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T.
Graham Brown Appeared March 13, 2004 For Two Shows |
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| When T. Graham Brown arrived in Nashville
from his native Athens, Georgia in 1982, he quickly found work as a studio singer making
demonstration tapes. Nobody ever sounded like him before, and in no time at all he was
signed to Capitol Records. His first single release, I Tell It Like It Used To
Be stymied country radio, but they played it anyway, and it became a hit. He
followed it with Hell And High Water, Come As You
Were, and Darlene. All became huge country hits
and T. Graham Brown and his incredible band, affectionately known as the Mighty Rack Of
Spam, hit the road and haven't looked back since. And the hits kept on coming. Brilliant Conversationalist not only scored on the country charts, but its accompanying video garnered airplay on VH-1. His version of Otis Redding's Dock Of The Bay became a hit in Germany while Rock It, Billy was a success in England. He was nominated for Country Music Association Awards in 1987, 1989 and 1990 and winning in 1992 for the Vocal Event of the Year with George Jones and others on I Don't Need Your Rocking Chair. |
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| In 1998, Brown recorded and released Wine Into Water, the single and album of the same name that would reestablish him at country radio. The song was a personal statement for the singer, but even more important, it was the first time in many, many years that a single released on an independent label would not only crack the country and Christian charts, but climb all the way to No. 1. | |||
| He also became a very in-demand jingle singer, and continues down that lucrative path today. He has sung on numerous national commercials for products including Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods, McDonalds, Stroh's Beer, Budweiser, Ford Trucks and 7-Up, and has earned recognition in the Commercial Hall of Fame in Chicago as the face and voice of Taco Bell's Run For The Border campaign. | |||
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