Chris Lane

Chris Lane
Born November 9, 1984
Kernersville, North Carolina, U.S.
Genres Bro-country
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2012–present
Labels Big Loud Mountain
Associated acts Florida Georgia Line
Website iamchrislane.com

Chris Lane (born November 9, 1984) is an American singer and songwriter.

Early life and career beginnings

Lane grew up in Kernersville, North Carolina and has a twin brother named Cory.[1] While attending Glenn High School he and his brother played football and baseball, and both went on to play baseball in college. Due to Lane having a lot of surgeries it hurt his chances of playing ball so he learned how to play the guitar. In his hometown he worked in landscaping and started a cover band. In 2007, Lane and his brother auditioned for the seventh season of American Idol but did not make it to Hollywood.[2] It wasn't until 2008 when his longtime highschool buddy Brent Eliason introduced him to Seth England of Big Loud Mountain record label which launched Chris's career as an up and coming country artist.[1] [3][4]

Career

Before pursuing a solo career, Lane fronted the Chris Lane Band.[5] Their album Let's Ride charted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in 2012.[6] He moved to Nashville in 2013.[3]Lane has opened for The Band Perry, Eli Young Band, Lee Brice, Chris Young and Brantley Gilbert, among others.[7] In 2014, he opened for Florida Georgia Line on their This Is How We Roll tour.[8][9]

Lane's debut single, "Broken Windshield View", was released to country radio on June 10, 2014 via Big Loud Mountain.[7] The song was written by Rodney Clawson, Shane Minor and David Lee Murphy and produced by Joey Moi.[1][10] It was featured on Sirius XM's The Highway and iTunes' New and Noteworthy.[7] It sold 11,000 downloads in its first week of release[11] and debuted at number 45 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[12] As of August 2014 it has sold 43,000 downloads.[13][14] It will be included on an upcoming extended play.[1][10]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak positions
US Country
[6]
Let's Ride
  • Release date: April 17, 2012
  • Label: Loradale Drive
 75

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US Country
[6]		 US Heat
[15]		 US Indie
[16]
Fix
  • Release date: November 13, 2015
  • Label: Big Loud Mountain
 23 4 40

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Sales Album
US Country
[12]		 US Country Airplay
[18]		 US
[19]		 CAN Country
[20]
2014 "Broken Windshield View" 45 56 — — N/A
2015 "Fix"A 21 17 102 18 Fix
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
2014 "Broken Windshield View"[23] Robert Hales
2016 "Fix"[24] TK McKamy

Tours

Supporting

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nicholson, Jessica (July 14, 2014). "MusicRowPics: Chris Lane". MusicRow. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "New Artist Chris Lane... He Auditioned For American Idol, It Wasn't Pretty!". 969 the Kat. iHeartMedia, Inc. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Despres, Tricia (December 2, 2015). "CHRIS LANE HAS PLENTY TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2016". Chicago Sun-Times. Sun-Times Media, LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ Weaver, Chris (August 27, 2014). "Chris Lane’s music video featuring hometown of Kernersville premieres on CMT". Fox 8 WGHP. Tribune Broadcasting. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Chris Lane, ‘Broken Windshield View’ [Listen]". Taste of Country. June 30, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Chris Lane Album & Song Chart History - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 Papadatos, Markos (June 10, 2014). "Review: Chris Lane rocks on new country single 'Broken Windshield View'". Digital Journal. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  8. ↑ Watts, Cindy (July 4, 2014). "Chris Lane rolls on after Florida Georgia Line tour". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  9. ↑ Holtzclaw, Mike (August 15, 2014). "Chris Lane follows the 'Broken Windshield View' to Hampton Roads". Daily Press. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  10. 1 2 Harris, Vincent (August 21, 2014). "Chris Lane rising on country charts". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  11. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (June 19, 2014). "Country Chart News: The Top 30 Digital Singles For June 19, 2014". Roughstock. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Chris Lane Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  13. ↑ Papadatos, Markos (August 27, 2014). "Review: Chris Lane delivers on new video for 'Broken Windshield View'". Digital Journal. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  14. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (August 27, 2014). "Chris Lane’s “Broken Windshield View” Video Debuts". Roughstock. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Chris Lane Album & Song Chart History - Heatseeker Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Chris Lane Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  17. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (February 29, 2016). "The Country Album Sales Chart: February 29, 2016". Roughstock.
  18. ↑ "Chris Lane Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Chris Lane Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Chris Lane Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  21. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (March 27, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock.
  22. ↑ "Single Releases". MusicRow. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  23. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Chris Lane : Broken Windshield View". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  24. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Chris Lane : Fix". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

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