Country Music Hall Of Fame Essay

Attention! We are calling all Brad Paisley fans! We are delighted that one of country music’s brightest stars is up next to join a great line of musicians in the world that have been honored with their very own Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit. That’s right, country music fans! Brad will be among honorees such as Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Zac Brown, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, and Carrie Underwood just to name a few.
Hall of Fame CEO, Kyle Young went on the record to state “There are many who pick up a guitar at a young age with the hope of turning it into a career someday. Moreover, there are few who stick with it and even fewer who go on to become an award-winning artist like Brad Paisley. Furthermore, we are thrilled to tell the story of this incredibly talented musician with our latest exhibition.”
Influences
Born and raised in Glen Dale, West Virginia, Brad Paisley was introduced to country music at the tender age of eight, as soon as his grandfather (Warren Jarvis) gave him his first guitar (A Sears Danelectro Silverstone) and taught him how to play. Above all, when he turned ten, his jaw-dropping performances in churches and at various
Although I was surfing the channel that night, I switched over just as he took the stage. I remember seeing him play that guitar and it was like watching a magician effortlessly pull off tricks after tricks from his pool of hats. Being smooth and polished, Paisley played like he was somewhere else, hitting those strings one by one creating a beautiful mixture of the symphony and bluesy melodic sounds. As I watched in awe, I thought “Wow, he played the heck out of that guitar!”. In other words, I knew this guy was special. Now, eight years later, I’m writing about him receiving one of the biggest honors apparently of any musician’s career. Rock on Mr. Paisley! Rock the heck