Short Biography
Critically acclaimed platinum-selling group Little Big Town—consisting of members Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, and Jimi Westbrook—first entered the music scene over 14 years ago with hits such as "Boondocks," "Bring It On Home," and "Good As Gone." Their fourth studio album and chart-topping release on Capitol Records Nashville, The Reason Why received rave critical acclaim and produced Grammy-nominated single "Little White Church" which has sold over a million digital downloads to date. Collectively, the group has earned eight ACM nominations, nine CMA Awards nominations and four GRAMMY nominations. The foursome has played in front of over 4 million people and i...
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Short Biography
Critically acclaimed platinum-selling group Little Big Town—consisting of members Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, and Jimi Westbrook—first entered the music scene over 14 years ago with hits such as "Boondocks," "Bring It On Home," and "Good As Gone." Their fourth studio album and chart-topping release on Capitol Records Nashville, The Reason Why received rave critical acclaim and produced Grammy-nominated single "Little White Church" which has sold over a million digital downloads to date. Collectively, the group has earned eight ACM nominations, nine CMA Awards nominations and four GRAMMY nominations. The foursome has played in front of over 4 million people and is currently on tour nationwide. In early 2011 Little Big Town created an online video series called "Scattered, Smothered & Covered" where they tackle the challenge to make any song country. Presently their videos have had over 2 million views. For more information on Little Big Town please visit www.littlebigtown.com.
In-depth Biography
The country vocal quartet Little Big Town began with Kimberly Roads and Karen Fairchild, two Georgia natives who began singing together in college. Arkansan Jimi Westbrook, a friend of Fairchild's husband, joined them to make a trio, and the group was completed by the addition of Phil Sweet in 1998. From the outset, Little Big Town devoted their sound to harmony and multiple lead vocals, a combination that made the band a hard sell at first. They finally landed a deal at Mercury Records, but it fell through due to disagreements about musical direction. In the wake of the success of the Dixie Chicks, however, Little Big Town suddenly seemed a more likely commercial proposition, and they were taken up by the Dixie Chicks' label, Monument Records, in 2000.
Recording sessions lasted longer than usual for a country release, but Monument finally issued the band's debut single, "Don't Waste My Time," in the winter of 2002. The song was on its way up the charts when its accompanying album, Little Big Town, arrived in May. Although the debut produced several minor hits, Little Big Town didn't become a superstar act until 2005, when The Road to Here yielded four Top 20 singles (including the ballad "Bring It on Home") and earned the group its first platinum record. A Place to Land followed in 2007 and netted three singles, none of which made it into the Top 30, but the band's profile continued to grow due to incessant touring and supporting acts from Sugarland to Carrie Underwood. Fairchild also guested with John Mellencamp on his album Life Death Love and Freedom. In May of 2010 "Little White Church" appeared as a single that peaked at number 14 on the Billboard country chart; in August of that year Little Big Town's fourth studio album, The Reason Why, was released by Capitol. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi
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