Country Superstar Clint Black Opens Alberta Bair Season

The Alberta Bair Theater, the historic Fox movie theater turned into a performing arts theater, opens its 2010-2011 season with country music’s ten-time platinum selling artist Clint Black on September 9, at 7:30 p.m. The theater is at the corner of 3rd Avenue North and Broadway.

Singer-songwriter Clint Black has released more than 100 songs and sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Black has also released two triple platinum albums, and nearly two dozen No. 1 hit singles, all original compositions. With top singles such as “Like the Rain,” “Killin’ Time” and “The Strong One,” Black remains one of the most successful artists in country music and recently appeared on Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice and the 2010 movie “Flicka 2.”

“The ABT 2010-2011 season features exciting and entertaining shows and country music icon Clint Black promises to get the season off to a great start,” said ABT Manager Woody Wood.

Tickets are $58 and are available at the Alberta Bair Theater Box Office at 3rd Avenue North and Broadway, the Rimrock Mall, and online at albertabairtheater.org.

Black Draws Staggering Number of Country Music Fans

Prolific singer-songwriter Clint Black has long been heralded as one of country music’s brightest stars. His many talents have taken him even further, as Black has transcended genres to become one of the most successful artists in the music industry. To date, Black has written, recorded and released more than 100 songs, a benchmark in any artist’s career. An astounding one-third of these songs, eligible for major single release, also achieved hit song status on country radio, while more than 20 million of his albums have been sold worldwide.

The 1989 debut of his critically acclaimed fan favorite, the Triple Platinum “Killin’ Time,” marked a shift in the industry, with a return to the more traditional sounds of the genre. CMT lists this album as one of the 100 Greatest Albums in Country Music.

Released while Black was still an unknown Texas-based artist and writer, “Killin’ Time” boasted five No. 1 hits - unprecedented from a debut album in any genre - and won Black a collection of awards that included Country Music Association Horizon Award, Country Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year, American Music Awards Favorite New Male Country Artist, Academy of Country Music Best New Male Vocalist, Academy of Country Music Best Male Vocalist, Academy of Country Music Album of the Year (Killin’ Time), and Academy of Country Music Single of the Year (“A Better Man”).

For Black, “Killin’ Time” was only the beginning. “Put Yourself in My Shoes” followed in 1990, and quickly went Triple Platinum. Since then, Black has had nearly two dozen No. 1 hit singles, and almost as many Top 5 and Top 10 hits - all of them his original compositions, which is itself a notable rarity in popular music. He has performed for a staggering number of dedicated music fans in concerts through the years.

In 2003, he boldly founded Equity Music Group, an especially artist-friendly record company that became home to his own recordings, as well as those of other like-minded artists.

Black memorably flexed his acting chops with a cameo in 1994’s Maverick (alongside Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster), as well as with roles in films such as 2000’s Going Home (with Jason Robards) and the starring role in 1998’s Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack. He recently wrapped up shooting on Flicka 2 (with Patrick Warburton) — expected to be released in 2010.

Black has also performed on TV shows. He had an appearance on Donald Trump’s hit reality series Celebrity Apprentice. As a result of the friendship on the show between Black and fellow contestant and Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton, the teammates are working to secure a total of one million dollars in matching fund donations for the International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF). Black currently serves as Honorary Chair for the IRSF’s “Research to Reality: Funding Progress” campaign, which helps to accelerate treatments and research to find a cure for the developmental disorder.