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Billy Currington "Crazy" Over New Single

Great American Country - Found May. 29, 2009
Billy Currington photo by Danny Clinch, courtesy of UMG Nashville. May 29, 2009 ? Billy Currington edged his way into the Top 15 this week on the...

Posted on May 29, 2009, 12:28 pm

Billy Currington headlines Atlanta?s weekend country bar&

Examiner.com - Found May. 18, 2009
Billy Currington headlines at Cowboys Saturday. Georgia native Billy Currington comes to Cowboys? in Kennesaw Saturday night (5/23), headlining...

Posted on May 18, 2009, 8:01 am

Billy Currington to Play Darlington Raceway

Country Music Television - Found May. 8, 2009
Billy Currington will perform a pre-race concert Saturday (May 9) at the Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. The concert is part of the 60 Years

Posted on May 8, 2009, 4:29 am

Play Need For Speed: Undercover with Country Rocker Billy Currington

GameZone - Found May. 6, 2009
Country music recording artist Billy Currington will play Need for Speed Undercover with Xbox LIVE Gold Members May 12. If you're an Xbox LIVE Gold

Posted on May 6, 2009, 12:51 pm

Billy Currington: 'fan Clubs Are Not For Me'

CJFW - Found Jun. 9, 2009
One entertainer who won't be hosting fans is Billy Currington, who tells us he has opted to forgo an organized fan club in light of the other...

Posted on June 9, 2009, 11:42 am

Billy Currington: 'fan Clubs Are Not For Me'

FM KX96 Online - Found Jun. 9, 2009
One entertainer who won't be hosting fans is Billy Currington, who tells us he has opted to forgo an organized fan club in light of the other...

Posted on June 9, 2009, 7:39 am

Billy Currington: 'fan Clubs Are Not For Me'

Bear Rocks - Found Jun. 9, 2009
One entertainer who won't be hosting fans is Billy Currington, who tells us he has opted to forgo an organized fan club in light of the other...

Posted on June 9, 2009, 5:21 am

Country stars Billy Currington and James Otto join BayFest lineup

Alabama Baptist - Found Jun. 6, 2009
BayFest organizers expanded the Mobile music festival's country lineup Friday, announcing that Billy Currington and James Otto will appear Sunday,

Posted on June 6, 2009, 10:47 am

Billy Currington performs Saturday at Sommet Center. DANNY CLINCH">

Tennessean - Found Apr. 25, 2009
A few weeks ago, Billy Currington was standing on a boat in Guatemala, reeling in a 120-pound sailfish with 20-pound test line.

Posted on April 25, 2009, 2:33 am

Billy Currington plays arena he helped build

Tennessean - Found Apr. 24, 2009
A few weeks ago, Billy Currington was standing on a boat in Guatemala, reeling in a 120-pound sailfish with 20-pound test line.

Posted on April 24, 2009, 1:27 pm

Billy Currington Biography

Billy Currington
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Billy Currington

Background information
Birth name William Matthew Currington1
Born November 19, 1973 (1973-11-19) (age 35)
Origin Rincon, Georgia, USA
Genre(s) Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar
Years active 2003-present
Label(s) Mercury Nashville
Associated acts Luke Bryan, Carson Chamberlain, Shania Twain
Website BillyCurrington.com

William Matthew (Billy) Currington (born November 19, 1973) is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, Currington has released three studio albums for the label: 2003's Billy Currington, 2005's Doin' Somethin' Right, and 2008's Little Bit of Everything. These three albums have produced seven singles for Currington on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the Number One hits "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" and "Good Directions". He has also charted as a duet partner on Shania Twain's "Party for Two" and the non-album single "Tangled Up" for a total of nine Top 40 country hits.

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Early life and career

Billy Currington was born and raised in Rincon, Georgia, and has four sisters (Lexie, Ann, Kim, and Kelly) and two brothers (Charles and Jason). He lives in Nashville, Tennessee. His mother married Laurie (not Larry) Currington when Billy was one and a half years old.

