The easygoing country singer whose rock-friendly hits set the tone for 21st century C&W.
Clint Black: Deep Cuts
The unfaltering country icon tries on rock and bluegrass.
About Clint Black
Hometown
Long Branch, NJ, United States
Born
February 4, 1962
Genre
Country
Country singer Clint Black dropped out of high school to perform in a band with his older brothers before launching his solo career.
∙ He worked as an ironworker, bait cutter, and fishing guide while also performing nights on Houston’s lounge circuit until 1989, when he scored a No. 1 hit with his first single, “A Better Man.”
∙ Four consecutive singles from his debut album, Killin’ Time, topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
∙ Black credits George Strait, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson as his key musical influences.
∙ He appeared in the 1994 movie Maverick alongside country music superstars Waylon Jennings, Reba McEntire, and Vince Gill.
∙ Nominated for 11 Grammy Awards, Black won in 1998, for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for “Same Old Train.”
∙ Black and his wife, Lisa Hartman Black, were contestants on the 2020 season of The Masked Singer.
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