Only 11 years old when he notched his first hit single, Billy Gilman was the youngest performer ever to reach the Billboard country charts, breaking a record held since 1957 by Brenda Lee. Out of the charts for nearly a decade, Gilman made a big comeback in 2016, courtesy of the reality show The Voice, and quickly regained much of the fame he had earned as a pre-teenager. Gilman was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, on May 24, 1988, and grew up in nearby Hope Valley. He was singing before he started school and developed rapidly enough to start performing publicly at age seven. He was booked as an opening act at several county fairs, including one with headliner Jo Dee Messina. Gilman caught his big break when Asleep at the Wheel leader Ray Benson heard him sing and was impressed by the precocious power behind his vocals. Benson had Gilman make a demo tape, which wound up landing the young singer a deal with Epic. Backed by seasoned Nashville studio pros, Gilman completed his debut album, One Voice, in 2000. Its title song, a spiritual plea against school violence, climbed into the Top 20 of the country charts, and the album itself hit number two.
Billy Gilman LIVE at The Orleans Showroom
April 22nd, 2017 & April 23rd, 2017
Show at 8:00pm.
Tickets starting at $39.95
Get tickets today: CLICK HERE
Event Date :April 22- 23, 2017 at 8:00pm