Grew up working on his father's peanut farm in Georgia
Performed in several plays in high school, including a leading part in Annie Get Your Gun
In 2006, he signed with Capitol Records Nashville and wrote the breakout hit "All My friends Say" from his debut album, I'll Stay Me
Took in his 13 year-old nephew, the son of his late sister Kelly, when the boy's father died unexpectedly, in 2014
Performed at AT&T Stadium to kick off The Salvation Army's 125th Red Kettle Campaign in 2015, with a nationally televised halftime performance during the Dallas Cowboys game against the Carolina Panthers on CBS
Awards
2014CMT Music Awards-CMT Performance of the Year:winner