Who is Granger Smith?His Wife, Age, Net Worth, Biography, Other Facts

Granger Smith is an American country singer and songwriter. He is also known as his alternate personality – Earl Dibbles Jr. He has been active in the music scene for over two decades now and has released nine studio albums, one live album and one EP during his singing career. He has also played for the White House three times and once played for soldiers in Iraq in 2008.

Who is Granger Smith? Age

Born as Granger Kelly Smith on September 4, 1979 in Dallas, Texas, the country singer grew up in Dallas and grew up alongside his brothers Parker and Tyler. He attended Lake Highlands High School in Dallas and when he was only 14 he began to take an interest in music. He started learning to play the guitar on his own. And although he initially did it to attract the attention of women in school, it would turn out to be his future passion.

Smith’s inspiration for singing and playing guitar came from legendary country singer George Strait. However, it wasn’t just about singing and picking up guitar in high school, as he was also on his high school football team. After graduating from high school, he continued his education at Texas A&M, then earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from the university.

It was while in college that he released his first studio album, in 1998. At the time of Waiting Forever was released , Smith was only 19 years old. The album brought the young talent enough recognition for EMI Music Publishing to come knocking on the door. He accepted a deal with the songwriting company, which prompted him to move to Nashville.

In Nashville, Smith was learning to write and record music and at the same time he played in clubs and bars. He also played guitar for some artists, all of them local. After about five years of living in Nashville, he decided to move back to Texas.

By 2006, he had released three more albums. He released Memory Rd. in 2004, Pockets of Pesos in 2005 and Live Like a Lonestar the following year. Each of his albums was a success and they all sold better than the previous one. He continued to grow and become famous and in 2008 he made his first White House performance during the George W. Bush administration. He also traveled to the Middle East to play for US troops deployed in Iraq and Kuwait.

The following year he released his fifth studio album titled Don’t Listen to the Radio and in 2011 he released his sixth album, Posts and Prisoners. However, it was his seventh studio album that took the world by storm, the album he titled Dirt Road Alley dropped in 2013 and reached number fifteen on the US Billboard charts. The album also ranked eleventh on the US Indie Chart

In 2015 Smith announced that he had signed a label deal with Broken Bow Records. The following year, he released his eighth and most successful studio album, titled Remington. The album topped the US Top Country Albums chart upon its debut. In 2017, he released his ninth album, When Good Guys Win

Net value

Granger Smith has an estimated net worth of around a region of $6 million. The majority of his income comes from his music career which spans over two decades. Part of its revenue comes from endorsements and advertisements.

Woman, children

The country singer and songwriter is married to an American actress known as Amber Emily Bartlett. The pair first met while filming Smith’s music videos in 2009. They dated for a few months and tied the knot on February 11, 2010. Emily Barlett has since featured in several of his music videos.

Bartlett was born on November 16, 1981 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. She is best known for her role in movies like Monsterwolf, Hot Air and Beneath the Darkness. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Communication and Information from the University of Texas in 2005. She has a net worth of $250,000.

The union of the couple gave birth to three children. In 2011, the couple announced the birth of their first child, London Smith. On January 7, 2014 their second child was born, Lincoln Monarch Smith and the third, River Kelly Smith was conceived on May 16, 2016.