The Band Perry is made up of three
siblings, Kimberly, Reid, and Neil Perry. At first it was only Kimberly who
actually participated in a band. She recruited her brothers to serve as her
roadies, cleaning cymbals and tuning guitar strings for her and her band. Her
brothers eventually formed their own band and even their sister had to admit
that they were better than her own band. It occurred to the group, while Kim
was serving as the bands musical director, and they realized they would end up
performing together as a three-part family band. They were officially formed in
2005.
In 2005, they also joined the Coke
and Wal-Mart sponsored New Faces of Country Music. After this publicity they
began performing at concerts and radio stations. Although, it took three years
before they were actually noticed. In 2008, they encountered Garth Brooks’
manager Bob Doyle. They later spent time writing music in Nashville where they
were found by label executives Jimmy Harnen and Scott Borchetta.
In 2009 they received a record deal
with Republic Nashville and they released their debut single “Hip to my Heart.”
This song awarded new attention and the song peaked at number 20 on the
Billboard Hot Country Songs list. The primary single, “If I Die Young,” from
their first album, “The Band Perry,” soon rose to number one, while the album sold
over 50,000 copies. After being awarded the best new artist at the Country
Music Association Awards in November 2011, they were invited to the White House
Country Night.
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Do you think all of their fame was based on "If I Die Young?" Like if they had not have had a hit like this, would they still have become so popular? I think they ushered in a new era of story-based, sometimes haunting country. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteI love their music! I had no idea that they originally started out in different bands and joined together eventually. Did their bands release any albums before they joined together? Or were they only successful in this when they had become a family band?
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