Chris Stapleton is a successful American singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Some of his popular songs include Tennessee Whiskey , Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning , Fire Away , Broken Halo , and Millionaire . He has worked with artists such as Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Brooks and Dunn, Adele, Tim McGraw and Justin Timberlake. He has more than 2 million followers on Facebook, more than 1 million followers on Instagram and more than 1 million subscribers on YouTube.

Born name

Christopher Alvin Stapleton

nickname

Chris

Sun sign

Aries

Place of birth

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Residence

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

nationality

training

Chris Stapleton attended Johnson Central High School in Paintsville, Kentucky. He then joined Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee to major in engineering, but dropped out after a year.

occupation

Singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer

family

• Vater – Herbert Joseph Stapleton Jr. (Bergmann)
• Mother – Carol J. Stapleton (clerk at local health department)
• Siblings – Herbert Joseph III. (Older Brother), Melanie Brooke (Younger Sister)
• Others – Herbert Joseph Stapleton, Sr. (paternal grandfather), Minnie Osburn (paternal grandmother), Alvin Nathan Mace (maternal grandfather), Jatama Alegris O’Dell (maternal grandmother)

Manager

Chris Stapleton is managed by –

• Jay Williams und Kevin Meads, Agenten, WME Entertainment, Talent Agency, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
• Coran Capshaw, Zach Peters und Clay Hunt, Manager bei Red Light Management, Music Management Company, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Genre

Country, Bluegrass, Southern Rock, Outlaw Country, Blues, Southern Soul, Country Rock

instruments

Vocals, guitar, mandolin

labels

• Mercury Nashville
• Warner / Chappell Music (WCM)

To build

Average

Height

6 ft 0½ in oder 184 cm

weight

88 kg or 194 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Chris Stapleton dated –

1. Morgane Stapleton (2003-present) – In 2003, songwriter ChrisSinger from a neighboring publishing house met Morgane Hayes. Chris himself was working at a publishing company in Nashville at the time. Morgane’s girlfriend worked with Chris and she used to hang around the office to meet Chris. Eventually, they attended sessions to write songs together and later formed a relationship. In 2007, the couple married. They are blessed with 4 children, the eldest being a son (born 2010), then a daughter (born 2012) and later twins Macon and Samuel (born 2018).

race/ethnicity

White

He is of Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Manx, Scottish, Swedish, Welsh and distant Breton and Finnish ancestry.

hair colour

Hellbraun

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Long hair and beard
• Tends to wear his signature cowboy hat
• Built tough

brand promotion

Chris Stapleton has appeared in a TV commercial for Ram Trucks (2016).

Known for

• His numerous hits including Tennessee Whiskey , Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning , Second To Know , Scarecrow In The Garden , Trying To Unravel My Mind , Fire Away , What Are You Listening To , Traveler , Nobody’s Fault , Parachute , So or so , broken halo , and millionaire
• As the lead singer for the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers from 2008 to 2010 and the rock and roll band The Jompson Brothers from 2007 to 2013

First album

On May 5, 2015 he released his debut studio album Traveler through Mercury Nashville. The album had 14 original tracks and was certified “3xPlatinum” by the RIAA.

First TV show

In 2015, he made his first appearance as a guest on the talk show Late Show with David Letterman .

Chris Stapleton favorite things

• All-Time Record – Tom Petty is Wildflowers
• Drink – Bourbon from Kentucky named after Colonel EH Taylor

Chris Stapleton Facts

1. He grew up in Staffordsville, Kentucky.
2. He comes from a family of miners.
3. In 2001 he moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue his songwriting career. He later began writing songs for Sea Gayle Music .
4. He was clean-shaven for most of his high school years and when he moved to Nashville.
5. He worked at Papa John’s Pizza early on and still has his employee ID card.
6. In 2016 he became the first country artist to win all the notable Country Music Awards such as Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, New Male Vocalist of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year .
7. Chris has written many songs in which whiskey is the main theme I Drink Dark Whiskey , Whiskey and You , Good Corn Liqueur , Drinking Alone , and Hangover Tonight .
8. He has written for numerous artists including Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Kleinstadt, Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Brooks & Dunn, Adele, Tim McGraw and Justin Timberlake.
9. He has also contributed to several #1 hits for artists such as Luke Bryan’s Drink a Beer , Darius Rucker’s Come Back Song, Kenny Chesney’s Never Wanted Again By Josh Turner Your Man and Thomas Rhett’s Crash and Burn.
10. For his debut Traveler album, he played electric guitar, mandolin, and acoustic guitar.
11. When he’s not touring or making music, he likes to go fishing.
12. He likes to collect pocket knives.
13. He admits that his wife has never seen his chin.
14. Visit his official website at www.chrissapleton.com.
15. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ and YouTube.