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Jerrod Niemann 
Jerrod Niemann in June 2010Background information Birth name Jerrod Lee Niemann Born July 24, 1979 [1] Origin Liberal, Kansas, U.S. Genres Country Occupations Singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Bass guitar, Piano Years active 1999-present Labels Mercury Nashville
Category 5
Sea Gayle/Arista NashvilleAssociated acts Garth Brooks, Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Christian Kane, Brad Paisley Website http://www.jerrodniemannofficial.com/ Jerrod Lee Niemann (born July 24, 1979) is an American country music artist. Active since 2001, he has recorded two independent albums. In 2006, he signed to Category 5 Records and charted with the single "I Love Women (My Momma Can't Stand)". He has also co-written three singles for Garth Brooks: the Chris LeDoux tribute "Good Ride Cowboy", as well as "That Girl Is a Cowboy" and "Midnight Sun". Jamey Johnson, Neal McCoy, Julie Roberts, Flynnville Train and Zona Jones have also recorded Niemann's songs.
In early 2010, Niemann signed to Arista Nashville's Sea Gayle division and released Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury, which includes the number-one single "Lover, Lover" and the top five hit "What Do You Want".
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Career
Singer
Niemann was born in Harper, Kansas, but raised in Liberal, Kansas. From an early age, he was influenced by country acts such as Lefty Frizzell, Keith Whitley and George Strait. He learned to play his first musical instrument on a Tracy Lawrence autographed guitar his mother won in a contest at a Lawrence concert. Niemann joined the non-profit organization Kansas Kids, a division of American Kids, and continued competing in talent competitions across America until going on to win the national finals with the Tracy Lawrence hit song "Texas Tornado" in 1996.
After graduating from Liberal High School, Niemann attended South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, pursuing an Associate of Arts degree. Niemann began his professional music career by singing and playing acoustic guitar in Texas clubs and bars, particularly the Stockyard Saloon and the historic White Elephant Saloon located in the Fort Worth Stockyards. In 1999 he self-released his debut album Long Hard Road.[2]
Niemann moved to Nashville, Tennessee in September 2000. He signed a developmental deal with Mercury Records in August 2001 but did not release anything on the label.[2] After exiting Mercury Records, Niemann and his band continued touring the club circuit across America playing award winning venues such as the Grizzly Rose in Denver, Colorado and the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville. He soon traveled to Europe to tour with the band Kane consisting of members Christian Kane and Steve Carlson.
In 2006, he signed to Category 5 Records and charted with the single "I Love Women (My Momma Can't Stand)", again completing the project with Walker. The label closed after this single's release, and the album Behind This Microphone was never released, although "I Love Women" entered the country singles charts.[2]
Niemann signed to Arista Nashville's Sea Gayle division, co-owned by Brad Paisley, in 2010. His debut single "Lover, Lover", which was released in early 2010 was originally recorded by the folk music group Sonia Dada under the title "You Don't Treat Me No Good," and was a number one single in Australia in 1992.[3][4] In March 2010, "Lover, Lover" became Niemann's first Top 40 single on the country music charts and in August became his first number one country hit. The song is included on his first major-label album, Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury.[2] The album's second single, "What Do You Want", was released to radio on September 27, 2010. It debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 9, 2010. In May 2011, "What Do You Want" peaked at number four.
Songwriting
At the age of eight, Niemann was writing several songs a year. He found legendary Nashville songwriters such as Whitey Shafer, Dean Dillon and Paul Overstreet to be very influential in his songwriting and went on to cowrite with all three while living in Nashville, TN. At age of 10 he performed original songs in local talent shows in Kansas. After collecting several compositions throughout high school, Niemann recorded his debut album "Long Hard Road" in Clovis, New Mexico while attending college in Levelland, TX.
In May 2001, Niemann was contacted by Garth Brooks to collaborate along with fellow songwriter Richie Brown. Niemann went on to cowrite three singles for Garth Brooks: the Chris LeDoux tribute "Good Ride Cowboy",[5] as well as "That Girl Is a Cowboy" and "Midnight Sun". "Good Ride Cowboy" also earned Niemann a Broadcast Music Incorporated award for being one of the most played country songs of 2005.
Other artists who have recorded Niemann's work include Jamey Johnson, Neal McCoy, Julie Roberts, John Anderson, Flynnville Train and Zona Jones. Niemann has signed publishing deals throughout his career with Marathon Key Music (a co-venture with Warner/Chappell Music) and Sea Gayle Music.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart
positionsSales US Country
[7]US
[8]Long Hard Road - Release date: 1999
- Label: self-released
— — Jukebox of Hard Knocks[9] - Release date: 2004
- Label: self-released
— — Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury - Release date: July 13, 2010
- Label: Sea Gayle/Arista Nashville
1 7 - US sales: 328,000[10]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)Album US Country
[11]US
[12]CAN
[13]2006 "I Love Women (My Momma Can't Stand)" 59 — — Behind This Microphone
(unreleased)2007 "The One That Got Away" — — — 2010 "Lover, Lover" 1 29 49 Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury "What Do You Want" 4 52 — - US: Gold[14]
2011 "One More Drinkin' Song"[A] 13 72 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart - Notes
- A^ Current single.
Music videos
Year Video Director 2010 "Lover, Lover"[15] Potsy Ponciroli "What Do You Want"[16] Chris Hicky 2011 "One More Drinkin' Song" Brian Lazzaro References
- ^ Jerrod Niemann, Pam Tillis Celebrate Birthdays
- ^ a b c d Leggett, Steve. "Jerrod Niemann biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p880844/biography. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Jerrod Niemann releases debut Arista single". All Access. http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/69880/jerrod-niemann-releases-debut-arista-single. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ "Who's New: Jerrod Niemann". Country Weekly 17 (21): 21. 24 May 2010. ISSN 1074-3235.
- ^ Stark, Phyllis (15 December 2006). "Category 5 Records Signs Jerrod Niemann". PRLeap.com. http://www.prleap.com/pr/58771/. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ Stark, Phyllis (16 October 2009). "Sea Gayle Sets Sail With New Label". Radio-Info.com. http://www.radio-info.com/programming/country/sea-gayle-sets-sail-with-new-label. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ^ "Jerrod Niemann Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jerrod-niemann/chart-history/829539?f=320&g=Albums. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "Jerrod Niemann Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jerrod-niemann/chart-history/829539?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "Jerrod Niemann - Jukebox of Hard Knocks". Angry Country. 16 November 2004. http://magazine.angrycountry.com/article.php?story=20050207134500487. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ http://www.roughstock.com/blog/the-country-boys-continue-to-dominate-the-charts}
- ^ "Jerrod Niemann: Chart History: Country Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/jerrod-niemann/829539#/artist/jerrod-niemann/chart-history/829539?f=357&g=Singles. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Jerrod Niemann: Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/jerrod-niemann/829539#/artist/jerrod-niemann/chart-history/829539. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Jerrod Niemann: Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/jerrod-niemann/829539#/artist/jerrod-niemann/chart-history/829539?f=793&g=Singles. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ a b "RIAA - Gold & Platinum: Jerrod Niemann certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Jerrod%20Niemann&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Jerrod Niemann : Lover, Lover". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/jerrod-niemann/504141/lover-lover.jhtml. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Jerrod Niemann : What Do You Want". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/jerrod-niemann/578656/what-do-you-want.jhtml. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
External links
Categories:- 1979 births
- American country singers
- American country singer-songwriters
- Musicians from Kansas
- Living people
- Arista Records artists
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