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In 2005, James married Kellie Marie whom he met when he was nineteen at
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in 2011. Sony Music
Nashville Chairman and CEO Gary Overton said: "We at Sony Music Nashville are incredibly excited about signing CASEY JAMES. I flew to NEW YORK to see him 'live' with the American Idol Tour and I was blown away with his voice, guitar playing and stage presence...and so were the
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I got an album called “In the
Beginning” and I learned every note on it, which was easier to do because it was early on in his career . I learned all those notes and it opened me up to the blues. When you look what he was doing, a lot of it was covers, and then you go back and start listening to
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in 2009 in spite of the fact that he had never seen the show. He was the oldest contestant to be selected for the Top 24 of the ninth season at the age of 27. James was voted off of the competition on May 19, 2010, and finished in third place. During the finale of
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235:", and "The Good Life" were released. In October 2014, James released "Fall Apart" as the first single from a planned second studio album, but Sony opted not to release the record and they split ways. In 2017, James released his second album,
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thousands of fans in the amphitheatre. He has honed his skills as a showman with his years of performing live on stage! I can't wait to get him into the studio to begin recording his debut album." James worked with country songwriter
263:(whooping cough) vaccine when he was an infant, and his family feared brain damage. According to his mother, however, she realized that he would be all right and was going to be musical when he started humming the theme song from
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tour. His four-song set included "I Got Mine" by The Black Keys, "Don't" by Shania Twain, "It's All Over Now" by Bobby Womack, and "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman" by Bryan Adams alongside fellow contestant
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to be a more authentic representation of James as an artist than his previous album, calling it "bluesier much more rocking". As of 2022, James is a member of the group Texas Hill, along with
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Casey James: Arguably the broadest musical background of the 12 and best guitar player the show has seen.
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1600:"Happy 30th Birthday To Casey James – Watch A Very Special Tribute Video To Casey From A Fan Named Ana"
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Herrera, Monica; Lipshutz, Jason; Mapes, Jillian (January 25, 2011).
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1956:"Reznor, Rahman, Zimmer & More React to Their Oscar Nominations"
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Music Video of the Year: New Artist - "Let's Don't Call It a Night"
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2590:"Casey James Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay"
1732:"Casey James Profile: Can The Sex Symbol Become 'Idol' Champ?"
2452:"Casey James Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums"
2290:"EXCLUSIVE: American Idol Hopeful Casey James' Jailbird Past"
2559:"Casey James Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs"
1930:"It's official: Casey James signs with Sony Music Nashville"
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Other influences cited in the article are southern rockers
2090:"Kenny Chesney Renews Deal With Sony, BNA Imprint Retired"
2105:"Hear Casey James' Heartbreaking New Single 'Fall Apart'"
2766:"CMT : Videos : Casey James : Fall Apart"
2426:"Casey James Shows Off New Daughter with Adorable Photo"
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and is an independent recording artist. He released his
2329:"Surprise! Casey James is a married man – NashvilleGab"
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2621:"Casey James Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100"
1543:"Casey James - Season 9 Contestants - American Idol"
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1552:. AmericanIdol.com. FOX. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
1421:Let's Don't Call It a Night reached No. 11 in the
2653:"'Idol' downloads: Clarkson, Underwood, Lambert"
2308:"Ex-Wife of Casey James: Music is Singer's Life"
1562:"Happy Birthday, Casey James and Michael Lynche"
312:(1992) as a formative album in his early years.
2243:"Casey James Cuts Loose On New, Bluesier Album"
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2213:"Top 5 Post-American Idol Albums of 2017"
2027:"Country singles lead 'Idol' track sales"
1776:"Casey James: The soundtrack to my life."
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2680:"Angie Miller boosts Colton Dixon sales"
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2008:"Casey James playing his way back home"
1778:. Idol Tracker. May 19, 2010. LA Times.
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2012:Mineral Wells Index, Mineral Wells, TX
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1564:. AmericanIdol.com. FOX. June 1, 2010.
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1905:"Casey James at CMA Music Fest 2011"
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2678:Mansfield, Brian (March 13, 2013).
2651:Mansfield, Brian (April 25, 2012).
2509:Mansfield, Brian (April 21, 2013).
2482:Mansfield, Brian (March 28, 2012).
2187:"Casey James: Strip It Down Review"
2033:. USA Today, a division of Gannett.
1863:. USA Today, a division of Gannett.
1857:"Casey James to open for Sugarland"
1826:Mansfield, Brian (March 12, 2010).
1661:. Season Nine. March 16, 2010. Fox.
857:Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
247:James was born on May 31, 1982, in
205:(born May 31, 1982) is an American
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2211:Mark Franklin (January 17, 2018).
1697:Montgomery, James (May 19, 2010).
259:. James had a bad reaction to his
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2847:Casey James Band Official Website
2072:"Casey James track list revealed"
1944:. August 17, 2010. AllAccess.com.
1730:Cantiello, Jim (March 12, 2010).
1674:"'American Idol': Top 12 perform"
3058:21st-century American guitarists
3023:American male singer-songwriters
2045:"Casey James | BNA Records"
1672:Kelber, Sarah (March 16, 2010).
1097:surpassed this goal. The album,
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2014:. Community Newspaper Holdings.
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2122:Rodney Ho (October 21, 2016).
2006:Cluett, Libby (May 25, 2011).
1711:Cluett, Libby (May 15, 2010).
1629:Shari Geller (July 14, 2010).
1606:. May 31, 2011. Archived from
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1423:Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
413:Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
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1932:. August 17, 2010. USA Today.
1246:Formats: CD, digital download
1210:Formats: CD, digital download
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1197:Release date: March 20, 2012
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25:James Casey (disambiguation)
1911:. Country Music Association
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356:Every Rose Has Its Thorn
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1103:Blues Blast Magazine
1031:Sony Music Nashville
1008:American Idols LIVE!
882:Contestant's Choice
817:Songs of the Cinema
233:Crying on a Suitcase
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2432:. February 16, 2016
2406:. December 16, 2017
2335:. December 19, 2014
2296:. February 5, 2010.
2191:Bluesrockreview.com
1909:lineup.cmaworld.com
1243:Independent Release
660:Hold On, I'm Comin'
203:Casey Everett James
64:Casey Everett James
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2380:. October 16, 2019
1978:"ACE Title Search"
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1086:Columbia Nashville
591:The Rolling Stones
569:You'll Think of Me
546:I Don't Want to Be
304:Stevie Ray Vaughan
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