Brad Paisley | |
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 Paisley performing at theWhite House in 2009 | |
| Born | Brad Douglas Paisley[1] (1972-10-28)October 28, 1972 (age 53) Glen Dale, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | Belmont University (BBA) |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Genres | Country |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Website | bradpaisley |
Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an Americancountry music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His first success came in 1997 as the writer ofDavid Kersh's "Another You". After this, he signed withArista Nashville in 1998, and released his debut albumWho Needs Pictures in 1999. This was the first of 12 studio albums he released for the label before its closure in 2023, after which he transferred toEMI Nashville. His most commercially successful albums areMud on the Tires (2003) andTime Well Wasted (2005), both certified double platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America.
Paisley has charted more than 50 singles on theBillboard country singles charts, including 19 number-one singles ranging from "He Didn't Have to Be" in 1999 and "Perfect Storm" in 2015. Ten of these singles were achieved consecutively, starting with "When I Get Where I'm Going" in 2006 and ending with "Then" in 2009. Paisley has collaborated with artists such asAlison Krauss,Keith Urban,Dolly Parton,Carrie Underwood, andAlabama. Since 2003, he has been married to actressKimberly Williams-Paisley.
Brad Douglas Paisley was born on October 28, 1972, inGlen Dale, West Virginia. He is the only child of Douglas Edward "Doug" Paisley, who worked for theWest Virginia Department of Transportation, and Sandra Jean "Sandy" (née Jarvis) Paisley, a teacher.[2]
He has stated that his love of country music stems from his maternal grandfather, Warren Jarvis, who gave him his first guitar, aSearsDanelectroSilvertone,[3] and taught him how to play at eight years old. In third grade, he performed for the first time in public by singing in his church. Initially, they were just going to have him play the song on the guitar instead of a piano, but then the adults heard him sing the tune and said, "Forget the choir, let's just have Brad do the whole thing."
After that, he never had to ask for a gig until he left Glen Dale. He later recalled, "Pretty soon, I was performing at every Christmas party and Mother's Day event. The neat thing about a small town is that when you want to be an artist, by golly, they'll make you one."[3] At age 13, he wrote his first song, "Born on Christmas Day",[3] which later appeared on his albumBrad Paisley Christmas. He had been taking lessons with local guitarist Clarence "Hank" Goddard.[3] By 13, Goddard and Paisley formed a band called "Brad Paisley and the C-Notes", with the addition of two of Paisley's adult friends.[3]
When he was in junior high, his school's principal heard him perform "Born On Christmas Day" and invited him to play at the localRotary Club meeting. In attendance was Tom Miller, the program director of a radio station inWheeling, West Virginia. Miller asked him if he would like to be a guest onJamboree USA. After his first performance, he was asked to become a member of the show's weekly lineup. For the next eight years, he opened for country singers such asThe Judds,Ricky Skaggs, andGeorge Jones. He would become the youngest person inducted into theJamboree USA Hall of Fame. He also performed at theJamboree in the Hills.[4]
Paisley graduated fromJohn Marshall High School inGlen Dale, West Virginia, in 1991,[5] and then studied for two years atWest Liberty State College inWest Liberty, West Virginia. He was awarded a fully paidASCAP scholarship toBelmont University inNashville, where he majored inmusic business and received abachelor of business administration degree from the Mike Curb School of Music Business in 1995.[6] He interned at ASCAP,Atlantic Records, and the Fitzgerald-Hartley management firm. While in college, he metFrank Rogers, a fellow student who went on to serve as his producer. Paisley also met Kelley Lovelace, who became his songwriting partner. He also metChris DuBois in college, and he, too, would write songs for him.[4]
