Aaron Benward
| Aaron Benward | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Aaron Jeoffrey Benward |
| Born | September 13, 1973 |
| Genres | Country, Christian music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actor, producer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Associated acts | Blue County, Aaron Jeoffrey |
Aaron Jeoffrey Benward (born September 13, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and producer.
Benward is the son of Candice and Jeoffrey Benward and has two siblings, Sareece and Colin. In high school, he left his mark as an All-State football, fasketball and soccer player and was named the U.S. Army Scholar/Athlete of the Year. After graduating, he decided to pursue a college degree before getting involved in music on a professional level. He attended college on a soccer scholarship studying music business at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
In 1991, he surprised his father Jeoffrey when he told his dad that he wanted to follow his steps in the music business. They went on to form a unique son/father duo called Aaron Jeoffrey that achieved great success in the CCM scene. They garnered 10 #1 Billboard CCM singles and sold over 1,000,000 copies on all three of their EMI released albums combined.
Aaron met his wife, Kenda, in San Jose, California and married in 1994. They have 3 kids named Luke, Gracie and Ella.
In the late 1990s, Aaron decided to pursue a solo career. While recording his first solo album, Aaron, his wife and children, were involved in a near fatal car accident. After recovering from his injuries, Mr. Benward was able to release his debut album titled Imagine, that had Billboard #1 single called "Captured" in 2000.
Benward then founded the country music duo Blue County with his friend Scott Reeves. Blue County recorded one album for Curb Records, which included the top 10 single "Good Little Girls"and the Top 20 hit "That's Cool" which Aaron co-wrote. Blue County was also nominated three times for CMA/ACM Duo of the Year. They participated as a featured artist in Conde Nast's/Chevrolet's Fashion Rocks campaign.
In 2009, Aaron, created a live show in Las Vegas called "Nashville Unplugged: The Story Behind the Song", that features hit songwriters from all genres in a back porch, songwriter in the round style show made famous at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tn. The audience is able to get a sneak peek behind the curtain of how hit songs are born and then performed by those very songwriters. The show is often referred to as a cross between VH1's Storytellers and Inside the Actor's Studio for songwriters. "Nashville Unplugged" is 7 years running and currently plays every Friday night in Vegas. Aaron has continued the growth of this show into other casinos and markets around the country including Los Angeles, Reno, Boise, Laughlin and numerous venues in Oregon, Washington and California.
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