Keith Bryant (born in Virginia) is an American country music artist. In his career, he has released four independent studio albums, including one on Lofton Creek Records. He also charted in 2004 on the Hot Country Songs charts with the song "Ridin' with the Legend", which he co-wrote as a tribute to former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, who had died in 2001.
Biography
Keith Bryant was born in the state of Virginia.[1] By age fifteen, he had formed his own gospel band and began taking piano lessons. From there, he began playing in local bands as well. Bryant won best male vocalist at age 19 in the East Coast Country Music Championship, and then formed a band called Ironhorse.[1]
In 2000, Bryant released his first solo album, The Secret to Life. Robert K. Oermann of Music Row magazine gave the album a favorable review, awarding it the magazine's DISCovery award.[2] A second album, Welcome to Love, followed two years later. By 2004, he had signed to Lofton Creek Records to release his third album, Ridin' with the Legend. Its title track was a tribute to Dale Earnhardt, a NASCAR driver who died in 2001. The song received airplay on country radio for ten months,[2] in addition to spending fifteen weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, where it peaked at #47. The album also sold more than 30,000 copies.[3] "Ridin' with the Legend" was also made into a music video which aired on CMT and GAC.[2] Bryant's fourth album, Live It Slow, followed in 2007 on the S&S Mack label.[2] This album produced five singles, though none charted. AlbumsYear Album details 2000 The Secret to Life Released: July 4, 2000 Label: Tandem Records 2002 Welcome to Love Released: May 20, 2002 Label: Straight Off Da Chai 2004 Ridin' with the Legend Released: July 13, 2004 Label: Lofton Creek Records 2007 Live It Slow Released: March 6, 2007 Label: S&S Mack Records
SinglesYear Single Peak positions Album US Country 2001 "Drivers in Heaven" — Drivers in Heaven' 2002 "Welcome to Love" — Welcome to Love "Steady as the Rain" — 2004 "Ridin' with the Legend" 47 Ridin' with the Legend 2005 "Somebody" — Live It Slow 2006 "Just the Way We Do It" — "Live It Slow" — 2007 "She Danced" — 2008 "Beautiful Liar" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videosYear Video Director 2004 "Ridin' with the Legend" 2006 "Live It Slow" Shen Shaw