Within a week after graduating from Belmont, Paisley signed a songwriting contract withEMI Music Publishing;[4] and he wroteDavid Kersh's top-five hit, "Another You", as well asDavid Ball's 1999 single, "Watching My Baby Not Come Back". The latter song was also co-written by Ball.[7]
His debut as a singer was with the labelArista Nashville, with the song "Who Needs Pictures" (released February 1, 1999). In May of that same year, he made his first appearance on theGrand Ole Opry.[8] Seven months later, he had his first number-one hit with "He Didn't Have to Be", which detailed the story of Paisley's frequent co-writer Kelley Lovelace and Lovelace's stepson, McCain Merren.[9] The album also produced a top-20 hit with "Me Neither" and his second number-one hit, "We Danced", both in 2000. By February 2001, the album was certified platinum.[10] Later in 2000, Paisley won theCountry Music Association's (CMA) Horizon Award and the Academy of Country Music's best new male vocalist trophy. He received his firstGrammy Award nomination a year later for Best New Artist. On February 17, 2001, Paisley was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.[8] He was 28 when he accepted the invitation.PBS did a 75th-anniversary concert special, in which Paisley andChely Wright sang a song that they co-wrote called "Hard to Be a Husband, Hard to Be a Wife". This song later appeared on the compilation albumGrand Ole Opry 75th Anniversary, Vol. 2.[11] The concert would get a CMA nomination for Vocal Event of the Year.[12]
Paisley later contributed to Wright's 2001 albumNever Love You Enough, co-writing the tracks "One Night in Las Vegas", "Horoscope", and "Not as in Love". Paisley co-produced the former two tracks with her, in addition to playing guitar on them and featuring members of his road band, the Drama Kings; he also sang backing vocals on "One Night in Las Vegas" and "Not as in Love".[13] In 2002, he won the CMA Music Video of the Year for "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)". Several celebrities made notable guest appearances in the video, includingLittle Jimmy Dickens,Kimberly Williams,Dan Patrick, andJerry Springer. His three other singles from thePart II album, "I Wish You'd Stay", "Wrapped Around", and "Two People Fell in Love", all charted in the top 10. The album stayed in the charts for more than 70 weeks and was certified platinum in August 2002. To support his album, he toured the country as the opening act forLonestar.[14]
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Paisley released his third album,Mud on the Tires (2003), followingWho Needs Pictures andPart II. The album features the hit song "Celebrity", the video of which parodies television shows such asFear Factor,American Idol,The Bachelorette, andAccording to Jim, and included such celebrities asJason Alexander,James Belushi,Little Jimmy Dickens,Trista Rehn, andWilliam Shatner. (Paisley later contributed to Shatner's albumHas Been.) The album's title track, "Mud on the Tires", reached theBillboard number one in 2004.[15] In addition, the ninth track fromMud on the Tires, "Whiskey Lullaby", a duet withAlison Krauss, reached number three on theBillboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, and number 41 on theBillboard Hot 100. The music video for "Whiskey Lullaby" also won several awards and was rated number two on the 100 Greatest Videos byCMT in 2008. The album was certified double platinum.[14]
In 2005, after touring withReba McEntire andTerri Clark on the Two Hats and a Redhead Tour, he releasedTime Well Wasted, which included the singles "Alcohol" reaching number four, "When I Get Where I'm Going" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "The World", and "She's Everything" with the last three all reaching number one. On November 6, 2006,Time Well Wasted won the CMA Award for Best Album. It also won album of the year at the 2006 ACM Awards. Paisley also contributed two original songs to the Disney Pixar's filmCars. These can be found on the film'ssoundtrack. This was in recognition of his contribution to the "Route 66: Main Street America" television special. At the 2006 Grammy Awards, Paisley received four nominations: Best Country Album (forTime Well Wasted), Best Country Song (for "Alcohol"), Best Country Instrumental (for "Time Warp"), and Best Country Vocal, Male (for "Alcohol").
