"I Drive Your Truck" takes ACM song honor
Sunday, April 6, 2014 – The ACM Song of the Year is "I Drive Your Truck," a big hit for Lee Brice.
The award goes to the songwriters, which included Brice, Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington and Jimmy Yeary. Brice took the trophy, but gave the mic over to the songwriters.
"To every person in America who knows what it's like to live this song day in and day out. God bless you. Amen," said Harrington.
Among the nominees were "Mama's Broken Heart," the hit for MIranda Lambert and "Wagon Wheel,' a hit for Darius Rucker and written by Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show.
More news for Lee Brice
- 01/06/25: Brice intends to "Cry"
- 11/01/24: Brice raises his glass to "Single Bells"
- 10/01/24: For Brice, it's You, Me and My Guitar
- 07/10/24: "Drinkin' Buddies' Brice, Smith, Whitters put out video
- 04/26/24: Brice finds his "Drinkin' Buddies"
- 04/28/23: Brice receives Emmy nomination
- 02/22/23: Songwriter/producer Kyle Jacobs passes away
- 04/16/21: Pearce, Brice win ACM Vocal Event honor
CD reviews for Lee Brice
Lee Brice's self-titled album is the kind we wish Zac Brown was still making. Granted, it doesn't include the faux reggae and jam band tendencies. It does, however, feature a bevy of heartfelt songs about the things that matter most in life. Best of all, its fine content is matched to high quality songs and performances.
"What Keeps You Up at Night," which reads like a dirty laundry list of every insomniac's nightmare, opens the disc. The single "Boy" is a ...
The cover of "I Don't Dance" features a glam shot of Lee Brice standing in a spotlight, looking more like a pop artist than a country singer. Listeners who prefer their country on the gritty side might be scared off by the pretty cover shot. The music matches the image: pop influenced mainstream country music, in the vein of contemporaries Jake Owen and Kip Moore.
The success of his sophomore release emboldened Lee Brice. His first two albums introduced the country scene to his ...
Lee Brice had a dream run of success with his debut, "Love Like Crazy" - the title track became the most-played song on country radio in 2010. While that set the South Carolina native up for a doozy of a sophomore slump, he sidesteps it with ease. Brice simply has too many weapons - a songwriter's ear, soulful voice and some very able co-writer friends (Rhett Atkins, Eric Church) to veer far off course.
A Woman Like You has already topped the country single charts. ...
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