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Guide Picks - Top 5 Male Rising Stars
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These guys have been around for less than three years, and none of them have more than two albums released to the public.
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1) keith urban - keith urban
Formerly the lead singer for the group, The Ranch, keith goes solo here with songs such as "Where The Blacktop Ends," "It's a Love Thing," and his No. 1 song, "But For The Grace of God."
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2) Blake Shelton - Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton's debut single from this album "Austin" caught the hearts of everyone, and stayed at the top of the Billboard Country Singles charts for four weeks. This album has something for everyone, being traditional-sounding with a smack of contemporary sound that will be sure to get him airplay.
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3) Mark McGuinn - Mark McGuinn
This album features a good mixture of up-tempo and touching, yet soaring ballads. Mark McGuinn's self-titled debut album is one CD that should be in every country music fan's collection.
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4) Hard Rain Don't Last - Darryl Worley
When I first heard Darryl Worley's first single, "When You Need My Love," I thought he sounded like Garth Brooks. Not every line, but certain words and his phrasing. Now that I've listened to his whole album over and over again, I have to say that the Garth-sound doesn't seem as noticeable. Sometimes I think he sounds like Merle Haggard, which isn't surprising at all, since Merle is one of Darryl's musical influences. But overall, I think Darryl's sound is just that.. HIS sound. And I love it!
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5) Play It Loud - Chris Cagle
Chris Cagle originally released his album on Virgin Nashville, back in January of 2000. The label has closed, and Chris moved over to Capitol Nashville. Capitol decided to re-release his album, adding two new songs, and an Enhanced CD, to give fans more Cagle.
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