Aritst of the Day - Little Big Town

• Little Big Town consists of Kimberly Roads, Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet. Fairchild and Westbrook are married.
  
• Little Big Town’s self-titled 2002 debut for Sony’s Monument Records failed to draw any attention. The album had two minor hits before the group was dropped from the label.
  
• They resurfaced on Clint Black’s Equity Music Group in 2005 and released their second album, “The Road to Here,” which sold over a million copies and produced four Top 20 hits including “Boondocks,” “Bring It On Home” and “Good as Gone.” The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Album in 2006 and they were the 2007 CMA Vocal Group of the Year and 2007 ACM Top Vocal Group.
  
• Little Big Town’s third album, “A Place to Land,” was released in 2007 and later reissued with bonus tracks. The lead single, “I’m With the Band,” peaked at No. 32, while “A Little More You” hit the Top 20. The single “Life in a Northern Town” is a collaboration with Sugarland and Jake Owen.
  
• Fairchild recorded a duet with John Mellencamp on his 2008 album, “Life, Death, Love and Freedom.” “A Ride Back Home” was released as the album’s third single. Fairchild also duets with Mellencamp on “My Sweet Love.”
  
• Little Big Town has covered Maroon 5’s hit “Moves Like Jagger,” putting a country spin on the pop song. The song was then released online as part of the band’s “Scattered, Smothered and Covered” web series.
  
• Little Big Town’s latest album, “The Reason Why,” debuted at No. 1. The disc’s first single, “Little White Church,” peaked at No. 14. “Kiss Goodbye” was the second single and the album’s title track was released as the third single in March. Other songs featured on the 12-track CD include “Runaway Train,” “Why, Oh Why,” and their current single “Shut Up Train.” The group has upcoming tour stops in Wisconsin, Florida and South Carolina.
  
• Official website: http://littlebigtown.com