Paisley's fifth studio album,5th Gear, was released in the United States on June 19, 2007. The first four singles from the album, "Ticks", "Online", "Letter to Me", and "I'm Still a Guy", all reached number one on the country music single charts, making seven straight number-one hits for Paisley.[16] "Online" featured the Brentwood High School marching band playing toward the end of the song, a cameo by Jason Alexander, and again featured a cameo by William Shatner. "Throttleneck:\" also reached number one, which gave Paisley his first Grammy.[17] The fifth single from5th Gear actually came from a reissued version of the album – a new recording of "Waitin' on a Woman", a track cut fromTime Well Wasted. The reissued version received unsolicited airplay in late 2006, and features less prominent string guitar and violin parts and a more "muted" musical tone. For the chart week of September 20, 2008, the song became Paisley's 12th number-one single and his eighth straight number-one hit, making him the artist with the most consecutive number-one country hits since the inception ofNielsen SoundScan in 1990.[18] Paisley toured April 26, 2007, through February 24, 2008, in support of5th Gear on the Bonfires and Amplifiers Tour. The tour visited 94 cities over a 10-month period, and played for more than a million fans. The tour was so successful that it was extended past its original end date to February 2008. Some of the opening acts who appeared during the tour wereTaylor Swift,Kellie Pickler,Jack Ingram,Rodney Atkins, andChuck Wicks.
Paisley was nominated for three 2008 Grammy Awards related to5th Gear: Best Country Album (for5th Gear), Best Country Collaboration (for "Oh Love" withCarrie Underwood), and Best Country Instrumental (for "Throttleneck"). On February 10, 2008, he won his firstGrammy award for Best Country Instrumental for "Throttleneck". In March 2008, Paisley announced his next tour, The Paisley Party, a 42-date tour sponsored by Hershey's. The tour kicked off on June 11, 2008, inAlbuquerque, New Mexico, with Chuck Wicks,Julianne Hough, andJewel as the opening acts.[16]
A sixth instrumental album, titledPlay, was released on November 4, 2008.[19] Paisley andKeith Urban released to country radio their first duet together on September 8, 2008, "Start a Band". It was the first and only single fromPlay, and it went on to become Paisley's 13th number-one hit and his ninth in a row. The album also featured collaborations withJames Burton, Little Jimmy Dickens,Vince Gill,John Jorgenson,B.B. King,Albert Lee,Brent Mason,Buck Owens,Redd Volkaert, andSteve Wariner. Paisley and Urban both received Entertainer of the Year nominations from the CMA on September 10, 2008. On November 12, 2008, Paisley won Male Vocalist of the Year and Music Video of the Year for "Waitin' on a Woman" during the CMAs.
Paisley announced on January 26, 2009, that he would be embarking on a new tour named American Saturday Night, withDierks Bentley andJimmy Wayne opening for most of the shows. Paisley's seventh studio album,American Saturday Night, was released on June 30, 2009. The album's lead single, "Then", was released in March 2009 and performed for the first time onAmerican Idol on March 18. It went on to become Paisley's 14th number-one single and his 10th in a row. On July 21, 2009, Paisley performed at theWhite House for PresidentBarack Obama and First LadyMichelle Obama in celebration of country music.Country Music at the White House was streamed live on the White House website, as well as a special on Great American Country. On November 11, 2009, Paisley co-hosted the CMA Awards for the second straight year. He also performed "Welcome to the Future", and won both Male Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year for "Start a Band" with Keith Urban.
