Jimi Westbrook is renowned in the world of music as a singer by profession who sings songs in the genre of country music. He is the founding member of the music band, “Little Big Town” and he also plays guitar and writes songs for them.

Personal Life

According to his biography, Jimi Westbrook took birth in the state of Alabama, on the date 20th October 1971, making him an American national, by birth. He was brought up in the city of Sumiton by his parents. As a child, he participated in the church’s choir group as he always had a flair for singing. Westbrook completed his schooling at the Dora High School in the year 1989. So long as his personal life is concerned, when he made the band with the other members, he had a specific crush on his co-founder, Karen Fairchild, but nothing happened at that time as she was married to someone else.

After her divorce, they started falling for each other and they eventually started dating each other. As they grew closer and realized they were soulmates, they decided to marry each other and they got married on 21st May 2006 in a very small and private ceremony. Karen gave birth to their first child, Elijah Dylan Westbrook, on 5th March 2010. The couple has been happily married since then and they are one of the top power couples in America. Jimi is very close to his band members and he considers them just like his family as they have gone through almost all their hardships together and overcame them.

Career

Jimi Westwood decided to pursue a career in music after he joined the choir and started singing at the church. His career initiated in the year 1998 when he first founded the band, “Little Big Town” with his other singing mates, Philip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman and Karen Fairchild. These four first signed the contract with the Mercury Nashville Records but as it didn’t work out they went to the Nashville Monument Records. Their first album named “Little Big Town” was released under their label in the year 2002. It included the famous songs like “Don’t Waste My Time” which hit the most listened to songs lists like ‘The Billboard List’ of that year.

This was followed up by the release of their second studio album named “The Road to Here”, in the year 2005, under the record label Equity Music Records. Jimi, by this time, had earned immense fame and appreciation through his band and due to his amazing guitar and singing skills. By the end of 2010, Jimi had released 2 more albums alongside his band, named “A Place To Land” and “The Reason Why” which again topped the Billboard Charts.

His success in his career of music increased when his hit single, named “Pontoon”, from his album “Tornado” won the prestigious Grammy Award in the category of Best Country Group Performance in the year 2012. The singer’s most recent album includes “The Breaker” which he released in 2017 and it has already topped the UK and US charts. His net worth is estimated to be around 12 million US dollars.