Miranda Lambert

## **Miranda Leigh Lambert**

Miranda Leigh Lambert is a Singer/Songwriter from Longview, Texas. She released her self-independently released debut album “Miranda Lambert” 2001 as her first project. In 2003 she got into third place on “Nashville Star” which is a singing competition show on USA network. She is also a member of the Pistol Annies which was formed 2011 with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. She has won Grammy Awards, Country Music Awards and many more. She has won the most Academy Of Country Music Awards than anyone else.

She has ten albums which are, Miranda Lambert, Kerosene, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Revolution, Four The Record, Platinum, The Weight of These Wings, Wildcard, The Marfa Tapes and, Palomino. \*Note that “The Marfa Tapes” is a collaborative album.

## Early Life

Lambert was born in Longview, Texas, yet was raised in Lindale, Texas.

Rick is a former Texas police officer who played in a country-rock group. Rick and Bev later became private detectives and even worked on the case of the impeachment of Bill Clinton. After the oil crisis crashed the economy in Texas, her family lost everything.

Lambert made her debut with "The Texas Pride Band".

## Career

### Start Of Career

When Miranda was 16, Lambert appeared on the Johnnie High Country Music Revue in Texas. Lambert then had recording session in Tennessee, but ultimately decided to leave the studio due to the “pop” music they wanted her to sing. She went back to Texas in 2000 and learned to play Gutair, so she could write her own songs. In 2001, she released her self-titled debut album which consisted of 10 different and new songs.

In 2003, she got into the talent competition Nashville Star, where she made it to third place. Lambert convinced the shows judge, Tracy Gershon, a Sony Music executive, to sign her.

### Kerosene & Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

In 2003, she got a deal with Epic Record. Her debut major label single, "Me and Charlie Talking", was released in 2004 for lead single to her debut major label album, Kerosene. The album had 12 tracks. The album debuted at number one on the *Billboard* Top Country Albums charts.

Lamberts second album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, was released in 2007. The track "Gunpowder & Lead", the album's third single and her best charting single.

Lambert received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

### Revolution

Lambert released her third album, *Revolution*, in 2009.

*Revolution* was released to critical acclaim.

As promotion from *Revolution*, Lambert started her own headlining tour; *Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars* in 2010, with 22 shows

### Four The Record

In 2011, while the recording of the Academy of Country Music's 'Girls' Night Out' Lambert started her new project, the Pistol Annies. The group features Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angeleena Presley. They came out with their debut single, "Hell on Heels", in 2011, and released their first album, Hell On Heels.

Lambert's fourth album, Four The Record, was released in, 2011.

In 2013, the next Pistol Annies album, Annie Up, was released.

### *Platinum*

Lamber released her fifth studio album, Platinum, which was released in, 2014.

### *The Weight of These Wings*

In 2016 Lambert released her sixth studio album, The Weight Of These Wings, which was released in 2016

In 2018 The Pistol Annies released their third studio album Interstate Gospel, in, 2018.

### *Wildcard*

Lambert's seventh album, Wildcard, was released in, 2019.

### *The Marfa Tapes*

The Marfa Tapes, the eight album which is a collaborative album by country singers, Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall.

The Pistol Annies came out with their first Christmas album, *Hell of a Holiday,* which was released in 2021.

In 2021, Lambert released "Y'all Means All"

### Palomino

Lambert released her her ninth album “Palomino” in 2022.