Blaine Larsen

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Blaine Larsen

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Background = solo_singer
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Origin = Tacoma, Washington, USA
Instrument = Vocals
Guitar
Genre = Country
Occupation = Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 2004-present
Label = Giantslayer/BNA
Associated_acts = Rory Lee Feek
Tim Johnson
URL = http://www.blainelarsen.com

Blaine Larsen (born February 20, 1986 in Tacoma, Washingtoncite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dvfixq9aldae~T1 |title=Blaine Larsen biography |accessdate=2008-06-03 |last=Leggett |first=Steve |work=Allmusic] ) is an American country music singer-songwriter. At age fifteen, he recorded his debut album "In My High School" on Giantslayer Records, an independent record label; the album was re-issued in 2005 as "Off to Join the World" by BNA Records. Blaine's second album, "Rockin' You Tonight", was issued in June 2006, also on BNA/Giantslayer. Larsen's two albums have produced five chart singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, of which the highest-peaking was "How Do You Get That Lonely" at #18.

Biography

Blaine Larsen was born February 20, 1986 in Tacoma, Washington but raised in the state of California. When he was five years old, his parents divorced; he, his mother, and his sister then moved to Buckley, Washington. Larsen's stepfather, a fan of country music, introduced him to the genre; by ten, Larsen had begun singing along to country karaoke tapes, and by age thirteen he learned to play guitar as well.

When Larsen was a junior in high school, he and his family moved again, to Nashville, Tennessee. There, Larsen recorded a demo CD composed mainly of cover songs; this CD also included a song that he had co-written with his math teacher. Nashville songwriters Rory Lee Feek and Tim Johnson discovered Larsen's demo CD; they then flew him back to Washington again to hold a recording session with him, and by 2004, his debut album "In My High School" was released on Feek and Johnson's label, Giantslayer Records. The album's lead-off single, which was the title track, reached #60 on the country charts that year.

After "In My High School" began receiving airplay, Larsen was then signed to BNA Records, a label based in Nashville. The label then added a bonus track to "In My High School", re-releasing the album in early 2005 as "Off to Join the World". Two more singles were released from this album, both under BNA: "How Do You Get That Lonely" (co-written by Rory Feek and Jamie Teachenor, Blaine Larsen's highest-charting hit to date topping at no.18 in the US Country charts) and "The Best Man", a song which Larsen wrote about his stepfather.

In 2006, Larsen released his second studio album, also a joint effort between BNA and Giantslayer. Entitled "Rockin' You Tonight", this album produced two more chart singles for Larsen: the #24 "I Don't Know What She Said" and the #42 "Spoken Like a Man".

Discography

Albums

ingles

References

External links

* [http://www.blainelarsen.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/blainelarsen MySpace Site]
* [http://www.bnarecords.com/artists/discography.cfm?artistid=1000020 BNA Records Blaine Larsen Page]