American country singer-songwriter born July 14, 1975, in Enterprise, Alabama. Distinguished by his traditional honky-tonk approach and refusal of mainstream Nashville production trends.
Released five studio albums between They Call Me Country (2006) and Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran (2012). Critical peak: That Lonesome Song (2008, certified gold) and The Guitar Song (2010, a double album that debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200). Has written hits for Trace Adkins, George Strait, and others.
