1. Casey Everett James was born on May 31,1982 and is an American singer and guitarist who was the third-place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol and is an independent recording artist.
22 Facts About Casey James
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In October 2014, James released "Fall Apart" as the first single from a planned second studio album, but Sony opted not to release the record and they split ways.
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In 2017, Casey James released his second album, Strip It Down, to critical acclaim.
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Casey James was born on May 31,1982, in Plano, Texas, to Debra "Bybee" and Beau Casey James.
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The family moved to Princeton, Texas, but after his parents divorced when Casey James was about four, his mother raised him and his brother Billy Cole in Cool, Texas.
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Casey James had a bad reaction to his pertussis vaccine when he was an infant, and his family feared brain damage.
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Casey James started playing the guitar at 13 and within a year was playing on stage.
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Casey James has played acoustic sets with his mother, and blues with his older brother.
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Casey James was told by his doctor that he would no longer be able to play guitar, a medical prediction that proved untrue.
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Casey James was a contestant on American Idol during its ninth season.
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Casey James made it to the Top 3 before being eliminated on May 19,2010.
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Casey James had tried out for and been selected to compete in the ninth season of Idol in 2009 in spite of the fact that he had never seen the show.
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Casey James was the oldest contestant to be selected for the Top 24 of the ninth season at the age of 27.
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Casey James was voted off of the competition on May 19,2010, and finished in third place.
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Casey James co-wrote "Let's Don't Call It a Night" with Brice Long and Terry McBride.
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Casey James' self-titled debut CD was released on March 20,2012, on BNA Records.
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Casey James co-wrote nine of the CD's eleven tracks and co-produced the CD with Chris Lindsey.
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On June 4,2012, Casey James was moved to Columbia Nashville, another division of Sony Music Nashville, after the closure of BNA Records.
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In October 2014, Casey James released "Fall Apart" as the first single from a second studio album.
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Casey James had been convicted of three traffic violations and jailed prior to appearing on American Idol.
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Casey James was involved in serious motorcycle accident in 2004 that left him with a broken left arm and wrist, and a right femur with multiple compound fracture, and he was in a wheelchair for six months.
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In 2005, Casey James married Kellie Marie whom he met when he was nineteen at Leaning Tree Church in Mineral Wells, Texas.