Country Pop Bites: Brad Paisley – September 12

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 2007 Brad Paisley got a gold album for "5th Gear"?

It’s true! Listen to a song off the album!

Here are 5 interesting facts about Brad Paisley.

• He wore a black tuxedo with a lavender bow tie to his high school prom in 1991.
• His 6,500-sq-ft. log-cabin style home in Franklin, Tenn. features a handmade whiskey-barrel sink.
• At age 14, he was a regular on "Jamboree USA," a country radio show in Wheeling, West Virginia.
• He landed internships at ASCAP and Atlantic Records during his college years.
• A week after graduating from Belmont University in 1995, he landed a songwriting deal with EMI Publishing.