When was lady antebellum born

They came up with their band name during a photoshoot. Dressed in period costumes, and posing in front of huge antebellum homes, Dave suggested that Lady Antebellum could make for a strong name. Hillary grew up on tour with Reba.

Charles is related to actress Katherine Heigl. Charles married Cassie McConnell in the Summer of She formerly worked as a publicist for his brother, Josh. After he married Hillary in , he started drumming for Lady Antebellum. The father of three is currently off the road, choosing to stay home with their growing brood. Dave also tied the knot in with Kelli Cashiola.

Kelli previously worked at Warner Music Nashville before joining the Starstruck Entertainment team, where she helped manage the careers of A-list acts like Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson. They have six kids between them. Hillary was the first of the trio to become a parent with the birth of daughter Eisele Kaye in Following a devastating miscarriage, she then welcomed twin girls, Emory and Betsy.

Dave has both a son Cash and a daughter Lillie ; and Charles is dad to an only child, son Ward. They all have side gigs. This Lady A — a year-old black woman whose real name is Anita White — has been playing the blues under the name for more than 20 years. She began singing as a gospel performer at church and started going by Lady A for karaoke nights in the Eighties. If it mattered, it would have mattered to them before.

When reached for comment Friday morning, a rep for Lady Antebellum said the band was not aware of the other artist and plans to reach out to her. White has long been an advocate of social change. At issue is the possibility of trademark infringement. Patent and Trademark office? If she does, she can go ahead and sue Lady Antebellum for infringement. She is first to use the mark in commerce, so that gives her a superior right to the name.

Celestin adds that if two artists who work in different genres end up with the same name, they can reach a coexistence agreement that allows both groups to market music under the name by acknowledging the slim chance for confusion.

If the two parties end up going to court, Celestin says one group will likely have to alter their name. I tell my clients to search Google, GoDaddy, and the trademark office before using a name. Though such clashes are rare, some artists have had to change their names in the past due to doubling. The British group the Charlatans, for example, are known in North America as the Charlatans UK because of a conflict with a Californian psychedelic-folk band already named the Charlatans.

The Lady A trio have been releasing music under the moniker Lady Antebellum since , but said they decided to change their name after reflecting on its possible connotations.