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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Shane Stockton| image =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Kelly Shane Brooks| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1974|3|18| origin = Breckenridge, Texas , United States | instrument = Human voice|Vocals , guitar | genre = Country music|Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1998| label = Decca Records|Decca | associated_acts = Ty England , Garth Brooks Kelly Shane Brooks (born March 18, 1974, Breckenridge, Texas ) is a former United States|American country music artist who recorded under the name Shane Stockton . He recorded one album for Decca Records in 1998.
Biography
Brooks was born in Breckenridge, Texas . His mother bought him a guitar when he was young, but he never seriously started playing it until she threatened to throw it away.cite web|url= http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1473625/the-real-deal-is-shane-stockton.jhtml|title=Shane Stockton Is the Real Deal|last=Wix|first=Kimmy|date=9 June 1998|work= CMT |accessdate=9 September 2011 He took inspiration from artists such as Johnny Cash , Merle Haggard and Roger Miller , and played clubs in his teenage years. After winning a contest sponsored by Future Farmers of America , he went to Nashville, Tennessee , and secured a contract with Decca Records in 1998.
Recording as Shane Stockton, he released his debut single "What If I'm Right" that year. The song was also made into a music video which aired on CMT . Because his family did not get the channel, they had to view the video's debut at a Walmart store.cite web|url= http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1474543/shane-stocktons-grand-debut.jhtml|title=Shane Stockton's Grand Debut|date=16 March 1998|work=CMT|accessdate=9 September 2011 In June 1998, Decca released his debut album, Stories I Could Tell . In support of the album, Stockton toured with George Strait , Clay Walker and Toby Keith . He also sang with Buck Owens in Bakersfield, California , at Owen's Birthday Party. Owens sent Stockton a two-page letter saying that he enjoyed the album. "What If I'm Right" peaked at number 54 on the country music charts, and the album's only other single, "Gonna Have to Fall", reached number 51.cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=404|isbn=0-89820-177-2 One of Stockton's songs, "My Baby No Está Aquí No More", appeared on Ty England 's 1999 album Highways & Dance Halls .cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r444968|title= Highways & Dance Halls |last=Dinoia|first=Maria Konicki|work=Allmusic|accessdate=20 September 2011 Stockton lost his recording contract in 1999 and has not recorded since.cite web|url= http://www.kcbd.com/story/866727/whatever-happened-to-country-musics-shane-stockton? redirected=true|title=Whatever Happened to Country Music's Shane Stockton? |date=22 July 2002|work=NewsChannel Lubbock|accessdate=9 September 2011 In 2001, once again going by the name Shane Brooks, he became a pastor at the Elgin Avenue Baptist Church in Lubbock, Texas , and remained there until August 2009. The church disbanded in April 2010.cite web|url= http://lubbockonline.com/stories/050402/rel_0504020112.shtml|title=When God calls…|date=4 May 2002|work=Avalanche-Journal|accessdate=9 September 2011
He still travels to Nashville, makes public appearances, writes and also pastors a church in Breckenridge, TX.
Stories I Could Tell (1998)
Infobox album | Name = Stories I Could Tell | Type = studio | Artist = Shane Stockton | Cover = StoriesICouldTell.jpg | Released = start date|1998|6|2| Recorded = | Genre = Country music|Country | Length = 35:05 | Label = Decca | Producer = Mark Wright Album ratings| rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = Rating|3|5cite web|url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r352871|pure_url=yes|title= Stories I Could Tell review|last=Pendragon|first=Jana|work= Allmusic |accessdate=August 5, 2011 | rev2 = Country Standard Time | rev2Score = (mixed)cite web|url= http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp? xid=2530|title=Shane Stockton – Stories I Could Tell |last=Weisberger|first=Jon|work= Country Standard Time |accessdate=August 5, 2011
Track listing
All songs written by Shane Stockton; "I Didn't Know" co-written by Dave Stephenson and Mark Wright. #"Somewhere in the Ashes" - 3:52 #"What If I'm Right" - 3:04 #"I Didn't Know" - 3:26 #"Don't Let the Fool Fool You" - 2:57 #"Gonna Have to Fall" - 3:10 #"Train, Train" - 4:21 #"Geronimo" - 3:52 #"Stories I Could Tell" - 3:49 #"My Life's an Open Book" - 3:25 #"Billy Saw the Light" - 3:09
reflist Persondata | NAME =Stockton, Shane | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =March 18, 1974 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Stockton, Shane Category:1974 births Category:American country singers Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:American male singers Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Texas Category:Decca Records artists
