Trailer Choir
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 Trailer Choir being interviewed: L-R: Crystal, Big Vinny, Butter and interviewer Allison DeMarcus. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Labels | Show Dog-Universal, Hollaville |
| Associated acts | Toby Keith |
| Website | http://www.trailerchoir.com/ |
| Members | |
| Marc "Butter" Fortney "Big Vinny" Hickerson |
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| Past members | |
| Crystal Hoyt | |
Trailer Choir is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Vinny Hickerson and Marc Fortney, known by their respective stage names Big Vinny and Butter. The group began as trio with Crystal Hoyt and was signed to Show Dog Nashville, a label owned by Toby Keith, in 2006. After recording the song "Off the Hillbilly Hook" for the soundtrack to Keith's film Beer for My Horses, Trailer Choir charted the singles "What Would You Say", "Rockin' the Beer Gut" and "Rollin' Through the Sunshine" on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. These singles were followed by an extended play called Off the Hillbilly Hook and an album called Tailgate.
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[edit] Background
Trailer Choir was founded in 2004 by Marc Fortney, known as Butter, along with Vinny Hickerson and Crystal Hoyt, who are respectively known as Big Vinny and Crystal in the group.[1] The trio signed to Show Dog Nashville, a label owned by Toby Keith, in 2008.[2] Its first recording for Show Dog was the track "Off the Hillbilly Hook", which was included in the soundtrack to the 2008 film Beer for My Horses, in which Toby Keith starred. Shortly afterward, "Off the Hillbilly Hook" was released as a single[3] and was made into a music video. Trailer Choir also released a digital EP on November 4.[4]
In 2009, Trailer Choir issued its second single, "What Would You Say." This became the group's first chart entry, peaking at #43 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in May 2009. On June 9, 2009, the group released a physical extended play entitled Off the Hillbilly Hook, which included all four songs from the digital EP and two more songs. After its release came the trio's third single, "Rockin' the Beer Gut", which became the group's first Top 40 hit on the country charts in mid-2009. The song's music video features Wolf from American Gladiators.[5] In December 2009, "Rockin' the Beer Gut" re-entered the charts following a "Holla Day Version" released for the Christmas season. "Rollin' Through the Sunshine" charted at #50 in early 2010, shortly before the release of the band's debut album, Tailgate. The band also appears on the track "Don't Mind If I Don't" from Trace Adkins's album Cowboy's Back In Town.[6]
On February 1, 2011, Trailer Choir announced that Crystal Hoyt has left the group to pursue other interests.[7]
In November 2011, Trailer Choir released a new single called "Love Me First" through their own Hollaville Records.
[edit] Personal lives
Fortney married Emily Robertson of Carter's Chord in September 2010.[8]
In late 2011, Hickerson entered the television competition The Biggest Loser.[9]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US Country [10] |
US [11] |
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| Tailgate |
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16 | 93 |
[edit] Extended plays
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Country [10] |
US [11] |
US Heat [12] |
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| Off the Hillbilly Hook |
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30 | 170 | 4 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||||||
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| US Country [13] |
US [14] |
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| 2008 | "Off the Hillbilly Hook" | — | — | Off the Hillbilly Hook | |||||
| 2009 | "What Would You Say" | 43 | — | ||||||
| "Rockin' the Beer Gut" | 30 | 110 | |||||||
| 2010 | "Rollin' Through the Sunshine" | 50 | — | ||||||
| "Shakin' That Tailgate" | 50 | — | Tailgate | ||||||
| 2011 | "Love Me First"[A] | TBD | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
[edit] Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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| US Country [13] |
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| 2009 | "Rockin' the Beer Gut (Holla Day Version)" | 51 | Non-album song |
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 2008 | "Off the Hillbilly Hook" | Michael Salomon |
| 2009 | "Rockin' the Beer Gut" | The Brads |
| "Rockin' the Beer Gut (Holla Day Version)" | Trailer Choir | |
| 2010 | "Rollin' Through the Sunshine" | Michael Salomon |
[edit] Notes
- A^ Current single.
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[edit] References
- ^ Feather, Carl E. (2007-11-27). "Making his bread as Butter". Star Beacon. http://www.starbeacon.com/archivesearch/local_story_331174033.html. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Trailer Choir biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p1060728/biography. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- ^ "Trailer Choir goes "Off the Hillbilly Hook" with single". Country Standard Time. 2008-05-01. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1653. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Trailer Choir goes digital". Country Standard Time. 2008-10-10. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=2187. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Trailer Choir rocks the beer gut". Country Standard Time. 2009-06-18. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=2987. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Trace Adkins' New Album, Cowboy's Back in Town, Arrives Aug. 17". CMT. 28 June 2010. http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1642516/trace-adkins-new-album-cowboys-back-in-town-arrives-aug-17.jhtml. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Trailer Choir Will Become A Duo - Vocalist Crystal Hoyt Leaving To Pursue Other Interests". Trailer Choir official website. 2/1/2011. http://www.trailerchoir.com/node/1437. Retrieved 2/1/2011.
- ^ Richardson, Gayle (7 September 2010). "Trailer Choir, Carter's Chord married". The Boot. http://www.theboot.com/2010/09/07/trailer-choir-carters-chord-married/. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ "The Mix: On the Little Screen". Country Weekly 18 (40): 10. 3 October 2011. ISSN 1074-3235.
- ^ a b "Trailer Choir Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/trailer-choir/chart-history/1009057?f=320&g=Albums. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ a b "Trailer Choir Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/trailer-choir/chart-history/1009057. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ "Trailer Choir Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/trailer-choir/chart-history/1009057?f=324&g=Albums. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ a b "Trailer Choir Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/trailer-choir/chart-history/1009057?f=357&g=Singles. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 910. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.
