See Chris Stapleton Play At PNC Bank Arts Center In Holmdel

HOMDEL, NJ — Get set for an evening with Grammy Award-winning country artist Chris Stapleton. His new tour will be running from February 10 through November 2. Tickets are on sale now! He'll be playing Aug. 9 at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel.

Chris Stapleton is a hugely popular American country singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Lexington, Kentucky and growing up in Staffordsville, Kentucky, he relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2001 to pursue a career in writing songs. Subsequently, Stapleton signed a contract with Sea Gayle Music to write and publish his music.

As of 2018, Stapleton has amassed credits writing and co-writing over 170 songs. During his career, he has co-written six number-one country songs including Kenny Chesney's five-week number-one "Never Wanted Nothing More," George Strait's "Love's Gonna Make It Alright," and Luke Bryan's "Drink a Beer." His songs have appeared on many artists’ albums including Adele, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley. He has also co-written with several artists, as well, including Vince Gill, Peter Frampton, and Sheryl Crow. Stapleton has been recognized with several awards including five Grammy Awards, seven Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, and ten Country Music Association (CMA) Awards.

As a vocalist, Stapleton sang lead in two bands before he started recording as a solo artist including a bluegrass ensemble from 2008 to 2010 called The SteelDrivers. After that, he released his solo debut: The critically acclaimed studio album titled Traveller (2015), which reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

His second studio album From A Room: Volume 1 was released in May 2017, and earned him a second CMA Award for Album of the Year and also a Grammy Award for Best Country Album. From A Room: Volume 2 was released in December 2017.

Stapleton's music influences range from outlaw country and bluegrass to rock and roll and the blues.

Stapleton is a soul singer with a tenor vocal range and after attending one of his concerts in 2015, Los Angeles Times' writer Randy Lewis noted that his singing recalls "the note-bending style of country that traces to Merle Haggard and Lefty Frizzell and the gut-wrenching expressionism of blues and R&B perfected by Ray Charles," while his guitar performances elicits "memories of Texas blues rocker Stevie Ray Vaughan."

Stapleton has cited Charles, Otis Redding and Freddie King as some of his music influences, along with Kentucky-based country artists, Keith Whitley, Dwight Yoakam and Patty Loveless: "The list goes on and on. Those names are just part of life in Kentucky. You can't help but be aware of them and be influenced by them."

Don’t miss this legendary country performer with his distinctive vocals and guitar. Hurry and get your seats - Tickets are on sale now!