Clint Daniels

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Clint Daniels
Birth nameClint Allen Daniels[1]
Born (1974-08-24) August 24, 1974 (age 49)
OriginPanama City, Florida, United States
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1998–present
LabelsArista Nashville, Epic
WebsiteClintDaniels.com

Clint Allen Daniels (born August 24, 1974, in Panama City, Florida[2]) is an American country music artist. Signed to Arista Nashville in 1998, Daniels charted two singles for the label. In 2003, Daniels signed to Epic Records, releasing a third single but no album. He has co-written Number One singles for Joe Nichols and Montgomery Gentry, as well as a Top 20 hit for Brooks & Dunn. He released the album Brown Bottle Blues in 2018.

Biography[edit]

Clint Daniels was born August 24, 1974, in Panama City, Florida, but raised in the Panama City suburb of Lynn Haven. Daniels first gained an interest in music as a child, singing with his sister in church.[2] Inspired by bluegrass music, Daniels taught himself to play guitar at age twelve. After graduating high school, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in pursuit of a career in country music. By 1998, he was discovered by an A&R staff member from the Arista Nashville label, and was signed to the label that year.[2]

He charted two singles, "A Fool's Progress" and "When I Grow Up," which respectively reached No. 44 and No. 53 on the country singles charts. Both were to have been included on a self-titled debut album, which was ultimately not released due to Arista's restructuring.[3] Daniels moved to Epic Records in 2003.[4] Although he released a third single, the No. 56 "The Letter (Almost Home)," he never released an album for Epic and has not recorded since.

Daniels has also co-written songs for other country artists, including the Number One hits "Brokenheartsville" by Joe Nichols[5] and "Roll with Me" by Montgomery Gentry[6] (from 2003 and 2008 respectively), as well as Brooks & Dunn's 2008 single "God Must Be Busy". He also co-wrote two songs that were released in late 2010: Clay Walker's "Where Do I Go from You" and Easton Corbin's "I Can't Love You Back". In late 2013, he co-wrote Josh Thompson's "Cold Beer with Your Name on It". In late 2017, he co-wrote Jon Pardi's "She Ain't in It". In early 2019, he co-wrote Eric Church's "Some of It".

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
[7]
CAN Country
[8]
1998 "A Fool's Progress" 44 42 Clint Daniels (unreleased)
"When I Grow Up" 53
2003 "The Letter (Almost Home)" 56 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos[edit]

Year Video Director
1998 "A Fool's Progress"[9] chris rogers [sic]
"When I Grow Up" Steven Goldmann

References[edit]

  1. ^ per Broadcast Music Incorporated database
  2. ^ a b c Pendragon, Jana. "Clint Daniels biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  3. ^ Evans, Rob (June 5, 2000). "Arista Nashville Consolidation Leaves Several Acts Without A Label". Soundspike. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  4. ^ Stark, Phyllis (January 20, 2001). "Countrycool, Songs.com Call It Quits; Ccma Moves Music Week To Calgary". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  5. ^ ""Brokenheartsville" Established at No. 1". BMI. April 9, 2003. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  6. ^ "Montgomery Gentry rolls out new single". Country Standard Time. August 6, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
  7. ^ "Clint Daniels – Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  8. ^ "Clint Daniels – Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  9. ^ "CMT : Videos : Clint Daniels : A Fool's Progress". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.