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Aaron Tippin Biography |
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Whether painting a picture of the construction worker driving a bulldozer or the farmer finishing the last chore of the day, Aaron Tippin's music has always been a tribute to the working man, a life Aaron, himself, knows all too well.
Aaron Tippin was born in Pensacola, FL, but he grew up on a family farm in Greer, SC. As a child, he sang while doing his chores, and he realized he had a good voice when he was forced to sing over the noise of the tractor. In high school Tippin studied to be a pilot like his father, and he earned his pilot's license before his 20th birthday. Tippin began flying as a freelance and corporate pilot, but his dream was to be a pilot with one of the major airlines. Unfortunately, fuel shortages at the time forced the airlines to cut back, so he shifted his focus to music and was soon playing local honky-tonks while also holding down several blue-collar jobs to make ends meet.
In 1986, shortly after moving to Nashville, Tippin found songwriting work with the Acuff-Rose publishing firm, and a few years later he landed his first major label record deal with RCA in 1990.
Throughout his career, Aaron Tippin's music has spoken to many different people. All of this albums are replete with songs of patriotism and odes to the workingman. His first album, You've Got To Stand For Something, debuted in 1991 and proved a rousing success, primarily because the album's title song was released during the Persian Gulf War, and it struck a nerve with Country fans. That song's success resulted in Tippin joining the USO tour with Bob Hope.
Tippin's second album, the platinum-certified Read Between the Lines, proved that his career had longevity. Read Between the Lines spawned three Top-10 singles, including "Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way," "My Blue Angel," and his first #1 hit, "There Ain't Nothing Wrong With the Radio."
Tippin's third album, Call of the Wild, paid further homage to the hard-drinkin', hard-livin' blue-collar worker who works an honest day for an honest wage and considers the local watering hole his second home. Singles include "Honky Tonk Superman," the Top-10 "Working Man's PhD," and the Top-20 "Call of the Wild."
Lookin' Back At Myself, Tippin's fourth album, was not as successful as his earlier releases, but its successor, 1995's Tool Box, regained some of that lost momentum. Tippin's singles, however, were not finding traction with Country radio, which resulted in his leaving RCA.
In 1998 Tippin signed with the Disney-affiliated label, Lyric Street Records. On the eve of releasing his first album with Lyric Street, What This Country Needs, Tippin released the single, "For You I Will", which shot into the Top-10.
With numerous chart-topping singles from 2000 to the present under his belt, including the #1 smash "Kiss This" and the post-9/11 anthem "Where the Stars and Stripes and Eagles Fly," Aaron Tippin remains a dominant force in Country music and a major voice for all hardworking American patriots.
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