David Nail

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Biography

David Brent Nail (born May 18, 1979) is an American country music artist. In 2002, he debuted the single "Memphis" from an unreleased album for Mercury Records Nashville. Five years later, he signed with MCA Nashville - which, like Mercury, is under the ownership of Universal Music Group Nashville - and in August 2009 released the album I'm About to Come Alive. It produced three singles: the title track, "Red Light", and "Turning Home"; the latter two reached Top 20. His second studio album, The Sound of a Million Dreams, was released in November 2011; "Let It Rain" hit No. 1 in January 2012.

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Year Formed 1979
Number of Albums 13
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David Nail is an American country music artist who grew up in what Missouri town?

Kennett

...y music artist who grew up in a small southeastern Missouri town called Kennett , Missouri. Both of his parents worked in the school system, and all he...
What two things did Nail focus on from an early age?

music and sports

... and all he was ever focused on from an early age were two things: music and sports . How did you begin your career as a country artist? I got my first...
When did I get my first record deal?

21

... you begin your career as a country artist? I got my first record deal at 21 , and then my second at 26. I think we had five to six Top 20 songs and a ...
What was my second record deal at?

26

...a country artist? I got my first record deal at 21, and then my second at 26 . I think we had five to six Top 20 songs and a couple No. I was nominated...
How many Top 20 songs did I have?

five to six

... my first record deal at 21, and then my second at 26. I think we had five to six Top 20 songs and a couple No. I was nominated for a Grammy with Turn...
What song was nominated for a Grammy?

Turning Home

... six Top 20 songs and a couple No. I was nominated for a Grammy with Turning Home , which was my second Top 20 song. How do you find inspiration as a s...
When did David Nail emerge as a country artist?

2002

...or songwriting, and a passionate performing style, David Nail emerged in 2002 with the moderately successful single Memphis. He inked a deal with MCA ...
What was the name of Nail's 2002 single?

Memphis

...style, David Nail emerged in 2002 with the moderately successful single Memphis . He inked a deal with MCA Nashville five years later and released a st...
What was the number one single on Sound of a Million Dreams?

Let It Rain

...011's Sound of a Million Dreams, which featured the number one single Let It Rain . Two years later, he released the intimate Bootheel 2020 EP, which l...
What did the Bootheel 2020 EP pay tribute to?

his small Missouri hometown

...hich like its 2021 followup of the same name, paid tribute to his small Missouri hometown . Music was a major part of the Nail household his father was...
What was Nail's father's job?

high school band director

... Music was a major part of the Nail household his father was a high school band director proficient on a number of instruments, and his mother sang in...
When did Nail attend a school talent show?

14

... record collection, but country music wasn't on Nail's radar until he was 14 and attended a school talent show. In high school, Nail sang in the schoo...
What sport was Nail a fine?

baseball

...in local talent shows, and began writing songs, but he was also a fine baseball player with a .385 batting average, and he was accepted at Aquinas Col...
What was Nail's batting average?

.385

..., and began writing songs, but he was also a fine baseball player with a .385 batting average, and he was accepted at Aquinas College on a sports scho...
Nail was accepted to Aquinas College on what kind of scholarship?

sports

...ith a .385 batting average, and he was accepted at Aquinas College on a sports scholarship. However, a shoulder injury ended his baseball career durin...
Nail resumed his education at what university?

Arkansas State University

...rned home to sort out his options. He resumed his education at Arkansas State University , but when he was 20, he spent a few days in Nashville and was...
Nail was signed to a contract with what company?

Mercury Records

...ll. She told her father that Nail was a talent worth hearing, and before long the singer and songwriter was signed to a contract with Mercury Records ....
Nail chose to become what type of music?

Country

...o play baseball. Nail chose instead to focus on his dream of becoming a Country music artist. In response to which musical artists had the greatest in...
Who was one of the main reasons I started singing?

Elton John

...to which musical artists had the greatest influence on Nail, he says, Elton John was one of the main reasons I started singing, and is still a tremend...
Who was one of Nail's most notable influences in country music in the 1990s?

