Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. Signed to RCA Nashville in 1989, Black’s debut album Killin’ Time produced four straight number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.
Although his momentum gradually slowed throughout the 1990s, Black consistently charted hit songs into the 2000s. He has had more than 30 singles on the US Billboard country charts, twenty-two of which have reached number one, in addition to having released twelve studio albums and several compilation albums.
In 2003, Black founded his own record label, Equity Music Group. Black has also ventured into acting, having made appearances in a 1993 episode of the TV series Wings and in the 1994 film Maverick, as well as a starring role in 1998’s Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack.
Clint Black Parents: Meet Gwin Augusta Black Jr And Ann Black
Ann (Scherma) and Gwin Augusta “G.A.” Black, Jr. are the parents of Clint Black, among three other children namely Kevin, Brian and Mark. He is the youngest of the four. His mother was a nurse while his father was a jazz musician.
The family moved back to Texas before Clint was one year old. He was raised in Katy, Texas. Music was always present in the house. His father remarked that it was at that age that the parents “first noticed that he had a great voice”. As a teenager, Black joined his elder brothers, Mark, Kevin and Brian, in their small band.