This is a very funny video about the importance of getting your eyes checked and highlights some of the consequences that could happen if you decide to neglect your eyesight! Watch the official music video!
When asked about how he wrote this hilarious song, Pete noted: “A couple of years ago, I was doing a facebook live - a fan saw me squinting at the computer screen and said "Pete, I think you need Glasses". I started thinking about how many times have I looked at something and as I got close it did not look like what I thought. The rest is history”!
“When it was time to start
working on the video, I knew that I had to have Cledus T. Judd in this video as he was the perfect fit for the video”!
Country artist, Pete Schlegel was raised on a dairy farm in Paulding, Ohio and as a child, listened to country radio shows while milking the cows. This early exposure to the radio shows ignighted his passion for country music. As he reached adulthood, he worked as a state trooper and EMS helicopter pilot but ultimately, it was his love of country music that drove
him to pursue his dream of performing.
He headed to Nashville in 2002, where he began working with producer Clyde Brooks. Brooks produced Pete's debut album, "Strong Stuff,” which saw three singles burst onto national charts. The singles "Short For Gone,” "Leavin' Ain't As Easy As It Sounds," and "It Takes A Whole Lot Of Liquor To Like Her" exposed Pete to a wider audience in the US and Europe. "Leavin' Ain't As Easy As It Sounds" would go on to dominate international charts for
over seven weeks, and became the Number 1 single in Germany. The video of "It Takes A Whole Lot Of Liquor To Like Her" was chosen as a Hot Pick Video on Great American Country (GAC) and received substantial video spins on VH1 Country.
In 2005-2008 Schlegel went on tour with Daryle Singletary and Jeff Carson. During this time, under the direction of Nashville producer Ted Hewitt, Pete completed his sophomore album, "I'm Not Listening." The first single, "Alcohol Abuse" was released in
the summer of that 2006. The single, "You Can't Bring Her Back" was released in 2008. Both videos can still be seen regularly on several music video networks.
After a short hiatus, Pete’s fourth album was released in April of 2014. A collaboration with Grammy nominated Nashville producer Greg Cole, “That’s What I Believe” provided fresh material for radio release, as well as some of Pete’s all-time favorite "true" country songs.
Cole would also produce Pete’s fifth album,
“Rusty Ole Halo” (a southern gospel album). The track, “My God” which featured the guest vocals of Darrin Vincent and Aaron McCune attracted the attention of Nashville based Joe Kelly Entertainment and On The Rhodes Entertainment group, who signed Pete in September of 2016 with the intention of releasing and promoting singles from this album, “That’s What I Believe” and his 2017 release “J-Town #realcountryandproud”
Schlegel released his sixth album J-Town #realcountryandproud on
February 13, 2017. It included 10 songs that he either wrote or co-wrote.
The digital magazine, Saving Country Music reviewed the new CD with a 1 ¾ GUNS UP (8/10), “A cross between Don Williams and Mark Chesnutt.”
The first single, “I Don’t Drink Anymore” charted at 57 on the Music Row Charts. The second single, "My God" was released in the fall of 2021. It took the # 1 spot on the Positive Country Charts the week of January 10, 2022, giving Pete his second #1
single to radio.
January of 2023 Pete shot his new country music video, “Glasses”, featuring a cameo by Cledus T Judd. This incredibly funny video has been played on video networks and video outlets worldwide!
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