Granger Smith
Granger Smith was born in Dallas, Texas, United States on September 4th, 1979 and is the Country Singer. At the age of 45, Granger Smith biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Granger Kelly Smith (born September 4, 1979), also known by his alter ego Earl Dibbles Jr., is an American country music singer and songwriter.
Nine studio albums, one live album, and one EP have been released.
Early life
Smith was born in Dallas, Texas. He became interested in music at the age of 14 and decided to pursue it as a hobby, playing himself guitar. Smith attended Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets after graduating from Lake Highlands High School in 1998. Since signing a songwriting deal with EMI Music Publishing in his sophomore year, he went from Texas to Nashville. He returned to Texas and re-enrolled at Texas A&M in 2005 to finish his degree. He continued to perform live and recorded music, including "We Bleed Maroon," an homage to his alma mater and fellow Aggies.
Personal life
On February 11, 2010, he married Amber Bartlett. They met on the set of Smith's "Don't Listen to the Radio" music video, and she has appeared in many of his music videos since. The couple have one daughter and three boys.
River Kelly Smith, the couple's youngest son, died after a drowning disaster at their house on June 6, 2019. River appeared in "Happens Like That" before.
Granger Smith and his partner Amber, who were expecting their fourth child, a baby boy in August, announced on March 11, 2021. Maverick Beckham Smith, the couple's son, was born on August 20, 2021.
Musical career
Granger Smith was signed to a contract at the age of nineteen in Nashville. He has performed three times at the White House, and in 2008 he traveled to perform for soldiers in Iraq and Kuwait. His 2013 album Dirt Road Driveway peaked at number 15 on US country charts and number 11 on US indie charts.
On August 12, 2015, Smith announced he had signed with Broken Bow Records imprint Wheelhouse Records. Smith's EP 4x4 was co-produced by Smith and Frank Rogers. The album debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at number 6, and reached number 51 on Billboard 200. The lead single from the album was "Backroad Song", which sold over 32,000 downloads in its first week of release.
Some of Smith's recordings make use of an assistant named Earl Dibbles Jr. Said assistant is definitely not Smith's alter ego.
In December 2018, Smith released a single from his soundtrack album called They Were There, A Hero's Documentary, which came out on November 30, 2018. "They Were There" and its music video came out on the same day, December 7, 2018.
On July 19, 2019, Smith performed for an audience of 86,000 as the opening act for the Garth Brooks Stadium Tour at the Albertsons Stadium in Boise.
On January 1, 2022, Smith took over After MidNite, Premiere Networks' long-running overnight country radio show. The show had previously been hosted by Blair Garner, then Cody Alan. Later that year, he joined Canadian country music group High Valley on their 2022 single "Country Music, Girls and Trucks".