When he was a junior in high school, Currington auditioned for a spot at Opryland, the renowned country music theme park located in Nashville, the country music capital. Failing the audition, after high school he moved to Nashville to pursue his career in country music.2 His first stint did not last too long, and he later sang for a bar in Georgia. In Nashville, Currington also worked for a concrete company, and also as a personal trainer. One of the clients he worked with as a personal trainer led Currington to recording demo tapes, as well as writing songs. He eventually had cuts by George Strait, Tracy Byrd and Marty Raybon.3 After almost being offered to join RCA Records, he signed to Mercury Records Nashville in 2003.

Musical career

Billy Currington

His self-titled debut album was released in 2003. The first single was "Walk a Little Straighter" about his relationship with his alcoholic stepfather, including a chorus that Currington wrote when he was twelve years old.4 "Walk a Little Straighter" went on to peak at #8 that year on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and established Currington as a major Country performer in Nashville. He first hit the Top 5 on the country charts with his second single, "I Got a Feelin'", also from his debut album.

He scored a third consecutive top 10 hit with Shania Twain in late 2004, on the song "Party for Two". The song was from Twain's Greatest Hits album and was released in two formats: a pop version with Mark McGrath as Twain's duet partner, and the country version, which featured Currington.

Doin' Somethin' Right

In 2005, Currington released a second album entitled Doin' Somethin' Right,4 which peaked at #2 on the Top Country Albums chart and #11 on the Billboard 200. Doin' Somethin' Right produced his first Number One in "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right", followed by "Why, Why, Why" at #13 and another Number One in "Good Directions". Co-written by Capitol Records artist Luke Bryan, this song was also the #2 country song of 2007 according to the Billboard Year-End charts. Doin' Somethin' Right is certified platinum by the RIAA.

Little Bit of Everything

On July 19, Currington announced he had canceled the rest of his 2007 tour dates because of laryngitis. His 2007 single, "Tangled Up", peaked at #30 in late 2007, and his third album was delayed. He also had to undergo therapy due to trauma induced by the abuse that he suffered as a child.2

Currington was absent from the charts for nearly a year before the release of his next single, "Don't", in mid-2008. The latter song is the first single from his third studio album, Little Bit of Everything, which was released on October 14. Currington co-wrote five of the songs on this album.5 "Don't" peaked at #2 on the country charts in early 2009. "People Are Crazy", co-written by Bobby Braddock and Troy Jones, was released as the second single from the album in March 2009.

Awards

Year Association Category
2006 CMT Music Awards Hottest Video of the Year - "Must Be Doin' Something Right"

Discography

Albums

All album released on Mercury Nashville.

Year Album Peak chart positions RIAA
US Country US US Heat CAN Country
2003 Billy Currington
  • Released: September 30, 2003
17 107 1 *
2005 Doin' Somethin' Right
  • Released: October 18, 2005
2 11 * Platinum
2008 Little Bit of Everything
  • Released: October 14, 2008
2 13 39
"—" denotes the album failed to chart, not released, or not certified
" * " denotes releases with unknown peak positions

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions RIAA Album
US Country US US
Pop
CAN Country CAN
2003 "Walk a Little Straighter" 8 67 * Billy Currington
2004 "I Got a Feelin'" 5 50 9
2005 "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" 1 39 63 4 Gold Doin' Somethin' Right
2006 "Why, Why, Why" 13 99 30
"Good Directions" 1 42 66 5 67 Gold
2007 "Tangled Up" 30 non-album song
2008 "Don't" 2 52 14 91 Little Bit of Everything
2009 "People Are Crazy"[A] 6 34 4 69
"—" denotes the single failed to chart, not released, or not certified
" * " denotes releases with unknown peak positions

Guest singles

Year Single Artist Peak chart positions Album
US Country US US Pop US AC CAN Country CAN
2004 "Party for Two" Shania Twain 7 58 78 16 3 2 Greatest Hits
  • A^ Current single.

Music Videos

Year Video Director
2003 "Walk A Little Straighter" Margaret Malandruccolo
2004 "I Got a Feelin'" Philip Andelman
"Party for Two" (with Shania Twain) Marcus Ruboy
2005 "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" Roger Pistole
2006 "Why, Why, Why"
2008 "Don't" The Brads
2009 "People Are Crazy"

References

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