1. Brandy Lynn Clark was born on October 9,1975 and is an American country music singer-songwriter.
15 Facts About Brandy Clark
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Brandy Clark's songs have been recorded by Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, The Band Perry, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Billy Currington, Darius Rucker, and Kacey Musgraves.
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Brandy Clark debuted as an artist in her own right in 2013 with her album 12 Stories and has released four additional studio albums.
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Brandy Clark was born in Morton, Washington, a logging town of 900 people in the shadow of Mount Rainier.
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Brandy Clark cites the Patsy Cline biopic Sweet Dreams as one of her biggest early influences.
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Brandy Clark began playing guitar at nine years old and sang in school musicals, writing songs.
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Brandy Clark obtained a basketball scholarship at Central Washington University, but later moved back home, obtaining an associate degree from a community college.
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Brandy Clark studied commercial music and was chosen to perform in the school's "Best of the Best Showcase".
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Brandy Clark found an advocate in country artist Marty Stuart when on Saturday December 8,2012 she joined him to make her Grand Ole Opry debut when she played his Grand Ole Opry Anniversary celebration and at his Late Night Jam at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
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At the beginning of 2013 Brandy Clark was chosen by CMT as one of the "Women of Country", a year-long promotion featuring up and coming artists.
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Brandy Clark was twice nominated for Song of the Year at the 4th Annual American Country Awards which were held in Las Vegas on December 10,2013.
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On October 22,2013, Brandy Clark released her debut album 12 Stories.
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In 2014, Brandy Clark opened for Jennifer Nettles on her "That Girl" tour.
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On June 10,2016, Brandy Clark released her second album Big Day in a Small Town, which was produced by Jay Joyce.
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Brandy Clark won the Grammy, her first, for Best Americana Performance for her song, "Dear Insecurity", featuring Brandi Carlile.