Keith Harling

Infobox musical artist

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Background = solo_singer
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Origin = Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Instrument = Vocals, rhythm guitar, saxophone, drums
Genre = Country
Occupation = Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 1996-2001
Label = MCA Nashville
Giant

Keith Harling (born May 8, 1963 in Greenwood, South Carolinacite web |url=http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Keith-Harling.html |title=Keith Harling Biography |accessdate=2007-09-14 |work=Oldies.com] ) is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1998 with the album "Write It in Stone", issued on the MCA Nashville label. It produced four singles on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. A second album, "Bring It On", was issued a year later on the Giant Records label. Although it produced two more minor chart singles, Harling would exit Giant's roster not long afterward, and he has not recorded an album since "Bring It On".

Biography

Harling was born in Greenwood, South Carolina, although his family moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee when he was still young.cite web |url=http://wm07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:djfqxqlhldke~T1 |title=Keith Harling biography |accessdate=2007-09-14 |last=Ankeny |first=Jason |work=Allmusic] At age ten, Harling constructed a drum kit, which he taught himself how to play; he also developed his musical style through impersonation of musicians that he saw on television. Later on, when in high school, Harling also learned to play bass guitar, saxophone, and trumpet, all of which he played in several bands.

He initially moved to Nashville, Tennessee, only to return to Chattanooga after failing to make himself known in Nashville. By 1996, however, he returned to Nashville, where he soon found work as a songwriter for MCA Nashville Records as a songwriter. After only six weeks as a session songwriter, he was also signed to a record deal. In 1998, Harling's debut album, "Write It in Stone", was released. Consisting mostly of songs co-written by Harling, his debut album album produced two Top 40 entries on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in "Papa Bear" and "Coming Back for You", but additional singles proved less successful.

Having been dropped from MCA Nashville's roster in early 1999, Harling later signed to Giant Records, releasing his second album "Bring It On". On his second album, however, Harling was persuaded to record mostly other writers' material instead of his own. Neither of the album's singles charted in the Top 40, however, and Harling exited the label.

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