Clint Patrick Black was born on February 4, 1962 Clint is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. Signed to RCA Nashville in 1989, Black’s debut album Killin’ Time produced four straight #1 singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Although his momentum gradually slowed throughout the 1990s, Black consistently charted hit songs into the 2000s. He has had more than 30 singles on the US Billboard country charts, twenty-two of which have reached #1, in addition to having released 12 studio albums and several compilation albums. In 2003, Black founded his own record label, Equity Music Group. Black has also ventured into acting, having made appearances in a 1993 episode of the TV series Wings and in the 1994 film Maverick, as well as a starring role in 1998’s Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack.
Clint has been nominated for four Grammy Awards for Best Country Male Vocal Performance (1990 – Killin’ Time, 1997 – Like the Rain, 1998 – Something That We Do, 1999 – Nothin’ but the Taillights), he was also nominated for six Grammy Awards with 1 win in the category of Best Country Collaboration with Vocals – “Hold On Partner” in 1991 (w/ Roy Rogers), “A Bad Goodbye” in 1993 (w/ Wynonna), “Still Holding On” in 1997 (w/ Martina McBride), “Same Old Train” in 1998 which got the Grammy Award (with Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt & Dwight Yoakam), “When I Said I Do” in 1999 (w/ wife Lisa Hartman Black), and “Hey Good Lookin'” in 2004 (Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, and George Strait).
| Birth name | Clint Patrick Black |
|---|---|
| Born | February 4, 1962 (age 60) Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Origin | Katy, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer/songwriter/musician/multi-instrumentalist/record producer/actor |
| Instruments | Vocals/guitar/harmonica/recorder/percussion |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | RCA Nashville/Equity/Thirty Tigers |
Studio Albums
1989: Killin’ Time
1990: Put Yourself in My Shoes
1992: The Hard Way
1993: A Better Man
1993: No Time to Kill
1994: One Emotion
1995: Looking for Christmas
1996: Pure Black Greatest Hits
1997: Nothin’ but the Taillights
1999: D’lectrified
2004: Spend My Time
2005: Drinkin’ Songs and Other Logic
2007: The Love Songs
2015: On Purpose
2020: Out of Sane
Movies
The Masked Singer (2020) – Snow Owls (with wife Lisa)
Flicka: Country Pride (2012) – Toby
Flicka 2 (2010) – Toby
Las Vegas “Good Run of Bad Luck” (2004) – Himself
Anger Management (2003) – Masseur
The Rutles 2: Can’t Buy Me Lunch (2002) – Himself
Going Home (2000) – Dr. Warren
Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack (1998) – Cadillac Jack Favor
Maverick (1994) – Sweet-Faced Gambler
Wings “I Love Brian” (1993) – Himself
Montana Christmas Skies (1991) – Clint Black, with John Denver, Kathy Mattea, Patty Loveless
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