On March 1, 2010, Paisley was the first musical performance with "American Saturday Night" for the second tenure ofThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno. On March 5, 2010, Paisley slipped and fell performing his last song of the set, "Alcohol", at a concert at theNorth Charleston Coliseum inCharleston, South Carolina, on the final date of the American Saturday Night Tour. Fearing a broken rib, he was held overnight at an area hospital, but was released when an MRI was negative.[20] On July 31, 2010, Paisley performed alongsideCarrie Underwood at the inauguralGreenbrier ClassicPGA Tour Event inLewisburg, West Virginia. An estimated 60,000 people attended the outdoor event to watch Underwood and Paisley perform in the pouring rain. On August 4, 2010, his official website announced that Paisley would release his first official greatest-hits package, entitledHits Alive. Released on November 2, 2010,Hits Alive is a double-disc collection, with one disc containing studio versions of Paisley's hit singles, while the companion disc features previously unreleased live versions of his songs.[21] Paisley cohosted the 44th Annual CMA Awards on November 10, 2010, where he was also awarded the CMA's top award, Entertainer of the Year.[22][23] During his acceptance speech, Paisley emotionally honored his grandfather, who inspired him to play the guitar. In 2012, MSN.com listedAmerican Saturday Night as one of the 21 Essential 21st-Century Albums.[24]
In December 2010, Paisley released "This Is Country Music" as the title track to hiseighth studio album, released May 23, 2011. The album's second single, "Old Alabama" (withAlabama), released to country radio on March 14, 2011, and became Paisley's 19th number-one hit. "Remind Me", with Carrie Underwood, was released May 23, 2011, to radio. On March 22, 2011, Paisley's website announced a new beta game titledBrad Paisley World. The game is modeled after other Facebook games such asFarmville orMafia Wars, and features original animation. The game provides a new way for fans to interact with each other and view exclusive material that would otherwise be unavailable. On May 12, 2011, Paisley's website announced that he would release two songs on the soundtrack for the filmCars 2. One of them would be a collaboration with British pop singerRobbie Williams.
On September 21, 2011,Mailboat Records releasedMark Twain: Words & Music, a double-CD tellingMark Twain's life in spoken word and song, including a new song by Paisley titled "Huck Finn Blues". Paisley's website announced that he was a fan of Twain, prompting his collaboration on the project withClint Eastwood,Jimmy Buffett,Sheryl Crow,Vince Gill, and others.[25] On October 19, 2011, Paisley made a voice cameo as various background characters in theSouth Park episode "Bass to Mouth".[26]
On January 14, 2012, Paisley was a guest onGarrison Keillor'sPrairie Home Companion, during which he did a rendition of "Life's Railway to Heaven" byCharles Davis Tillman.[27] On April 25, 2012, Paisley was featured on theSouth Park episode "Cartman Finds Love", in which he voiced himself,[28] sang the national anthem and helped Cartman sing the 1990s hit song "I Swear", which was popularized in 1994 by the country musicianJohn Michael Montgomery and the pop groupAll-4-One.[29] Paisley extended hisVirtual Reality World Tour through mid-2012. He toured the country and made pit stops at local country music festivals.
On September 20, 2012, Paisley released a new single, "Southern Comfort Zone". The song debuted at number 25 on theHot Country Songs chart, becoming Paisley's highest debut to date.[30] It reached number two on theCountry Airplay chart in 2013. The song was the first single from his ninth studio album,Wheelhouse, released on April 9, 2013.[31][32] The album's second single, "Beat This Summer", was released to country radio on March 4, 2013. It also reached number two on the Country Airplay chart in July 2013. The album's third single, "I Can't Change the World", was released to country radio on August 19, 2013; despite a moderately good debut, the single failed to reach the top 20 on country charts, peaking at number 22 on Country Airplay, and becoming Paisley's lowest-charting single to date. The album's fourth single, "The Mona Lisa", was released to country radio on December 9, 2013. It peaked at number 19 on Country Airplay.
