} Corey Smith is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Background

Smith grew up in

Jefferson, Georgia Jefferson is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 9,432 at the 2010 census, up from 3,825 at the 2000 census. As of 2019 the estimated population was 12,032. The city is the county seat of Jackson County. History ...

, near

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. He attended the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

and majored in Social Studies education.
While in college, he wrote songs and performed locally. He took a job teaching at

North Gwinnett High School North Gwinnett High School is a public high school outside the city limits of Suwanee, Georgia, United States. It is part of the district Gwinnett County Public Schools. The school's principal is Nathan Ballantine. History North Gwinnett High ...

Suwanee, Georgia Suwanee is a city in Gwinnett County and a northeastern suburb of Atlanta in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,355; this had grown to an estimated 20,907 as of 2019. Portions of Forsyth and Fulton counties ...

and taught geography, history, and guitar before deciding to pursue music full-time at the age of 28.

Albums

From his first album ''Undertones'' in 2003, Smith self-produced nine albums through independent labels. In 2015 he released his tenth album, ''While the Getting' Is Good'', produced by

Keith Stegall Robert Keith Stegall (born November 1, 1955) is an American country music recording artist and record producer. Active since 1980, Stegall has recorded two major-label studio albums: 1985's ''Keith Stegall'' and 1996's ''Passages'', although he ...

Sugar Hill Records Sugar Hill Records is an American bluegrass and Americana record label. It was founded in Durham, North Carolina in 1978 by Barry Poss and David Freeman, the owner of County Records and Rebel Records. Poss acquired full control of Sugar Hil ...

Discography

Studio albums

Music videos

References

External links

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Jambase.com

Denver.decider.com

Cmt.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Corey Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American country singer-songwriters American country rock singers Average Joes Entertainment artists Sugar Hill Records artists People from Jefferson, Georgia North Gwinnett High School alumni 21st-century American singers American male singer-songwriters American male guitarists American country guitarists 21st-century American guitarists Guitarists from Georgia (U.S. state) Country musicians from Georgia (U.S. state) 21st-century American male singers Singer-songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)