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Blake Wise wasn't born onstage—but he got there as soon as he could. He has been singing onstage since age 2, was rocking nightclubs with his own band by 13 and by 18 was making his way in the Nashville music world. Music is his destiny, entertaining fans is his passion and the stage is his home. "That's where I feel the most comfortable," he says. "That's the reason I write songs, that's the reason I do everything in this business: to get onstage and entertain people." The urge to connect with others through song has shaped the course of Wise's life from the very beginning, and it continues to shape the music he makes on his debut for Broken Bow Records. These are songs that speak to the joys and concerns of the working-class folks he grew up around in the small town of Nebo (pop. 3,700), nestled in the mountains of North Carolina. "I wouldn't trade the values that I got from growing up there for anything," he says. "It taught me to be grounded. Family has a lot to do with that as well. I had a good support system in my family." Not to mention a great role model: Wise's father was a talented singer who was quick to integrate his music-loving son into his nightclub set. "I'd get up there and sing and act like I was playing guitar," Wise says with a chuckle. He began taking guitar lessons at 4, and over the following years added piano, mandolin, fiddle and banjo to his repertoire. At 13 he began hitting the small circuit of country bars in the counties surrounding Nebo (acc

Cornfields

I've Got This Feeling

I've Got This Feeling - Single

Can't Live Without - Single
Cornfields - Single
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