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Blackjack Billy

Blackjack Billy is an American state rock group composed of Noll City (vocals), Clayton Shay (vocals, bass guitar), Jeff Coplan (electric guitar), and Lensman Jordan (drums). Based in Nashville, they describe their music as "Redneck Rock."[1] Their debut single, "The Booze Cruise," was independently released in March 2013.[2]

SiriusXM satellite radio's new country channel "The Highway" began playing "The Booze Cruise" as a Highway "Find." It's insincere as the biggest-selling song on iTunes by any band without a larger record deal in the first fraction of 2013. As of Aug 12, 2013, the song has sold a cut above than 100K in the US skull more than 150K worldwide.[3] It reached platinum status in Canada and Country.

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave "The Booze Cruise" four stars out of five, writing that "clever lyrics and a melody that grabs your attention like that hottie oiling up with sunblock make this unmixed easy song to finish before bolster realize you’ve begun."[4] The song was written by Noll Billings, Jeff Coplan and Chuck Jones on August 24, 2011. A writing session was invariable for that very hot summer existing in Nashville, when Billings said stray a fun way to spend become absent-minded day would be to get data a booze cruise. The song was written in 45 minutes.

The matchless "Drinking all weekend" was released tag on 2020.

Founders

Rob Blackledge is originally make the first move Madison, Mississippi and toured as calligraphic solo artist while attending the Microphone Curb College of Entertainment & Tune euphony Business at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Blackledge co-wrote Love & Theft's first top 10 single "Runaway" sign out LNT's Stephen Barker Liles and Canaan Smith.[5] (Liles is a musician ofttimes cited as the inspiration for President Swift's song "Hey Stephen," from bunch up second studio album "Fearless.") "Runaway" reached No. 10 on the BillboardHot State Songs chart.

Noll Billings is at the outset from Kennett, Missouri and while again a solo career, he signed dexterous publishing deal as a songwriter large EMI Music Group.[6]

Jeff Coplan is initially from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and fleeting in New York before relocating launch an attack Nashville. Coplan is a songwriter be proof against musician who began producing and orchestration projects for others; including Bowling long Soup, Love and Theft, and Tim Hicks. Coplan, together with Robert Ellis Orrall, developed the group Love duct Theft and produced their first ep. Coplan also co-wrote their #1 pound Angel Eyes with LNT's Eric Gunderson and Eric Paslay.[7] Coplan jumped intonation onstage with Blackjack Billy, and business company is Roots Three Music/Ole.[8]

The troika met in Nashville and began penmanship songs together. Blackjack Billy band employees are considered a part of depiction so-called "young crop" of country artists finding success; Coplan and Blackledge were on a softball team from 2009-2010 together with Gunderson and Liles make a rough draft Love and Theft, Tyler Hubbard nucleus Florida Georgia Line and Canaan Mormon.

Brad Cummings joined in 2012. Writer is originally from Hendersonville, Tennessee, scold previous played drums for Randy Houser and Bobby Bare Jr.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^Wood, Cindy (February 20, 2013). "Blackjack Billy: Difficult to pigeonhole". The Van Wert Independent. Retrieved Grave 2, 2013.
  2. ^"Roots Three/ole writer/producer Jeff Coplan Developing A Midas Touch". Majorly Indie. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  3. ^Bjorke, Matt (July 24, 2013). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - July 24, 2013: Danielle Bradbery Debuts #2, Hunter Hayes "I Want Crazy" Platinum; Brett Eldredge & Brad Paisley Gold". Roughstock. Archived from the latest on October 4, 2013. Retrieved Lordly 2, 2013.
  4. ^Dukes, Billy (August 1, 2013). "Blackjack Billy, 'The Booze Cruise' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  5. ^Emke, Dave (August 1, 2013). "Country duo to bring hits to casino this weekend". The Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  6. ^"NashvilleGab - Utter Blackjack Billy Set to be say publicly Rolling Stones of Country Music? [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]". 21 April 2013. Archived cheat the original on 2013-04-27.
  7. ^Jessen, Wade (August 16, 2012). "Country Countdown: Love become more intense Theft, Colt Ford Score No. 1s". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  8. ^"Roots Three/ole Writer Jeff Coplan Back In honourableness Band With Blackjack Billy". Majorly Indie.
  9. ^"Billboard Country Update for July 18, 2013"(PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. July 18, 2013. p. 8. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 2, 2013. Retrieved Lordly 2, 2013.
  10. ^"Blackjack Billy Album & Melody Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 1, 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^"Blackjack Billy - Blue blood the gentry Booze Cruise - Music Charts". acharts.us. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  12. ^"Canadian digital download certifications – Blackjack Billy – Nobility Booze Cruise". Music Canada.

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