Born Justin Cole Moore, the singer/songwriter began life in small town America, working on his family’s farm, singing gospel songs in Church and performing in his junior year of high school, where he won a talent show at just eight years old. After which he joined his uncle’s Southern rock band and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., back in 2002. He then met a gentleman named Scott Borchetta, a music executive, who was creating the record label Valory Music Group and said he would like to sign Moore if he could be patient.
Sure enough in 2008 Justin Moore signed to the Valory Music Group which represented an epoch in his music career, with his first radio single “Back That Thing Up” reaching number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. For Moore’s first full-length he left it up to fans to decide on which songs should be on the album by allowing them to make a playlist of his songs, with the top ten most picked making it to the album. By this point Moore has brought together an impressive group of musicians which led to a series of opening support slots on tours by Luke Bryan, Trace Adkins, ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Moore has charted in the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart a total of eight times, four of which he topped with his songs “Small Town USA”, “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away”, “Til My Last Day” and “Lettin’ the Night Roll”. On top of this Moore’s two most recent albums “Outlaws Like Me” and “Off the Beaten Path” have both topped the Billboard Country Album charts. Steve Leggett of Allmusic puts this down to Moore having a ‘ready made imagine’ that’s not hard to publicise and his ability to write his own music is another string to his bow.
In 2014 Justin Moore won the award for New Artist of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
As a teenager, Corbin began learning guitar taking lessons from session guitarist Pee Wee Melton, going on to playing in a band, earning opening slots with Janie Fricke and Mel McDaniel. After finishing college, achieving a degree in agribusiness, Corbin married and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, US, where he began performing as a solo artist.
After being put into contact with A&R senior director Joe Fisher, Corbin signed to Mercury's Nashville label in 2009, releasing his debut single, "Little More Country Than That" in July the same year. It reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. His self-titled debut album, produced by Carson Chamberlain, built on that success, with first-week sales of 43,000 copies. Following the release, "A Little More Country Than That" went on to reach number one on the Country Charts, the first male country artist's debut single to do so. The album reached number 10 in the US charts, number four in the Country Charts. With his fame building, he was invited to tour with Brad Paisley upon his world tour, began in May 2010.
2010 really was a successful year for Corbin, being awarded for his sensational debut album with several awards. Corbin won 'New Breakthrough Artist of the Year,' 'Breakthrough Single' as well as 'Best Video by Breakthrough Artist' along with a whole host of nominations.
His debut album was followed by 2012's "All Over The Road," which featured two top 40 singles, "Lovin' You Is Fun," reaching number five and "All Over The Road" at number three.
Justin Moore is one of the most charismatic frontmen on the country circuit and he really knows how to inject a sense of rock to his live show. Appearing with tipped hat and a checkered shirt, he may look like the country stereotype yet he performs his show with an emphasis on the percussive rock as opposed to the two dimensional acoustic guitar.
Since his self titled debut was released in 2009, Moore has gained a huge following across the States and the cheers that lift the roof as the stage lights fly skywards are deafening. He now has enjoyed two Country chart topping albums and two singles so the crowd knows the material well as the opening bars to 'Point At You' begin.
The audience's dedication does not waver throughout the evening and Moore whips them into frenzy before unleashing note perfect versions of singles 'Lettin' The Night Roll'. The only time that the crowd becomes completely silent is during a tender rendition of 'If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away' where Justin takes centre stage and really showcases the reason he has enjoyed such great success in a relatively short amount of time.
Although Easton Corbin has only been on the circuit for just over five years, he has achieved some impressive things, perhaps most of all a loyal live following. Two chart hits with the first two albums have seen his name become far more recognised and has taken his country sounds to bigger and bigger stages.
He has a wonderfully confident mannerism onstage as he strides onto the stage and warmly greets the cheers from the audience. Taking his place and picking up his trusty guitar, he begins his set rather unconventionally with two covers. His take on the legendary 'All About Tonight' by Blake Shelton has been reworked in his own manner and the audience cheers intently.
He then continues to power through his own discography playing favourites including 'I Can't Love You Back' and 'Lovin' You Is Fun'. The crowd has remained involved throughout and therefore the reaction when told that 'Are You With Me' will be the last track is unanimous disappointment, yet they have well and truly enjoyed their evening.