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Brady Toops
Birth nameBrady Allen Toops
Born (1981-07-31) July 31, 1981 (age 42)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
OriginNew London
GenresCCM, worship, folk
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active2007–present
LabelsUnderspoken
Websitebradytoops.com

Brady Allen Toops (born July 31, 1981) is an American Christian musician and singer-songwriter of folk and worship music. His first release, a studio album, Brady Toops, was released by Underspoken Records, in 2013.

Early life

Toops was born Brady Allen Toops on July 31, 1981,[1] in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with his triplet siblings[1][2] brother, Casey Allen Toops,[3] and sister, Mickie Lynn Toops,[4] to father, George Allen Toops Jr., and mother, Kimberly Louise Woods.[1][2] His mother, father and his triplet siblings are all educators. He has a younger sister, Wendy Lynn Toops,[5] who is, also, an educator.[6] He grew up in New London, Minnesota, where he graduated from New London-Spicer High School, in 2000.[1] While enrolled in school he played catcher for the baseball team.[1] Out of high school, Toops was recruited by Harvard, Minnesota, and Arkansas. He chose to go to college and play baseball at Arkansas.[1] He played four years of baseball with the Razorbacks, until he was selected in the Major League Baseball draft of 2004 in the 10th round by the St. Louis Cardinals.[7] His stint in the minor leagues would only last three years, when he stopped playing after the 2006 season.[7]

Music career

Toops music career commenced in 2007.[8] His first release was with the single, "Can't Stop Lovin'", and this was released independently, in 2010.[9] His next single, "A Little Love", came out in 2011, while the single, "Lord Have Mercy", was released the following year. The first extended play, A Little Love, was released by Underspoken Records, in 2012. His first studio album, Brady Toops, was released by Underspoken Records, on August 27, 2013.[10][11][12]

Personal life

Toops now resides in Nashville, Tennessee,[8] where he runs an effects unit business, Buy Vintage Pedals, with his brother Casey, specializing in vintage guitar pedals.[13]

He was a 2015 contestant on "The Bachelorette."[14]

Discography

Studio albums
EPs
  • A Little Love (2012, Underspoken)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f University of Arkansas. "2002 Arkansas Baseball" (PDF). CSTV.com. p. 23. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Minnesota Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Minnesota Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  4. ^ Minnesota Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  5. ^ Minnesota Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  6. ^ Capitol Christian Distribution (February 10, 2013). "My mom is a teacher. My dad is a teacher. My sister is a teacher. My brother is a teacher. My little sister is gonna teach. I am a musician". Twitter. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Baseball Reference. "Brady Toops Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Walz, Sara (July 31, 2014). "Interview : Brady Toops". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  9. ^ Cross Rhythms. "Brady Toops Artist Profile". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  10. ^ a b Yelland, James (October 23, 2013). "Review: Brady Toops – Brady Toops". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  11. ^ a b Davis, Kevin (August 28, 2013). "A Deeper Experience". New Release Today. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  12. ^ a b Walz, Sara (August 25, 2013). "Review : Brady Toops – Brady Toops". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  13. ^ Buy Vintage Pedals. "About". Buy Vintage Pedals. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  14. ^ Nahas, Aili. "The Bachelorette's Britt Nilsson and Brady Toops: We Actually Split 2 Months Ago!". People.

External links

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