Country music's funny guy Brad Paisley has been putting smiles on the faces of crowds across the country on his current Paisley Party tour, recently kicking off the next leg of his tour alongside a new supporting lineup of Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley and Crystal Shawanda. The “Start a Band” singer has taken his own advice and run with it, recently even taking a short break from his Party tour to make a surprise appearance at a Jonas Brothers concert in Nashville.



Last week, Paisley hopped up on stage alongside the JoBros at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium to belt out “Waitin' on a Woman” and “Easy Money,” a collaborative effort with the teen pop icons. Martina McBride, Vince Gill, Phil Vassar, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and Jordin Sparks also made musical appearances at the Jonas Brothers concert, and Nashville's favorite couple Tim McGraw and Faith Hill introduced the band. The star-studded concert allowed country music to merge with a rapidly growing pop music industry, providing one incredible night of musical bliss to all fans holding concert tickets.

While Brad Paisley seized the opportunity to be part of a pop concert last week, this West Virginia native is anything but an upcoming crossover act. The contemporary country singer, songwriter and guitarist has had deep roots in everything country since birth and music in his veins since adolescence, when he was given a guitar and began to perform at local hotspots like the town Rotary Club in West Virginia. Paisley made his public debut on the Wheeling broadcast Jamboree USA, joining the program full-time before scoring opening gigs for country artists like the Judds, Roy Clark and Little Jimmy Dickens.

After attending Nashville's Belmont University, Brad Paisley scored a songwriting deal with EMI before landing a solo recording contract with Arista, who released his debut album Who Needs Pictures in 1999. Paisley's breakout album featured the chart-topping singles “He Didn't Have to Be” and “We Danced,” the two songs that established Paisley's name on the country scene. Following his initial success in the country realm, Paisley released singles like “I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)” and “Wrapped Around” in the early 2000s, both songs exhibiting Paisley's knack for clever songwriting with catchy lyrics and hilarious subjects like choosing fishing over a girlfriend when given an ultimatum.

Brad Paisley has been an unstoppable force in the 2000s, scoring number one albums with 2004's Mud on the Tires, 2005's Time Well Wasted, 2007's 5th Gear and 2008's Play: The Guitar Album, also tacking up number one-charting singles with country music staples like “Mud On the Tires,” “When I Get Where I'm Going,” “She's Everything,” “The World,” “Letter To Me,” “Online,” “Ticks,” “I'm Still a Guy” and “Waitin' On a Woman.” Play, Paisley's most recently released album, is still burning up the charts, spawning the current hit single “Start a Band.” Aside from releasing single after hit single, Brad Paisley has also spent much of 2008 (and now 2009) touring the country on his Paisley Party tour. This country music heavyweight is just as much fun in concert as he is in his amusing music videos, so get Brad Paisley tickets from http://www.stubhub.com/brad-paisley-tickets and get ready for a boot-stompin' good time!