Born on 30 June 1983 in Glenville, Georgia and grew up in Bronwood, Georgia and graduted from Georgia Southern University in 2007. After graduating he worked selling merchandise for fellow fraternity brother Luke Bryan and in 2010 he signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. He helped write some of Bryan’s album, “Spring Break…Here To Party” and also helped contribute to Scott McCreery, Chris Young, and Florida Georgia Line.
The success of his publishing deal and consequently his song writing, led to his chance to establish himself as a performer. In 2013 he self-released his first single “Chillin’ It” which began to climb the country charts. The success of “Chillin’ It” garnered the attention of Warner Nashville who signed a contract with him that same year. The label re-released his single, followed by his first self-titled debut album on 18 February 2014. The album became a Top 5 hit on the country music airways, and sold over 250,000 copies. The “Chillin It” single peaked at number one on the Hot Country Songs, followed by “Hope You Get Lonely Tonight” which peaked at number seven; both of which reached gold status. Swindell set out on tour as the opening act for Luke Bryan’s That’s My Kind of Night Tour in 2014.
After suffering from an arm injury while playing American football, Lee decided to focus on making country music.
In 2007 Lee Brice was working as a country song writer, managing to sign with Curb records. In this period Lee Brice worked with many artists most notably co writing Garth Brook;s song "More Than a Memory" this song managed to make history when it debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs.
Lee Brice released his debut single "She Ain't Right" under Curb records. This song was meant to be a part of his debut album "Picture of Me" which unfortunately has never been able to see a release. Since then he went on to feature on Cledus T. Judd's album "Boogity, Boogity - A Tribute to the Comedic Genius of Ray Stevens" in which he sang a duet on a rendition of the gospel song "Turn Your Radio On" originally by Albert E. Brumley.
In 2010 Lee Brice released his debut album "Love Like Crazy" this managed to reach number 9 on the Billboard US Country charts. His third album "I Don't Dance" which was released in 2014 reached number 1 on the same charts respectively as Lee Brice has grown in popularity.
Hailing from Glenville, Georgia, Cole Swindell is just now beginning to follow a path that seems to have been tread increasingly often these past few years; after spending almost a decade as a songwriter for hire, penning songs for others, he’s now stepping out as a recording artist in his own right, with his self-titled debut dropping earlier this year. It’s one thing for him to make a country record, though - after all, he’ll have seen the inside of a fair few recording studios down the years - and another entirely to be thrown into the deep end of live performance; that’s precisely why it was so undeniably impressive to see how he handled that particular transition when he played his debut U.S. dates last year. Backed by an impressively tight band, Swindell proved that, with just the mic in hand, he could command an audience’s attention with his laid-back vocal style - check out his performance of ‘Chillin’ It’ on the David Letterman show for proof - Swindell genuinely exudes confidence, and the only real question is why he left it so long to get started on his own career.
Lee Brice is a country music singer and guitarist. Very unpretentious, which is nice to see as country has become more prominent and musicians have often become more akin to rock stars than the down to earth roots of their genre.
Brice often appears in jeans and a short or a casual sweater with his trademark reverse black cap.Great to see in a smaller venue as he produces a very close and intimate performance often taking the time to talk to the crowd. You really want to be quite close to see his infectious smile as he performs - you can tell that this is a musician who truly loves his craft and lives to play. Make no mistake, the performance is excellent no matter the venue but it pays to be in a smaller setting to feel his power and passion.
The music is powerful and Brice's passion shines through his strong voice that still manages to come off as rich and full, not coarse or overwhelming or booming. Although their music differs a bit, the closest singer I can think of who produces such deep and rich vocals is Darius Rucker, mostly from his Hootie and the Blowfish days. Even if you're not a country fan, you will likely love to see this man perform. Definitely worth checking out.