Glen Campbell

...ime. By the 1990s, Nail began to focus more on country music, citing Glen Campbell as being one of his most notable influences in the genre. After att...
Nail attended what university?

University of Arkansas

...f his most notable influences in the genre. After attending the University of Arkansas , he hit the road for Nashville, but soon realized he wasn't pre...
Where did Nail go after attending the University of Arkansas?

Nashville

...genre. After attending the University of Arkansas, he hit the road for Nashville , but soon realized he wasn't prepared in earnest for a career in musi...
In what state did Nail go to college?

Arkansas

...ost notable influences in the genre. After attending the University of Arkansas , he hit the road for Nashville, but soon realized he wasn't prepared i...
When did I have a few college offers to play baseball?

After my senior year

... college, but as I grew older I became more interested in music. After my senior year I had a few small college offers to play baseball. My coach came...
What was Nail's first name?

David

...David Nail Biography Growing up in a small southeastern Missouri town, David Nail might've chosen to follow any of the dreams that drifted by like the...
What is Nail laying claim to on his first album from MCA Nashville?

his hometown roots

...from MCA Nashville, he neatly bridges the divide, laying claim to his hometown roots while keeping a firm grip on the future, and all the deeply emoti...
Nail says everyone has what kind of moments?

the first time you left home, falling in love, losing love

...tly the same, but everyone has those moments; the first time you left home, falling in love, losing love . Nail, son of a former high school band direc...
What is Nail's career?

singersongwriter

...t of the blue I just said, 'Do you know anybody in Nashville?' For singersongwriter Nail, it was a historymaking moment small town boy decides to chas...
Who is the frontman of the band David Nail & The Well Ravens?

David Brent Nail

... David Brent Nail (born May 18, 1979) is an American country music artist, and frontman of the band David Nail & The Well Ravens. In 2002, he debuted t...
What was the name of David Brent's band?

David Nail & The Well Ravens

...s an American country music artist, and frontman of the band David Nail & The Well Ravens . In 2002, he debuted the single Memphis from an unreleased a...
How many studio albums has he released?

four

...ive years later, he signed with MCA Nashville, for which he has released four studio albums: I'm About to Come Alive, The Sound of a Million Dreams, I...
How many chart entries have his albums produced on Hot Country Songs?

seven

...er plus two extended plays, 1979 and Uncovered. The albums have produced seven chart entries on Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay, including two t...
Who did he sign with?

MCA Nashville

...lbum for Mercury Records Nashville. Five years later, he signed with MCA Nashville , for which he has released four studio albums: I'm About to Come Al...
How many Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks has Memphis reached?

52

...eith Stegall and John Kelton. The leadoff single, Memphis, reached number 52 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) cha...
Who produced his self-titled debut album?

Keith Stegall and John Kelton

... he recorded a selftitled debut album, which was produced by Keith Stegall and John Kelton . The leadoff single, Memphis, reached number 52 on the Bill...
Who gave the song a mostly positive review?

Deborah Evans Price

...oard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. Deborah Evans Price gave the song a mostlypositive review, calling it a solid perfor...
When did Nail sign to MCA Records Nashville?

April 2007

...rds Nashville, also a division of Universal Music Group Nashville, in April 2007 . His debut album for the label, I'm About to Come Alive, was produced...
What was Nail's first album for the label?

I'm About to Come Alive

... Group Nashville, in April 2007. His debut album for the label, I'm About to Come Alive , was produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke, the same produ...
In what year did Im About To Come Alive hit the charts?

2008

...aching baseball, Nail decided to take another shot at a music career. In 2008 , his single Im About To Come Alive did well on the charts, and the album...
What was the name of Nail's 2008 album?

Im About To Come Alive

...ded to take another shot at a music career. In 2008, his single Im About To Come Alive did well on the charts, and the album of the same name was rele...
Nail stopped by what office?

American Songwriter

...e name was released the next year. Last month Nail stopped by the American Songwriter offices, where he recorded a session and talked about his writin...