Clint Black

Clint Black
Black in 2000
Black in 2000
Background information
Birth nameClint Patrick Black
Born (1962-02-04) February 4, 1962 (age 62)
Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
OriginKaty, Texas, U.S.
GenresCountry
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
  • actor
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • harmonica
Years active1983–present
Labels
Spouse
(m. 1991)
Websiteclintblack.com

Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962)[1] is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. Signed to RCA Nashville in 1989, Black's debut album Killin' Time produced four straight number one singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Although his momentum gradually slowed throughout the 1990s, Black consistently charted hit songs into the 2000s. He has had more than 30 singles on the US Billboard country charts, twenty-two of which have reached number one, in addition to having released twelve studio albums and several compilation albums. In 2003, Black founded his own record label, Equity Music Group. Black has also ventured into acting, having made appearances in a 1993 episode of the TV series Wings and in the 1994 film Maverick, as well as a starring role in 1998's Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack.

Black has been nominated for 4 Grammy Awards for best Country Male Vocal Performance (1990 - "Killin' Time", 1997 - "Like the Rain", 1998 - "Something That We Do", 1999 - "Nothin' but the Taillights"), he was also nominated for 6 Grammy Awards with 1 win in the category of Best Country Collaboration with Vocals - "Hold On Partner" in 1991 (w/ Roy Rogers), "A Bad Goodbye" in 1993 (w/ Wynonna), "Still Holding On" in 1997 (w/ Martina McBride), "Same Old Train" in 1998 which got the Grammy Award (with Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt & Dwight Yoakam), "When I Said I Do" in 1999 (w/ wife Lisa Hartman Black), and "Hey Good Lookin'" in 2004 (Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, and George Strait).

  1. ^ Rose, Mike (February 4, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for February 4, 2023 includes celebrities Alice Cooper, Natalie Imbruglia". Cleveland.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

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