Frankie Ballard

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Frankie Ballard
File:Frankie Ballard - Highline Ballroom.jpg
Ballard performing at Highline Ballroom, New York, NY, April 24, 2014.
Background information
Birth name Frank Robert Ballard IV[1]
Born (1982-12-16) December 16, 1982 (age 41)[2]
Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals, electric guitar
Years active 2007–present
Labels Reprise Nashville, Warner Bros. Nashville
Associated acts Kenny Chesney

Frank Robert "Frankie" Ballard IV (born December 16, 1982) is an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has released one album each for Reprise Records and Warner Bros. Records, and has charted three singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. He played college baseball at Mott Community College.[3] He then continued to pursue college baseball by playing in the NCAA with Western Michigan University.

Music career

File:Frankie Ballard 09.jpg
Ballard performing at Great River Days, Muscatine, Iowa, July 27, 2013.

In the summer of 2008 he signed up for Kenny Chesney's Next Big Star competition.[4] After winning the competition for Michigan in 2008,[5] Ballard also opened shows for Chesney at Michigan venues.

He signed to Reprise Records Nashville in 2010 and released his debut single "Tell Me You Get Lonely."[6] The song received a four-star review from Kyle Ward of Roughstock, who praised Ballard's voice and called the song "an above average debut effort."[7] "Tell Me You Get Lonely" debuted at Number 59 on the Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week ending June 12, 2010[8] and peaked at Number 33 in early 2011.

On January 7, 2011, Ballard made his debut appearance at the Grand Ole Opry. Ballard released his second single, "A Buncha Girls", in early 2011. This song has also made top 40. Both of his singles are included on his self-titled debut album, which was released in May 2011.[9] Also in 2011, he opened for Lady Antebellum.

In 2013, Ballard moved to Warner Bros. Records and released his third single, "Helluva Life". It is the lead single to his second album, Sunshine & Whiskey. It became his first number 1 single in early 2014. Later in the year, the album's title track also went to number 1. "Young & Crazy", the album's third single, also went to number 1.

The first single from Ballard's upcoming third album, "It All Started with a Beer", was released to country radio on November 16, 2015.

Ballard co-wrote "I Came to Git Down" on Big & Rich's 2014 album Gravity’'.

His voice has been recognized for his timeless sound, and vintage style. He is the “old soul” of modern country music.

Concert Tours

supporting

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
US Country
[10]		 US
[11]		 US
Heat
[12]
Frankie Ballard 33 — 6
Sunshine & Whiskey 5 35 —
El Rio[15]
  • Release date: June 10, 2016
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 To be released
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Sales Album
US Hot Country
[16]		 US Country Airplay
[17]		 US
[18]		 CAN Country
[19]		 CAN
[20]
2010 "Tell Me You Get Lonely" — 33 — — — Frankie Ballard
2011 "A Buncha Girls" — 27 — — —
2013 "Helluva Life" 8 1 51 8 67 Sunshine & Whiskey
2014 "Sunshine & Whiskey" 5 1 57 4 75
2015 "Young & Crazy" 8 1 55 3 68
"It All Started with a Beer"A 23 18 114 50 El Rio
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
  • ACurrent single.[28]

Music videos

Year Title Director
2010 "Tell Me You Get Lonely"[29] Marcel Chagnon
2011 "A Buncha Girls"[30] Jim Wright
2013 "Helluva Life"[31] Mason Dixon
2014 "Sunshine & Whiskey"[32] Jack Guy
2015 "Young & Crazy"[33] Glen Rose
2016 "It All Started with a Beer"[34] Marcel Chagnon

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