While other post-grunge bands were successful in mining the dark caverns once explored by Soundgarden and Alice in Chains, Lewis allowed his sensitivity to pour freely from his words and often pensive vocals, enabling Staind to strike a balance between heavy metal bombast and thoughtful, melodic rock. 1, which ultimately showcases the man, the father, the performer and bona fide artist Smith has become.Īt the heart of Staind's loud, angst-laden music are the confessional lyrics and introspective personality of frontman Aaron Lewis. Smith is releasing his 10th studio album on September 25 called Country Things, Vol. Additionally, Granger and his wife Amber started The River Kelly Fund to bring awareness and invest in children in need, arts and education, wildlife preservation, military, veteran and first responder assistance, donor affiliations, and many more organizations in honor of their son River Kelly Smith. Known as an artist but also for his alter ego, Earl Dibbles Jr., his family’s YouTube series “The Smiths” and his outdoor apparel company, Yee Yee Apparel, Smith is a jack of all trades. Granger also released his first-ever book 'If You’re City, If You’re Country', which immediately hit No. 1 RIAA PLATINUM smash 'Backroad Song.' Smith was also awarded a BMI Country Award for writing, producing, publishing and performing 'Backroad Song' and followed it with the Top Five hit, 'If The Boot Fits.' His album When The Good Guys Win spawned the hit “Happens Like That” that has been certified RIAA GOLD. Smith broke onto the national scene with Remington, an album that garnered him the No.

He has a social media following exceeding 8.5 million along with more than one billion online video views. Over the course of his groundbreaking career, Granger Smith has amassed a massive audience known as 'Yee Yee Nation' built through heavy touring and grassroots fan engagement.

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