On June 12, 2013, Paisley announced on his Twitter page that he would jointhe Rolling Stones onstage during the band's concert inPhiladelphia.[33] His track "Accidental Racist", a duet with rapperLL Cool J, generated notoriety when it was released. Paisley sings about how he finds himself "caught between Southern pride and Southern blame"; Paisley explained that he is proud of where he is from, but he feels ashamed of the South's history ofslavery and racism. The song generated controversy for its discussion of racism, particularly the song's message of showing "Southern pride", which includes reappropriation of theConfederate flag.[34]
On April 6, 2014, Paisley released "River Bank". It is the lead single from his 10th studio album for Sony Music Entertainment,Moonshine in the Trunk, which was released on August 26, 2014. Paisley co-wrote the song with Kelley Lovelace and co-produced it with Luke Wooten. The album's second single, "Perfect Storm", was released to country radio on September 2, 2014. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in January 2015. The album's third single, "Crushin' It", was released to country radio on January 26, 2015. The album's fourth single, "Country Nation", was released to country radio on September 14, 2015. On May 24, 2014, Paisley traveled on Air Force One with President Barack Obama to visit US troops at Bagram Air Base in Bagram, Afghanistan. Paisley played a full concert for the troops stationed there. On June 1, 2014,Rolling Stone ranked "Welcome to the Future" as number 100 in their list of the 100 greatest country songs.[35] In September 2014,Moonshine in the Trunk became Paisley's eighth number-one album onBillboard's Top Country Albums chart. It also became his ninth Top 10 Pop album and fifthalbum to reach number two on theBillboard 200.
Paisley released "Without a Fight", a duet withDemi Lovato, on May 13, 2016. It was to have served as the lead single to his 11th studio album, but due to poor chart performance, it did not make the album's final cut. He was selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "Forever Country", a mash-up track of "Take Me Home, Country Roads","On the Road Again", and "I Will Always Love You", which celebrates 50 years of theCMA Awards.[36] The second single "Today" was released on October 6, 2016, which gave Paisley his first Country Digital Song Sales number one, opening at the top of the chart with 41,000 first-week downloads.[37] The single landed in the number-one spot on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase charts, marking Paisley's 24th number-one song.[38] On November 11, Paisley announced on Twitter that the title of the album would beLove and War, which was released in April 2017.[39][40]Love and War features several collaborations with iconic artists, includingTimbaland,John Fogerty,Bill Anderson, andMick Jagger, as well as a songwriting credit withJohnny Cash.[41]
On October 4, 2018, Paisley and his wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley partnered with Belmont University and opened a free referral-based grocery store in Nashville to help the community in need. The board of trustees for the store include Brad Paisley, president; Megan Zarling, chair; Pete Fisher, vice chair; Doug Paisley, secretary; and Elaine Bryan, treasurer.[42] In November 2018, Paisley released "Bucked Off".[43] On March 11, 2019, Paisley released "My Miracle".[44]
In 2019, Paisley was a guest judge onseason 14 ofAmerica's Got Talent. During the "Judge Cuts", he pressed the Golden Buzzer for singer/guitarist Sophie Pecora.[45] In 2021, Paisley was featured onJimmie Allen's "Freedom Was a Highway", which reached number one on theBillboard Country Airplay chart in February 2022, becoming Paisley's 20th number-one single, and his first since "Perfect Storm" in January 2015. This distinction also tied Paisley withBrooks & Dunn andToby Keith for the 10th-most number-one singles since the chart's inception in January 1990.[46][47]
In February 2023, Paisley announced that he signed a new record deal withEMI Nashville, leavingArista Nashville, the label he had been with since the start of his career, and confirmed that a new album would be released later in 2023. The lead single was "Same Here" featuringVolodymyr Zelenskyy, the president ofUkraine, was released a few days later on February 24.[48][49] The album's second single, "So Many Summers", was released on June 23, 2023.[50]
Anextended play containing the first four tracks of the album was released on September 29, 2023. "The Medicine Will", and "Son of the Mountains" were released alongside the EP, with Paisley stating that these two tracks act as reflections of each other and linked into the album's larger themes of exploring history and current challenges facing the region ofWest Virginia that he is from. Paisley noted "I'm really glad they both are coming out, because I think if you only put out "The Medicine" right now, that'd be the whole story. But I definitely think the two of them together help set the picture for the rest of this album".[51]
Paisley stated in September 2024 that he was postponing theSon of the Mountains album and was instead working on a different album; according toBillboard, the new album was expected to be released in early 2025.[52] "Truck Still Works" was released as the first single for the new, currently untitled album, and it was described by Paisley andBillboard as a "sequel" to Paisley's hit "Mud on the Tires".[52] In October, he performedMerle Haggard's hit "Workin' Man Blues" at the annual induction ceremony for theCountry Music Hall of Fame to celebrate his friend James Burton's induction; Burton had played on Haggard's original recording.[53]
Paisley records his studio albums, in most part, with the backing of his live band, the Drama Kings. Their first gig together was May 7, 1999.
