The Band Perry
Aug 29, 2011
Inheriting a cross-pollinated love of country and rock & roll from their parents, The Band Perry, siblings Kimberly, Reid, and Neil Perry, say that they bleed the bright red blood of American music.
The three have always felt the drive to perform and create music, sweating out the summers in Mobile, Alabama playing in any dusty roadhouse or church that would have them. Kimberly strapped on her first Gibson, and fronted her first high school band, at age 15, employing Reid, then 10, and Neil, only 8, as her roadies. Changing guitar strings and polishing cymbals for their big sister lost its charm after awhile, so the brothers formed their own band, opening for Kimberly's band.
Their moment came in July of 2005, when after years of writing together, the siblings decided to join forces as one band. The Band Perry was then invited by the Coca- Cola Bottling Company to open all of the dates on their "New Faces Of Country" Tour that year.
In the summer of 2008, after spending a few years on the road honing their sound, TBP met longtime Garth Brooks manager Bob Doyle. Partnering with Bob and Josh Pegram, The Band Perry spent the fall and winter of 2008 writing in Nashville and collecting songs for their first country recording session. The new recordings caught the ears of Scott Borchetta and Jimmy Harnen, the CEO and President of Republic Nashville, signing to the new label in the summer of 2009 and released their debut single "Hip to My Heart". The song peaked at number 20 on the country chart.
Following "Hip To My Heart" the group released its second single, "If I Die Young", which Kimberly wrote single-handedly. "If I Die Young" and "Hip to My Heart" are included on the band's self-titled debut album, released on October 12, 2010.
In early 2011, "If I Die Young" was remixed for pop music radio. The remix debuted at number 36 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Songs and number 29 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for the week of June 11th. With the remix impacting pop radio, the song re-entered the Hot 100 at number 46 for the week of June 25th. It has since reached a new peak of number 13.
In July 2011, the song reached the Top 15 of the Billboard Hot 100 in its thirty-fifth chart week, making it the slowest climb into the Top 15.
