Granger Smith trivia: 40 facts about the country singer and songwriter!

Granger Smith is a famous country music singer and songwriter. He made his debut in 2013!

So let’s find out some more trivia and facts about Granger Smith!

1. His full name is Granger Kelly Smith
2. He was born on September 4, 1979
3. He is also known by his alter ego Earl Dibbles Jr.
4. He is an American country music singer and songwriter
5. He has released nine studio albums, one live album, and one EP
6. Granger Smith was born in Dallas, Texas
7. At 14, he became interested in music
8. And decided to pursue it as a hobby
9. He taught himself how to play the guitar
10. At 19, Smith moved from Texas to Nashville
11. He moved after signing a songwriting contract with EMI Music Publishing
12. Granger Smith was signed to a contract at the age of nineteen in Nashville
13. He has performed three times at the White Hous
14. In 2008 he traveled to perform for soldiers in Iraq and Kuwait
15. His 2013 album Dirt Road Driveway peaked at number 15 on US country charts
16. It was number 11 on US indie charts
17. Granger Smith’s EP 4×4 was co-produced by Granger and Frank Rogers
18. The album debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at number 6
19. It reached number 51 on Billboard 200
20. The lead single from the album was “Backroad Song”
21. The song sold over 32,000 downloads in its first week of release
22. On August 12, 2015, Granger announced he had signed with Broken Bow Records imprint Wheelhouse Records
23. This label had also assumed promotion of “Backroad Song”
24. Wheelhouse released his album Remington
25. And the album’s second single, “If the Boot Fits”
26. Some of Smith’s recordings make use of an alter ego named Earl Dibbles Jr
27. In December 2018, Smith released a single from his soundtrack album called They Were There, A Hero’s Documentary
28. The song came out on November 30, 2018
29. “They Were There” and its music video came out on the same day, on December 7, 2018
30. Granger Smith attended Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas
31. He graduated from Texas A&M with a bachelor’s degree
32. His song “We Bleed Maroon” is about his time at A&M
33. He lived in Nashville for five years
34. He currently resides in Austin, Texas
35. He married Amber Emily Bartlett on February 11, 2010
36. They met on the set of a music video
37. She has been featured in several of his music videos since
38. The couple had one daughter and two sons
39. On June 6, 2019, Granger announced that the couple’s youngest son River had died following a drowning accident at their home
40. He posted a photo of him and his son on Instagram to announce his death