Blaine Larsen
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| Background information | |
| Born | February 20, 1986 |
| Origin | Tacoma, Washington, USA |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Guitar |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Label(s) | Giantslayer/BNA |
| Associated acts | Rory Lee Feek Tim Johnson |
| Website | http://www.blainelarsen.com |
Blaine Larsen (born February 20, 1986 in Tacoma, Washington[1]) is an American country music singer-songwriter. At age fifteen, he recorded his debut album In My High School on Giantslayer Records, an independent record label; the album was re-issued in 2005 as Off to Join the World by BNA Records. Blaine's second album, Rockin' You Tonight, was issued in June 2006, also on BNA/Giantslayer. Larsen's two albums have produced five chart singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, of which the highest-peaking was "How Do You Get That Lonely" at #18.
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[edit] Biography
Blaine Larsen was born February 20, 1986 in Tacoma, Washington but raised in the state of California. When he was five years old, his parents divorced; he, his mother, and his sister then moved to Buckley, Washington.[1] Larsen's stepfather, a fan of country music, introduced him to the genre; by ten, Larsen had begun singing along to country karaoke tapes, and by age thirteen he learned to play guitar as well.[1]
When Larsen was a junior in high school, he and his family moved again, to Nashville, Tennessee. There, Larsen recorded a demo CD composed mainly of cover songs; this CD also included a song that he had co-written with his math teacher.[1] Nashville songwriters Rory Lee Feek and Tim Johnson discovered Larsen's demo CD; they then flew him back to Washington again to hold a recording session with him, and by 2004, his debut album In My High School was released on Feek and Johnson's label, Giantslayer Records.[1] The album's lead-off single, which was the title track, reached #60 on the country charts that year.
After "In My High School" began receiving airplay, Larsen was then signed to BNA Records, a label based in Nashville. The label then added a bonus track to In My High School, re-releasing the album in early 2005 as Off to Join the World.[1] Two more singles were released from this album, both under BNA: "How Do You Get That Lonely" (Larsen's highest-charting hit to date) and "The Best Man", a song which Larsen wrote about his stepfather.
In 2006, Larsen released his second studio album, also a joint effort between BNA and Giantslayer. Entitled Rockin' You Tonight, this album produced two more chart singles for Larsen: the #25 "I Don't Know What She Said" and the #42 "Spoken Like a Man".
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Label | Chart Positions | |
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| US Country | US 200 | |||
| 2004 | In My High School | Giantslayer | ||
| 2005 | Off to Join the World (re-issue of In My High School) | Giantslayer/BNA | 14 | 79 |
| 2006 | Rockin' You Tonight | 23 | 93 | |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | US Country | US Hot 100 | Album |
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| 2004 | "In My High School" | 60 | In My High School / Off to Join the World | |
| 2005 | "How Do You Get That Lonely" | 18 | 91 | Off to Join the World |
| "The Best Man" | 36 | |||
| 2006 | "I Don't Know What She Said" | 25 | Rockin' You Tonight | |
| "Spoken Like a Man" | 42 | |||
| 2008 | "Away in a Manger" | 53 | Hear Something Country Christmas |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Leggett, Steve. Blaine Larsen biography. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
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