![]() He changed the spelling of his middle name, Aldine, to come up with the name Aldean. ![]() Aldean chose his stage name because he felt "Jason Williams" was too generic, along with the fact that the name is commonly associated with basketball-there were three players with the same name at the time his music career began.Soon, after hearing a song only a few times, Aldean could play it. When his dad got home, he got out his own guitar and they played together. Aldean sat and practiced all day while his dad was at work. Before going to work during the day, his dad would map out guitar chords on notebook paper to show Aldean where to place his fingers to play the chords.Of his singles, eleven have reached number one on the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts: "Why," "She's Country," "Big Green Tractor," "The Truth," "Don't You Wanna Stay" (a duet with Kelly Clarkson), "Dirt Road Anthem," "Fly Over States," "Take a Little Ride," "The Only Way I Know" (a collaboration with Luke Bryan and Eric Church), "Night Train" and "When She Says Baby." Eight more of those singles have reached the Top 10 on the same charts.Jason Aldine Williams was born Februand is known professionally as Jason Aldean. ![]()
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