Sam Hunt

This article is about the American musician. For other people of the name, see Samuel Hunt.

Sam Hunt
Hunt performing at C2C Festival in London's O2 Arena, 2015
Hunt performing at C2C Festival in London's O2 Arena, 2015
Background information
Birth nameSam Lowry Hunt[1]
Born (1984-12-08) December 8, 1984 (age 39)[2]
Cedartown, Georgia, U.S.
OriginNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2008–present
LabelsMCA Nashville
Websitesamhunt.com

Sam Lowry Hunt (born December 8, 1984) is an American singer and songwriter. Born in Cedartown, Georgia, Hunt played football in his high school and college years and once attempted to pursue a professional sports career before signing with MCA Nashville in 2014.

Prior to his successful solo career, Hunt was credited for writing singles for Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Billy Currington, and Reba McEntire. His debut studio album, Montevallo, broke several chart records with five singles spawned from the record, including three consecutive Hot Country Songs chart and four Country Airplay chart number ones. The lead single from the album, "Leave the Night On", peaked concurrently on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, making Hunt the first country artist in 22 years, since Billy Ray Cyrus, to reach the top of three country charts simultaneously in the Nielsen SoundScan-era.[5] He is also the first country artist since Clint Black to occupy both year-end number one album and single with Montevallo and "Take Your Time".[6][7][8] The fifth single "Make You Miss Me" from the album Montevallo, hit number one on the Country Airplay chart, thus making Hunt the first solo male artist to land four number ones on the Country Airplay chart from a debut studio album.[9][8]

Since the launch of his career, Hunt has quickly received recognition from both inside and outside the country music community for his blending of genres, incorporating use of R&B and pop into the production and songwriting of his songs. He has been honored with numerous awards, including one American Music Award, and one CMT Music Award, as well as nominations for Billboard Music Awards and Grammy Awards.

  1. ^ "Sam Hunt on Twitter: "My middle name is Lowry"". Twitter.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference uab was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Sam Hunt". AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Easton, Anthony (November 19, 2014). "Sam Hunt: Montevallo". Popmatters. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  5. ^ Wade Jessen (November 7, 2014). "Sam Hunt Scores Country Charts Feat Last Achieved 22 Years Ago". Billboard.
  6. ^ Jessen, Wade (November 15, 2014). "Hunt's No. 1 Trifecta". Billboard. Vol. 126, no. 38. p. 86. ProQuest 1648505508.
  7. ^ "Year End Charts - Year-end Singles - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Year End Charts - Year-end Albums - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  9. ^ Keith Caulfield (August 26, 2016). "200 Chart Moves: 'Stranger Things' Soundtrack Makes Strong Debut". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2017.