In the last months of 2000, Paisley had a relationship with fellow country music singerChely Wright.[56][57][58] Unbeknownst to Paisley, Wright and her girlfriend had moved together into a new home earlier in the year. In her autobiography, Wright expressed regret for how she treated him.[59]
In 2001, he began datingKimberly Williams, whom he had first seen in the filmFather of the Bride 10 years earlier. Paisley saw the movie while on a date with a different girl, who later left him for his best friend; four years later, he went to seethe sequel alone. Paisley stated that he watched Williams' performance and thought, "She seems like a great girl—smart and funny and all those things that are so hard to find."[60]
Paisley's sophomore album,Part II, featured several songs he had written about the old girlfriend, including one about going to seeFather of the Bride. When it came time to cast the music video for "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)", Paisley said, "It felt natural to ask [Williams, the girl from the movie] to be in it."[60] The two began dating soon after and were married on March 15, 2003, at Stauffer Chapel on the campus ofPepperdine University after a nine-month engagement. They live inFranklin, Tennessee, and had another home inPacific Palisades that was sold in 2013.
Paisley and Williams' first son, William Huckleberry, also called "Huck", was born on February 22, 2007, inNashville.[61] Their second son, Jasper Warren (named after his grandfather, who bought Paisley his first guitar), was born on April 17, 2009.[62]
Paisley is an activeFreemason, a member of Hiram Lodge #7 in Franklin, Tennessee. Paisley is a member of the Southern Jurisdiction of theScottish Rite ofFreemasonry,[63] and a Noble of theAAONMS,[64] also known as Shriners. He was accompanied by his father, Doug Paisley (33º),[65] for the ceremony on October 28, 2006,[63] and has done a number of recordings supporting the virtues of Freemasonry andDeMolay International.[66] Paisley has described himself as aChristian.
Paisley is a fan of theCleveland Browns and theLos Angeles Dodgers. Paisley sang the national anthem atDodger Stadium before Game 2 of the2017 World Series between the Dodgers and the Houston Astros, before Game 3 of the2018 World Series between the Dodgers and theBoston Red Sox, before Game 1 of the2024 World Series between the Dodgers and theNew York Yankees, and before Game 3 of the2025 World Series between the Dodgers and theToronto Blue Jays, all of which went to extra innings, including two of them that lasted 18 innings, the longest inWorld Series history.[67] Paisley also sang the national anthem before a Browns game during the 1999 season, and stated in an interview withESPN his dream job would be to play football for them.[68] He invited former Browns quarterbackBrady Quinn to a concert at theBlossom Music Center in 2008.[69] Paisley is a fan ofWest Virginia athletics and has appeared as a celebrity guest picker onCollege GameDay.[70]
In late 2009,Variety announced that Paisley was the executive producer of a new hour-long scripted drama series calledNashville that would air onThe CW network.[71] It was written byNeal Dodson andMatt Bomer, withZachary Quinto as another executive producer andMark Schwahn as director.[72] The pilot was not picked up for a series, and it is not the same as the showof the same name that premiered in 2012 and featured two cameo appearances from Paisley and a recurring role for his wife Kimberly Williams.[73]
