Angaleena Presley
Angaleena Loletta McCoy Presley[1] (born September 1, 1976) is an American country music singer-songwriter. She is a member of the female country trio Pistol Annies.
Early life
Angaleena Presley was born in Martin County, Kentucky, and raised in Beauty, Kentucky. Her father Jimmy Presley, Sr., is a retired coal miner and her mother, Cathy Presley (née McCoy), is a retired school teacher. At age 15, her father taught her how to play her first song on his guitar, "Mama Tried" by Merle Haggard. She attended Sheldon Clark High School in Inez, Kentucky, and graduated in 1994. She attended college at Eastern Kentucky University.
Career
In 2000, Presley moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she landed a publishing deal nine months later. Through her publisher she met Ashley Monroe, who later brought Presley's music to the attention of her friend, Miranda Lambert. The three artists began working together writing songs, which would later become Pistol Annies' debut album Hell on Heels, released on August 23, 2011. The group spent much of the next two years touring North America and writing songs for their follow-up album. On May 7, 2013, Pistol Annies released their second album Annie Up. On June 17, 2013, the RIAA announced that the album and single for Hell on Heels had both sold in excess of 500,000 copies, giving Pistol Annies their first Gold Record.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Heat | ||
| American Middle Class |
|
29 | 14 |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Pain Pills"[2] | Traci Goudie |
Songwriting discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Angaleena Presley | American Middle Class | ||
| "Ain't No Man" | ||||
| "All I Ever Wanted" | ||||
| "Grocery Store" | Lori McKenna | |||
| "American Middle Class" | ||||
| "Dry County Blues" | Mark D. Sanders | |||
| "Pain Pills" | ||||
| "Life of the Party" | Matraca Berg | |||
| "Knocked Up" | Sanders | |||
| "Better Off Red" | ||||
| "Drunk" | Sarah Siskind | |||
| "Blessing and a Curse" | Bob DiPiero | |||
| "Surrender" | Luke Laird, Barry Dean | |||
| 2013 | Pistol Annies | Annie Up | "I Feel A Sin Comin' On" | Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe |
| "Hush Hush" | Lambert, Monroe | |||
| "Being Pretty Ain't Pretty" | Lambert, Monroe | |||
| "Unhappily Married" | Lambert, Monroe | |||
| "Loved by a Workin' Man" | ||||
| "Blues, You're a Buzzkill" | Lambert, Monroe | |||
| "Don't Talk About Him, Tina" | Lambert | |||
| "Trading One Heartbreak for Another" | Monroe | |||
| "Damn Thing" | Lambert, Monroe | |||
| "Girls Like Us" | Lambert, Monroe | |||
| "I Hope You're the End of My Story" | Lambert, Monroe | |||
| 2011 | Pistol Annies | Hell on Heels | "Hell On Heels" | Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, Angaleena Presley |
| "Lemon Drop" | Kirsty Lee Akers | |||
| "Housewife's Prayer" | Lambert, Monroe | |||
| "Bad Example" | Lambert, Monroe | |||
| "Takin' Pills" | Lambert, Monroe | |||
| "The Hunter's Wife" | Angaleena Presley | |||
| "Family Feud" | Lambert, Monroe, Presley, Blake Shelton | |||
| Miranda Lambert | Four the Record | "Fastest Girl In Town" | Miranda Lambert | |
| Ashton Shepherd | Where Country Grows | "Look It Up" | Robert Ellis Orrall | |
| 2008 | Heidi Newfield | What Am I Waiting For | "Knocked Up" | Mark D. Sanders |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | American Country Awards | New Artist of the Year | Pistol Annies | Nominated |
| 2012 | CMT Awards | Breakthrough Video of the Year | Hell On Heels | Nominated |
| 2012 | CMT Awards | Group Video of the Year | Hell On Hells | Nominated |
| 2013 | CMT Awards | Group Video of the Year | Takin' Pills | Nominated |
| 2016 | UK Americana Awards | International Song of the Year | American Middle Class | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Loved by a Workin' Man Lyrics". Lyrics.net. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Angaleena Presley : Pain Pills". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 30, 2014.