Brad Paisley to Co-Host Country Music Awards for 9th Year in a Row

— -- Brad Paisley will be hosting the 50th Annual Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 2 on ABC, for the ninth consecutive year with co-host Carrie Underwood.

The singer-songwriter grew up in a small city in West Virginia and says his grandfather gave him his first guitar when he was 8 years old.

Some of Paisley's best hits include “Letter To Me” and “Whiskey Lullaby.”

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ABC News' Luis Yordan contributed to this report.