Jason Aldean
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"Jason Aldine Williams", known professionally as "Jason Aldean", is an American country music singer. Since 2005, Jason Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released six albums and twenty-one singles. His 2010 album, My Kinda Party, is certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His 2012 album Night Train (Jason Aldean album)/Night Train is certified double-platinum, while his 2005 Jason Aldean (album)/self-titled debut, 2007 album Relentless (Jason Aldean album)/Relentless, 2009 album Wide Open (Jason Aldean album)/Wide Open and 2014 album Old Boots, New Dirt are all certified single-platinum.

Of his singles, twelve have reached number one on the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts: "Why (Jason Aldean song)/Why", "She's Country", "Big Green Tractor", "The Truth (Trent Willmon song)/The Truth", "Don't You Wanna Stay" (a duet with Kelly Clarkson), "Dirt Road Anthem", "Fly Over States", "Take a Little Ride", "The Only Way I Know" (a collaboration with Luke Bryan and Eric Church), "Night Train (Jason Aldean song)/Night Train", "When She Says Baby" and "Burnin' It Down". Eight more of those singles have reached the Top 10 on the same charts.

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I think he's just a great songwriter, and obviously, artist-wise, that speaks for itself.

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I can definitely relate to a few things in the song. Going mudding on a dirt road, going to football games, I did a few of those things.

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I can picture guys sitting out in their yard, working in their yard, bending over to plant some trees or something, and half their crack shows, ... I mean, that's kind of one of the things that drew me into the song. The song talks about things that I grew up experiencing.

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I went and took it to the label, and they loved it, so we put it on the record.

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Why are you always on the verge of goodbye, before I'll show you how I really feel inside.

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I do believe that if it's meant to be, it will be. Luckily for me, things worked out.

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There's many an artist that comes to Nashville in hopes of doing the same thing I'm doing right now.

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I think anytime we can do anything for anyone it's good. We just happened to be in a position where we could help out. … Anything that has to do with family and kids, it doesn't take much convincing for me.

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