Who is he?
Thomas Luther “Luke” Bryan (born July 17, 1976) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He was born in rural Leesburg, Georgia to LeClaire and Tommy Bryan, a peanut farmer. Luke went to college at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia where he joined the Sigma Chi fraternity and graduated in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
His music mainly focuses on Country, Country-Pop and Bro-Country. His career started in 2006 and has been active to this day. He is a vocalist, acoustic and electric guitarist, and also plays the piano.
Music Career
2006–09: I’ll Stay Me
Soon after his arrival in Nashville, Bryan joined a publishing house in the city. Among his first cuts was the title track of Travis Tritt’s 2004 album My Honky Tonk History. He was later signed by Capitol Nashville to a recording contract. In the meantime, Bryan co-wrote Billy Currington’s single “Good Directions”, which went to number 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts in mid-2007.] Bryan co-wrote his debut single, “All My Friends Say”, with producer Jeff Stevens. This song reached a peak of number 5 on Hot Country Songs. In August 2007, Capitol released Bryan’s debut album, I’ll Stay Me. Bryan wrote or co-wrote all but one of its 11 songs. The album’s second single, “We Rode in Trucks”, peaked at number 33 while “Country Man” reached number 10.
2009–11: Doin’ My Thing
On March 10, 2009, he released an EP titled Spring Break with All My Friends that featured two new songs, “Sorority Girls” and “Take My Drunk Ass Home,” plus an acoustic version of “All My Friends Say.”After this EP, he released his fourth single, “Do I” in May 2009. Bryan wrote the song with Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum, whose lead singer Hillary Scott also sings backing vocals on it. The song reached number 2 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
2009–11: Doin’ My Thing
On March 10, 2009, he released an EP titled Spring Break with All My Friends that featured two new songs, “Sorority Girls” and “Take My Drunk Ass Home,” plus an acoustic version of “All My Friends Say.” After this EP, he released his fourth single, “Do I” in May 2009. Bryan wrote the song with Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum, whose lead singer Hillary Scott also sings backing vocals on it. The song reached number 2 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
2013–15: Crash My Party
Bryan’s fourth studio album, Crash My Party, was released on August 12, 2013. The album’s first single, “Crash My Party”, was premiered in a performance at the 2013 ACM Awards and released on April 7, 2013. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in July 2013. The album’s second single, “That’s My Kind of Night”, was released to country radio on August 5, 2013. It reached number one on the Hot Country Songs in August 2013 and peaked at 2 on the Country Airplay chart in October 2013. The album’s third single, “Drink a Beer”, was released to country radio on October 24, 2013. It reached number one on the Hot Country Songs chart in January 2014 and number one on the Country Airplay chart in February 2014. During the kickoff show for his 2014 “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” in Columbus, Ohio, Bryan announced to the crowd that “Play It Again” would become the album’s fourth single. This song reached number one on both the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts in May 2014. At the same time, Bryan sang guest vocals on Florida Georgia Line’s 2014 single “This Is How We Roll”.
2015–present: Kill the Lights
On November 11, 2014, it was confirmed that Bryan had begun writing and recording songs for his upcoming fifth studio album. His last spring break album, Spring Break…Checkin’ Out, was released on March 10, 2015. It includes the six songs from last year’s EP and five original brand new songs.
Seeing his growing success in the music industry, Luke Bryan’s concert schedule for 2016 spans a good five months, from January 22nd to May 21st. The first event will take place in Playa del Carmen, Q.T, Mexico.
