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Some men are just born to be country singers. It has nothing to do with chart positions, signed deals or marketing plans. It has everything to do with a rowdy Friday night crowd singing along to a song you just wrote because they've immediately embraced the words. You've written about your life and theirs and the connection has nothing to do with music industry politics and everything to do with honest communication and gut reaction.
Just ask Rhett Akins. The talented singer/songwriter released a collection of songs, People Like Me, that reflect the life he leads on stage and off as a loving father, avid outdoorsman and a quintessential everyman who has much in common with the audiences he's been singing to for more than a decade. He is also working on current projects that include songs about being from the south and hunting. When he's not touring and hunting he's writing songs that have been recorded recently by Brooks & Dunn, Chris Cagle, Trent Wilmon and many more.
People love Akins and the honesty and integrity he brings to his music. He appreciates the connection fans have to his music because he's long dreamed of a life in the spotlight. "All I wanted to do was play football and sing and unfortunately your body wears out before your voice does," says the Georgia born singer/songwriter. "I played football until I was almost 20 years old, and my whole life was dedicated to that, but also my secret passion was to sing."
"Just because you don't have a show on the outdoor channel, doesn't mean you're not a great hunter and you don't kill a lot of deer that year. If you love to do something, that's what you do. I feel like having a record deal and songs on the radio are just a bonus."
Akins is a country singer. That's what he does, so even in times when he was absent from the radio, he wasn't far from the fans. "If I just stayed at home and wrote songs and was never on the road, I wouldn't know what people were reacting to, I would just be really out of shape musically," he says. So I considered my songwriting and touring my work out. Akins has felt the impact of an honest song and he's seen his songs impact others. "I just think that after more than 10 years I know who I am and I know what I want to do and I'm not a slicked-up, polished artist," he says. "I wear a hat, T-shirt, boots and ragged blue jeans and I want to sing real songs
Hometown
Valdosta, GA
Country
United States
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