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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Blaine Larsen| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| Born = birth date and age|1986|2|2cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p660581/biography|pure_url=yes |title=Blaine Larsen biography |accessdate=2008-06-03 |last=Leggett |first=Steve |work= Allmusic | origin = Tacoma, Washington , USA | instrument = Vocals , Guitar | genre = country music|Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 2004–present| label = Giantslayer Records|Giantslayer BNA Records|BNA Treehouse/Stroudavarious| associated_acts = Rory Lee Feek , Tim Johnson, George Strait | website = http://www.blainelarsen.com Blaine Larsen (born February 2, 1986, in Tacoma, Washington ) is an American country music artist. He was raised in Buckley, Washington . At age fifteen, he recorded his debut album In My High School on Giantslayer Records , an independent record label. The album was re-issued in 2005 as Off to Join the World by BNA Records . Blaine's second album, '' Rockin' You Tonight '', was issued in June 2006, also on BNA. Larsen's two albums for that label have produced five chart singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, of which the highest-peaking was "How Do You Get That Lonely" at #18. Larsen parted ways with BNA in 2009, in favor of Treehouse Records and consequently with Stroudavarious Records , but is presently unsigned.
Career
Blaine Larsen was introduced to music very early. By age 10, Larsen had begun singing along to country karaoke tapes, and by age 13 he learned to play guitar as well. When Larsen was a junior in high school , he and his family made a trip to Nashville, Tennessee where Larsen recorded a demo CD composed mainly of cover songs. This CD also included a song that he had co-written with his school teacher. Nashville songwriters Rory Lee Feek and Tim Johnson discovered Larsen's demo CD. They then flew him back Nashville again to hold a recording session with him, and by 2004, his debut album In My High School was released on Feek and Johnson's label, Giantslayer Records . The album's lead-off single, which was the title track, received some airplay particularly in Seattle also reaching #60 on the country charts that year.
After "In My High School" began receiving airplay, Sandy Conklin, an employee at BMG in Seattle sent a note to Joe Galante, head of the BMG labels in Nashville, recommending Larsen. Galante auditioned him and agreed to sign him at the end of 2004. Larsen was signed to BMG-affiliated BNA Records label. http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/larsen_blaine/bio.jhtml CMT: Blaine Larsen biography BNA then added a bonus track to In My High School , re-releasing the album in early 2005 under the title Off to Join the World . Larsen had co-written six of the ten songs on the album. BNA also released two more singles from the album: " How Do You Get That Lonely ", which peaked at #18, that proved to be the most successful of his singles, followed by "The Best Man", which Larsen wrote about his stepfather, that reached #36.
In 2006, Larsen released his second studio album, also a joint effort between BNA and Giantslayer. Entitled '' Rockin' You Tonight '', this album produced two more chart singles for Larsen: the #24 "I Don't Know What She Said" and the #42 "Spoken Like a Man". The former was co-written by Warner Bros. Records artist Lane Turner . ''Rockin' You Tonight'' also included cover version|cover s of Mac Davis " Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me " and Mark Chesnutt 's "I'm in Love with a Married Woman", as well as a duet with Gretchen Wilson entitled "Lips of a Bottle". He also recorded separately a cover of "I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today" on a tribute album to Barbara Mandrell . He also toured with renowned artists opening for their shows, including Brad Paisley , Rascal Flatts and Kenny Chesney . He charted with a cover of " Away in a Manger ", and also co-wrote the track " I Gotta Get to You " on George Strait 's album Twang (album)|Twang .
Larsen exited BNA in 2008, and signed to Treehouse Records, a label founded by his management company, in June 2009.cite web|url= http://www.musicrow.com/2009/06/treehouse-records-launches-blaine-larsen/|title=Treehouse Records Launches Blaine Larsen|last=Skates|first=Sarah|work=Music Row|accessdate=2009-06-18 He was the first artist to sign for the label. After one year of operations, Treehouse Records merged in Stroudavarious Records . Larsen's next album Not Too Bad was tipped to be under the new label. A lead-off single from the prospective album, entitled "It Did," made its chart debut in August 2009. It was followed by "Chillin'" (a minor Top 40 hit) and "Leavin'," but the album was eventually shelved after Stroudavarious folded into J& R Records without signing Larsen.
Personal life
Blaine Larsen was born February 2, 1986, in Tacoma, Washington . When he was five years old, his parents divorced; he, his mother Jenny, and his sister Lindsey then moved to Buckley, Washington . His father often promised to visit or call, but he never did. A family friend named Woody who worked side jobs as a contractor took Blaine Larsen with him on weekend jobs. One of those jobs, converting Larsen's grandmother's garage into a living space, led to romance between Woody and Blaine's mother Jenny. They later married, and Woody legally adopted Larsen just before he turned 18. Larsen wrote the autobiographical song "The Best Man" about his own family. http://www.billboard.com/features/b-e-pink-martini-blaine-larsen-1000697560.story#/features/b-e-pink-martini-blaine-larsen-1000697560.story Billboard : A different sort of young country
Flying has been one of Blaine Larsen's biggest passions and he is a pilot. He never took any singing lessons, but his step father encouraged him to sing and learn to play the guitar.
Blaine Larsen married Sammie in December 2005. They had their first daughter Zoe in April 2007. They had their second child, a son they named Noble in April 2011. http://tasteofcountry.com/blaine-larsen-wife-sammi-baby-noble/ Taste of Country site: Blaine Larsen and Wife Sammi Welcome Baby Boy
Larsen became an ambassador for Compassion International and in 2010 went to a one week trip with the organization to Colombia , also sponsoring one of the Colombian kids he met during his mission.
Discography
Studio albums
Title
Album details
Peak chart positions
US Country
US
In My High School
Release date: June 1, 2004
Label: Giantslayer Records
Off to Join the World
Release date: January 25, 2005
Label: BNA Records
'' Rockin' You Tonight
Release date: June 13, 2006
Label: BNA Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Album
US Country
US
2004
60
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In My High School
2005
18
91
Off to Join the World
"The Best Man"
2006
24
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'' Rockin' You Tonight
"Spoken Like a Man"
2009
50
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Not Too Bad (unreleased)
2010
38
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"Leavin'"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other charted songs
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Album
US Country
2008
53
Hear Something Country Christmas
Music videos
Year
Video
Director
2004
"How Do You Get That Lonely" (1st version)http:/ / www.youtube.com/ watch? v=ZlBMnUImUqg Earlier video version of Blaine Larsen's How Do You Get That Lonely
Persondata | NAME = Larsen, Blaine | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = February 20, 1986 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Larsen, Blaine Category:1986 births Category:American country singers Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Washington (state) Category:People from Tacoma, Washington Category:R& J Records artists
