Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 2013 EMI released Eric Paslay's "Friday Night" to radio?

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Here are 5 interesting facts about Eric Paslay.

  • Eric Thomas Paslay was born on January 29, 1983.
  • He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in the Fall of 2005 with his Bachelor of Science degree.
  • His third album, "Friday Night", was a Top 5 hit on Country Airplay in early 2014. The song was originally recorded by Lady Antebellum.
  • He co-wrote Jake Owen's "Barefoot Blue Jean Night",[5] Eli Young Band's "Even If It Breaks Your Heart", and Love and Theft's "Angel Eyes"[6] all of which were number 1 singles on the country charts.
  • In 2013, he appeared on Amy Grant's album How Mercy Looks from Here, sharing lead vocals with Grant and Sheryl Crow on a song he wrote called "Deep As It Is Wide".

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