Lee Greenwood Proud To Be An American

Jul 1, 2015 · 9m 25s
Lee Greenwood Proud To Be An American
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Throughout his expansive career, international country music star Lee Greenwood has earned multiple CMA and ACM Awards, a GRAMMY for Top Male Vocal Performance on "I.O.U," in 1985, and a...

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Throughout his expansive career, international country music star Lee Greenwood has earned multiple CMA and ACM Awards, a GRAMMY for Top Male Vocal Performance on "I.O.U," in 1985, and a multitude of prestigious award nominations. His discography includes twenty-two studio albums, seven compilation albums, seven No. 1 hits, and thirty-eight singles including songs like “Ring On Her Finger, Time On Her Hands,” “Dixie Road,” and “Somebody’s Gonna Love You,” among others. His stand-out hit "God Bless The USA," has been in the top five on the country singles charts three times (1991, 2001 and 2003), giving it the distinction of being the only song in any genre of music to achieve that feat. It was also No. 1 on the pop charts after 9/11. Known for his stand-out patriotism and support of the U.S. military, Greenwood has been honored with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's National Patriot’s Award, and entertained troops on more than 30 USO Tours. In November 2008, President George W. Bush appointed Greenwood to a six-year term as a council member on the National Endowment for the Arts. The California native wrote his second book in 2012, a collection of inspirational essays titled Does God Still Bless the USA; A Plea for a Better America (Tate Publishing). His latest projects include a brand-new fully-illustrated children's book, Proud To Be An American, in stores Memorial Day Weekend, 2015, as well as a seven song EP, I Want to Be In Your World, featuring more songs penned by Greenwood and him on saxophone. Lee and his wife, Kimberly, a former Miss Tennessee, currently reside in Nashville and have two sons.
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OTHER LINKS / INFORMATION ON LEE GREENWOOD:
http://www.leegreenwood.com/ - OFFICIAL WEBSITE
http://websterpr.com/leegreenwood - WEBSTER PUBLIC RELATIONS CLIENT PAGE
http://websterpr.com/leegreenwood/1925-lee-greenwood-embarks-on-national-tour - TOUR PRESS RELEASE
http://websterpr.com/leegreenwood/1820-alabama-lee-greenwood-phil-vassar-the-grascals-and-ryan-weaver-added-as-performers-for-charlie-daniels-40th-anniversary-volunteer-jam - CHARLIE DANIELS’ VOLUNTEER JAM (AUG 12 2015)
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