Grant Maloy Smith is a Billboard Top 10 Recording Artist of American Roots Music.
Who Is Grant?
Grant Maloy Smith™ is a Billboard Top 10 recording artist and MusicRow CountryBreakout charting songwriter of AMERICAN ROOTS music. His latest album, APPALACHIA: AMERICAN STORIES is getting rave reviews, including:
“If you took a few ounces of Willie Nelson and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, mixed them carefully, Grant Maloy Smith would appear ...One day we’ll be talking about how Grant Maloy Smith is a national treasure – like John Prine.”
~ John Apice, Americana Highways
His previous album, DUST BOWL: AMERICAN STORIES, spent 17 weeks on the Billboard charts, including eleven weeks in the Top 10. Grant made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2018 and has won numerous awards, including two Grammy® certificates. He will be appearing at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall again after the COVID-19 crisis. In 2020 he was inducted into the Indie Music Hall of Fame in Hollywood.
Whether he’s playing with a full band or performing solo, audiences are enthralled by his meaningful songs and his sense of humor. Grant is also an actor, appearing in the feature film Oildale, filmed in Bakersfield, California.
Best Album
She Would Not Bow Her Head - Dedicated to the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped in Chiboc, Nigeria
Akademia Music Awards
Los Angeles, CA
2022
Multiple best songs and best album awards, and Hall of Fame induction
She Would Not Bow Her Head - Dedicated to the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped in Chiboc, Nigeria
Indie Music Channel
Los Angeles, CA
2022
Best Americana Song
She Would Not Bow Her Head - Dedicated to the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped in Chiboc, Nigeria
HMMA Hollywood Music In Media Awards
Hollywood, CA
2021
Hall of Fame Inductee
The Coal Comes Up
2020 Indie Music Hall of Fame Inductee
Los Angeles
2020
Hall Of Fame Inductee
I See You
2020 Indie Music Hall of Fame
Los Angeles
2020
Nominated Songwriter of the Year
I See You
AMG Heritage Awards
Charlotte, NC
2019
Winner of Best Classic Country Artist for “I Reckon”
I See You
Indie Music Channel
Los Angeles, CA
2019
Top 3 Songwriter Finalist
I See You
NewSong Music Awards Nominee
Asheville, NC
2019
Two awards for working on Grammy winning song and album
She Would Not Bow Her Head - Dedicated to the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped in Chiboc, Nigeria
The Grammys
Los Angeles, CA
2017
Grammy Certificate for being a co-producer on the Grammy winning album "Presidential Suite"
The Coal Comes Up
2017 Grammy Award Certificate
Los Angeles, California
2017
Assistant Producer on a Grammy winning song and album
I See You
Two Grammy Certificates
Los Angeles, CA
2017
See the complete list: https://www.grant-maloy-smith.com/epk#awards
She Would Not Bow Her Head - Dedicated to the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped in Chiboc, Nigeria
All Awards at https://www.grant-maloy-smith.com/epk#awards
Various
Birth Date
August 28
Birth City
Jacksonville, Florida
Hometown
Milton, Florida
Height
5'10"
Gender
Male
Eye Color
Hazel
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Grant is a third degree black belt in Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Shidokan karate. He achieved his black belt in 2001, and was a sensei (instructor) at his school for 15 years.
Grant is also an author and illustrator of several popular Children's books based on several of his songs.
Grant Maloy Smith is a Billboard Top 10 Recording Artist of American Roots Music.
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