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The six-time Grammy Award-winning trio Lady Antebellum - Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott, and Charles Kelley - have
extends beyond its signature vocal blend and heartfelt songwriting gifts. Their first, self-titled debut album went double platinum, and their follow-up, "Need You Now," went triple platinum. Their third album is "Own The Night."
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Charles Kelley said the first time he was really proud of a song was the first one they ever wrote together, "All We'd Ever Need." "I just remember going, this is it. This is a song right here!"
"Y'all just needed a lady," Scott offered.
What they needed next was a name. "Okay we got a lady. Lady, lady
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Lady Antebellum formed in 2006 after a chance meeting between Hillary and Charles at a Nashville music spot. They decided to try writing together; joining them were Charles' high school musician friend Dave Haywood.
Left: Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum perform onstage at Irving Plaza on September 13, 2011 in New York City.
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Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum perform onstage at Irving Plaza on September 13, 2011 in New York City.
As a Nashville native, country music has been in 25-year-old Hillary Scott's blood her whole life. Her dad is a musician; her mother, a singer who had a number one hit with Reba McIntire in 1993.
Hillary spent part of her childhood on the road touring with them: "For kindergarten I was home-schooled, and I literally lived on the bus and would watch school on videotape," she told CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy. "I would, like, cry when the school bus would go by. I'm like, 'I want friends that aren't 35!'"
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Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott, Charles Kelly and Dave Haywood perform songs from there upcoming release "Own The Night" along with earlier favorites during the first of 3, small-venue acoustic performances at Joe's Bar on September 10, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum performs at the Troubadour on September 15, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.
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Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott, and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum arrive at the 2011 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. on Wednesday, June 8, 2011.
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Singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum attends the 2011 CMT Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 8, 2011 in Nashville, Tenn.
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From left to right, Charles Kelly, Hillary Scott, and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum accept the Group Video of the Year Award at the 2011 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. on Wednesday, June 8, 2011.
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Musicians Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood of the band Lady Antebellum accept the Country Song of the Year award onstage during the 2011 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 22, 2011, in Las Vegas.
From left, Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley, of Lady Antebellum, pose backstage with their awards for Top Vocal Group of the Year and Album of the Year at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 3, 2011, in Las Vegas.
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Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum are pictured arriving at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 3, 2011, in Las Vegas.
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Lady Antebellum - from left, Charles Kelley, Hilary Scott, and Dave Haywood - perform at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, in Los Angeles.
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Lady Antebellum (from left, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood) pose backstage with the award for Best Record of the Year at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, in Los Angeles. "Lady A," as their fans call them, took home five awards, including Song of the Year for "Need You Now."
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Lady Antebellum performs during the CMA Music Festival at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn., June 10, 2010.
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Charles Kelley, left, and Hillary Scott, of Lady Antebellum, perform at the Brooks & Dunn "The Last Rodeo" tribute concert on Monday, April 19, 2010, in Las Vegas.
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From left, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott, and Dave Haywood, of the band Lady Antebellum, perform at the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 18, 2010.
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Country trio Lady Antebellum accept the Single of the Year Award for "Need You Now" at the 44th Annual Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. From left to right are Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood.
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The band Lady Antebellum performs at the 2010 CMT Awards in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, June 9, 2010.
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Lady Antebellum performs on "The Late Show with David Letterman," March 9, 2010.
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Hillary Scott, left, and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum, perform at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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Country artists Lady Antebellum on the stage of the Second Cup Cafe, on "The Early Show," Feb. 7, 2009.
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Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum perform during the 43rd Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.