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When superstar Shania Twain heard Currington’s soulful Southern voice, she knew she had found the perfect partner for the country duet “Party for Two,” so Currington excitedly boarded a plane for ..Europe.. to work in the studio with Twain and legendary producer Robert “Mutt” Lange. Currington and Twain performed the song live on the 2004 Country Music Association Awards and a special Good Morning America show from ....Nashville......... His musical success brought national media attention, including People magazine and USA Today, which named Currington an “On the Verge” artist. Soon the media began celebrating the bachelor’s other attributes as well: Playgirl magazine featured a (clothed) Currington on its March 2005 cover and Nashville Lifestyles magazine named him one of its “25 Most Beautiful People.”.... Despite the world traveling, magazine photo sessions and celebrity encounters, Currington adamantly refuses to live life in the fast lane. “The bigger and better is nice,” he says of the comforts success brings. “The hotels are nice and visiting different countries is great. But I always try to picture it at the end. When you are 80, what are you really going to want? What’s really going to matter? It’s not a lot of materialistic things for me. It’s just maybe a front porch, a couple of rocking chairs, a simple life.”.... His music captures the lives of hard-working people who often live off the beaten path. The only luxury they can afford perhaps is time, so they relish the few moments they have off the clock, when their time is finally their own. Sometimes it’s the thought of Saturday night that gets them through an exhausting week, so when the weekend rolls around, it’s time to forget their troubles and celebrate..... I go to all of these small towns often and it seems like there isn’t much there,” he says. “That’s how it was where I grew up. You walked the railroad tracks or walked down to the store or sat in your backyard. It’s all a part of the slow life. You aren’t battling 20 red lights and horns and sirens and having to get from job to job.”.... In his sophomore CD, Doin’ Somethin’ Right, Currington unveils a more mature Southern sound of blues-tinged country in songs such as the debut single, “Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right,” “Why, Why, Why,” “Whole Lot More,” “Here I Am” and “She’s Got A Way With Me,” a duet with legendary singer Michael McDonald. “I wanted to make sure it was country,” he says. “After the Shania duet, people asked me, ‘Have you changed your direction? Are you going more pop?’ I don’t want anybody to be confused about where I am musically because in my heart I am the same.”.... The same, perhaps, but also better. Since he recorded his first CD, he’s spent four years on the road, performing five nights a week in clubs and concert halls. The dedication to his craft has resulted in a voice that is bigger and deeper and a performer who knows what works well with his audience during his raucous 90-minute show. “With every song, you’ve got to picture standing on that stage and singing to that audience,” he says. “All of these songs I sang on the first record, I quickly learned which ones work and which ones don’t work for a bar atmosphere or for a huge stadium. Before making this album, I made myself picture every song live in front of a crowd.”....

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08:23 AM November 30 2009

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Best of 2009

Billy Currington made several of Billboard Magazine's Best of 2009 lists:

Top Billboard 200 Albums #138 - Little Bit Of Everything

Hot 100 Songs #93 - "People Are Crazy"

Top Country Artists #16 - Billy Currington

Top Country Artist - Male #10 - Billy Currington

Top Country Album Artists #23 Billy Currington

Hot Country Songs Artists #13 Billy Currington

Hot Country Songs #7 - "People Are Crazy" #43 - "Don't"

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Jan 01, 05:39 AM

Best of 2009

Billy Currington made several of Billboard Magazine's Best of 2009 lists:
Top Billboard 200 Albums #138 - Little Bit Of Everything
Hot 100 Songs #93 - "People Are Crazy"
Top Country Artists #16 - Billy Currington
Top Country Artist - Male #10 - Billy Currington
Top Country Album Artists #23 Billy Currington
Hot Country Songs Artists #13 Billy Currington
Hot Country Songs #7 - "People Are Crazy" #43 - "Don't"
Sep 28, 01:38 PM

My View Of 2009

Hi,
Hope all is well in your world.
I haven't heard from some of you in a while. We have been touring pretty much all year and have been to some really great places.
Thought I would share some of the pics I've taken over the past few months. Here is the link...
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=25925943&albumId=2871852
Keep in touch and have a great day.
Billy Currington.
Sep 17, 12:32 PM

Pre-Sale – 43rd Annual CMA Awards!

Billy Currington is nominated for 3 CMA Awards and as a fan you get access to the special ticket PRE-SALE this week! See below for the details.

“The 43rd Annual CMA Awards” are Wednesday, Nov. 11 LIVE from Nashville’s Sommet Center, and you can BE THERE will all the stars!

Tickets go on sale to the public Saturday 9/19, but you can buy early in a special PRE-SALE 9/17-9/18.

Visit Ticketmaster.com and use code FANCLUB09!

For full CMA Awards details, visit CMAawards.com.

Pre-sale expires Friday, 9/18 at 10 PM/CT.
Sep 12, 08:34 AM

Persistence Pays For Musician Billy Currington

By JOHN GEROME, AP Entertainment Writer John Gerome, Ap Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. –
Billy Currington isn't crazy, but he is persistent. Currington, whose No. 1 hit "People are Crazy" delivered him two Country Music Association Awards nominations this week, heard a demo tape of the song by chance, fell in love with it and started bugging a friend at Mercury Nashville about it. "I called him up and said 'Tell me about this song,'" Currington recalled. "He said 'That song has already been recorded and 10 people are waiting in line who want to record it, so don't even worry about it.'" But Currington did worry about it. Three or four weeks later, when it came time to go into the studio, he couldn't get the simple tune with the engaging story off his mind and decided to give it one last shot. "I called him up again and asked for the status, and he let me know that the person who recorded it wasn't going to put it on their album. The publishing company said if I wanted to record it, go ahead." Currington doesn't know — or isn't telling — who recorded the song first, but he says the list of singers he was told were interested included Alan Jackson, George Strait and Kenny Chesney. Written by Bobby Braddock and Troy Jones, "People are Crazy" is about a young man who meets an older gentleman at a bar and gleans some wisdom from him about life ("God is great, beer is good and people are crazy"). Time passes, and one day the young guy sees the man's obituary in the newspaper and discovers that he was a millionaire who "left his fortune to some guy he barely knew." The song draws to a close with Currington singing, "I drop by today just to say thanks and pray, and I left a six pack right there on his grave." "The title alone was enough for me," says Currington. "But it was also the story itself and how lighthearted it was and how at the end it had a twist that would be hard not to make anybody smile. Who wouldn't want to meet a guy like that one night and end up with his fortune?" The song could end up Currington's fortune. It's his fourth No. 1 hit and the fastest-rising single of his career. On Wednesday, Currington was nominated for single of the year and video of the year for "People Are Crazy." The songwriters got a nod for song of the year. Currington's other big hits include "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right," "Good Directions" and "Don't." "It's a slow process and it gets better every year," the 35-year-old Rincon, Ga., native says of his growing popularity. "I like it that way because I'm a fan of anything that goes slow. I'm as laid back as anyone you'll ever meet."
Sep 03, 08:04 AM

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Apr 24, 07:50 AM

People Are Crazy Video Premeire

Check out Billy's new video, "People Are Crazy" here

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