Paisley's first guitar, a gift from his grandfather, was aSilvertoneDanelectro 1451, which came with an"amp-in-case".[74] His next guitar, which he got at the age of 10 or 11, also from his grandfather, was a Sekova copy of aGibson ES-335, with aFender Deluxe Reverb. The instrument most often associated with him is a 1968 Pink PaisleyFender Telecaster. Brad's main guitars are Crook Custom Guitars. These guitars are designed by Bill Crook and feature the paisley wallpaper in a variety of colors.[74]
Like many Nashville-based musicians, he lost a number of instruments and other gear in the2010 flood in Nashville, including a 1970sGibson Les Paul and the prototype for a Z Wreck, one of the signature PaisleyDr. Z amplifiers. The insurance money, however, allowed him to buy (fromGeorge Gruhn's store) an exclusive 1937 herringboneMartin D-28.[74]
In 2010, Paisley andWampler Pedals released the Brad Paisley signature Paisley Drive, a guitar overdrive pedal designed to his specifications based on theIbanez Tube Screamer.[75] The collaboration later continued in 2017, when the signature Paisley Deluxe overdrive was released, which combined an additional circuit based on theNobels ODR-1 with the Paisley Drive.[76] Paisley has also used Audiotech Guitar Products ABY Selector's for controlling his wireless receiver units.[77]
In 2015, theSanta Cruz Guitar Company introduced theBrad Paisley Signature Model, B/PW, acoustic dreadnought guitar. Paisley is often seen playing this model of guitar, such as in the 2017 Netflix originalBrad Paisley's Comedy Rodeo.
In 2016, Paisley and Dr. Z Amplification collaborated and released the DB4 model, so named because it is "Doc & Brad's fourth amp design".[78] The pentode preamp tube is a 5879 with EL84 output tubes.
In June 2021, Paisley promoted theCOVID vaccine with First LadyJill Biden by singing a cover of "Jolene" that substituting the words "Jolene, Jolene, Jolene" with "vaccine, vaccine, vaccine".[79] He became a vocal advocate forUkraine afterPutin announced a "special military operation" in 2022, joining theUnited24 project as an ambassador for its "Rebuilding Ukraine" program.[80] In March 2023 Paisley announced that he would donate royalties from "Same Here" to rebuilding efforts.[81]
Paisley released "The Medicine Will" in 2021 criticizing the pharmaceutical industry for its role in causing theUnited States opioid crisis.[82]
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | According to Jim | Eddie | Season 2, Episode 11: "The Brother-in-Law" |
| 2003 | Chad | Season 2, Episodes 13–14: "You Gotta Love Somebody (Two-part episode)" | |
| King of the Hill | Chip (Voice) | "Livin' on Reds, Vitamin C and Propane" | |
| 2008–2018 | Country Music Association Awards | Himself/co-host | AlongsideCarrie Underwood |
| 2012 | South Park[83] | Guest star | "Cartman Finds Love" |
| Nashville | Himself | 3 episodes | |
| 2013 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself | Pros & Cons – Campaigning For Anthony Weiner, Jimmy Fallon & Brad Paisley Sing "Balls In Your Mouth" |
| 2014 | Two and a Half Men | Derek | Guest role: "Oh WALD-E Good Times Ahead" |
| Annoying Orange | Lime with Cowboy Hat | Guest Role: "Limes"[84] | |
| The Crazy Ones | Himself | Danny Chase Hates Brad Paisley | |
| Rising Star | Expert | Along with singersKesha andLudacris, and HostJosh Groban. | |
| 2015 | Repeat After Me | Himself | Episode 6 |
| The Voice | Himself/Advisor | Team Blake in the Battle Rounds from Season 9. | |
| 2018 | The Gong Show | Co-judge | AlongsideJason Sudeikis andSharon Osbourne |
| Hard Knocks | Himself | Celebrity guest | |
| 2019 | America's Got Talent | Himself/Guest Judge | |
| Brad Paisley Thinks He's Special | Himself | Special Guests:Darius Rucker,Tim McGraw,Peyton Manning,Kimberly Williams-Paisley,Carrie Underwood,Kelsea Ballerini,Jonas Brothers | |
| 2020 | Jimmy Kimmel Live | Himself/Guest Host | Aired September 9 |
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