Georgia to parents Barry and Debbie. Originally from Nashville, Jason has an American nationality and his ethnicity is English/Welsh. He was raised by his single mother after she separated from his father when he was 3 years old.
Jason’s passion for music can be traced back to his early years and even though his parents were separated, they were fully supportive of his choice of music as his future career. While visiting his father in Homestead, Florida, Jason immersed himself in guitar chords as his father taught him how to play chords. Back home with his mother, Jason got all the support he needed to pursue his love of music so that at 14 he was already making moves to perform on stage.
Jason’s first performance was at the local VFW venue in Macon where he sang two of his favorite songs: Seminole Wind by John Anderson and Sticks and Stones by Tracy Lawrence. At the age of 15, his love for country music led him to join the “house band” which was at Georgia Nightpot Nashville South.
Musical career
Jason’s music career got off to a good start after graduating from high school at Windsor Academy. Then with his bandmate, Justin Weaver, he played at Buckboard, the dance club in Atlanta.
The end of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s were difficult for the young artist who was picked up and dropped by several record labels. Aldean decided to move to Nashville on November 1, 1998, and in the mid-2000s, when he was nearly giving up and considering moving back to Georgia, he got a contract with Broken Bow Records in Nashville and soon after he was released his debut album titled Jason Aldean
On May 29, 2007, two years after the release of his debut album, Jason released his second studio album Implacable. His third , Grand Ouvert, was released on April 7, 2009, and following the success of the first three albums, he decided to release his fourth album My Kinda Party on November 2, 2010 and his fifth album Train de nuit on October 16, 2012. Between October 2014 and March 2017, Aldean had already released his sixth and seventh studio albums with his eight titles Rearview Town dropping on April 13, 2018. He welcomed his fans into the new year with his debut single You Make It Easy which was released on January 26, 2018.
Net value
The 6-foot-1-inch-tall, handsome singer is worth $80 million, an amount he has earned from sales of his many albums and singles. Signed to Broken Bow Records, Jason has had some of his songs widely recognized in the music world. Her albums Implacable and Wide Open are all certified platinum while her fourth album My Kinda Party achieved double platinum certification.
In addition to his massive earnings, Aldean has a massive following on social media. He has over 2 million followers on Instagram, 8 million on Facebook and over 1 million subscribers on YouTube.
Jason Aldean’s wife, cheating, divorce
Jason Aldean married his first wife Jessica Ann Ussery on August 4, 2001 and together they had their two adorable daughters, Keeley and Kendyl, who were born on February 14, 2003 and August 20, 2007 respectively. reconciled, Aldean filed for divorce after he was found cheating on his wife with Brittany Kerr, a former American Idol contestant whom he later married.
Jason’s marriage to Kerr came two years after his official divorce from his first wife, dated 2013. Jason then engaged Kerr on September 24, 2014, and on March 21, 2015, they officially married. The couple had their first child in Memphis on December 1, 2017, and on July 10, 2018, they announced their second child.
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