Lady Antebellum.....

As you all know last week saw the kickoff to this blog – Simple Man Music. We started out with a couple of pretty hot bands in the Rock and Roll genre, so today we are going in a different direction. Today we are going to take a look at some rising stars from the world of Country Music, and I am here to tell you they are the real deal.

Today we are going to take a good look at the band known as Lady Antebellum, or Lady A as they are affectionately called by their hardcore fans. This great band, with a very unique sound and diverse influences, first met and starting writing together in 2006. All during that summer in a little house near Nashville they collaborated, and when they were done Lady Antebellum was born.

The people that make up Lady A are singers Hillary Scott and Charles Kelly and multi instrumentalist and harmony vocalist Dave Haywood. Hillary Scott has a beautiful and sultry alto voice, while Charles Kelly sports a gritty tenor. These two opposing voices play well both up front and in harmony with each other. When you add to that sound Dave Haywood’s harmony vocals then you get the genuine and cutting edge sound that has made this trio the next big thing.

Since the incarnation of Lady Antebellum these three have performed with many different established country acts including Martina McBride, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, and Alan Jackson just to name a few. They are also regulars on country music video channels like CMT and GAC. Even publications such as the Boston Globe, Billboard, and Country Weekly have said the Lady Antebellum is “among their annual shortlists of artists to watch in 2008”.

There is even a little Grammy Award winning blood in this trio too. Hillary’s parents are Grammy winning country artist and mother Linda Davis, and her father Lang Scott, who is an accomplished musician as well. By the way the little house in Nashville where Lady Antebellum started was owned by none other than singer-songwriter Josh Kelly who is Charles’s brother. Apparently there is a lot of history in country music within this bands roots.

I really hope that all of you out there give this trio a chance, and listen to their material; it is really very good. I hope you all enjoy the videos too. I know I could have probably written about a more established country act, but I like to give the new guys and the Indies a shot when I find the good ones. I hope ya’ll have a great day and I will see you again soon, CIAO4NOW!!!!!