Rhett Akins

Early life Thomas Rhett Akins was born on October 13, 1969, in Valdosta, Georgia, to Pamela (née LaHood) and Thomas “Buzz” Akins. By age 11, he and his two younger brothers had formed a band. Rhett played football at the University of Georgia and studied business but gave up his studies after a year. He then worked for his father’s oil and gas distribution company.

Career 1992–1994: Move to Nashville and recording contract In 1992, "Gimmie That Girl" and "The Shape I'm In" by Joe Nichols, "All About Tonight", "Honey Bee", "I Lived It", and "Boys 'Round Here" by Blake Shelton, "When She Says Baby", "Just Gettin' Started", "Tonight Looks Good on You" by Jason Aldean, "All Over Me" by Josh Turner, "Hot Mess" by Tyler Farr, "Farmer's Daughter" and "Take a Back Road" by Rodney Atkins, "Bait a Hook" and "Point at You" by Justin Moore, "I Can Take It from There" by Chris Young, "I Know Somebody" by LoCash, "Parking Lot Party", "That Don't Sound Like You" by Lee Brice, "Hey Girl" by Billy Currington, "I Don't Want This Night to End", "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day" by Luke Bryan, "Wild in Your Smile", "Mind Reader", "Small Town Boy" by Dustin Lynch, "It Goes Like This", "Get Me Some of That" and "Star of the Show" by Thomas Rhett, "Granddaddy's Gun" by Aaron Lewis and "A Buncha Girls", "Young & Crazy" by Frankie Ballard, "Kick It in the Sticks", "Small Town Throwdown" by Brantley Gilbert., "Ready Set Roll" by Chase Rice, "Dirt on My Boots" by Jon Pardi, “To Be Loved By You” by Parker McCollum and "Missing" by William Michael Morgan.

Personal life Akins married Paige Braswell in 1989, but they have since divorced. They have a son, Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. (b. March 30, 1990 ) and a daughter, Kasey Lee Akins (b. 1993).

Akins married Sonya Mansfield in 2017. They had their first child on March 13, 2020, a boy.

Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US USHeat CAN Country A Thousand Memories Release date: January 3, 1995 Label: Decca Nashville 45 — 23 23 Somebody New Release date: June 4, 1996 Label: Decca Nashville 13 102 2 — What Livin's All About Release date: January 13, 1998 Label: MCA Nashville 33 — 20 — Friday Night in Dixie Release date: March 26, 2002 Label: Audium/Koch 65 — — — People Like Me Release date: June 11, 2007 Label: Self-released — — — — Down South Release date: July 18, 2008 Label: Self-released — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Collaboration albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country USHeat Michael Waddell's Bone Collector:The Brotherhood Album Release date: September 28, 2010 Label: Reprise Nashville 47 19

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US Bubbling CAN Country 1994 "What They're Talkin' About" 35 — 44 A Thousand Memories 1995 "I Brake for Brunettes" 36 — 28 "That Ain't My Truck" 3 — 7 "She Said Yes" 17 — 20 1996 "Don't Get Me Started" 1 — 3 Somebody New "Love You Back" 38 — 51 "Every Cowboy's Dream" 51 — 41 1997 "Somebody Knew" 69 — — "More Than Everything" 41 21 25 What Livin's All About 1998 "Better Than It Used to Be" 47 — 62 "Drivin' My Life Away" 56 — 61 Black Dog 2002 "Highway Sunrise" 55 — — Friday Night in Dixie 2003 "In Your Love" 57 — — 2005 "Kiss My Country Ass" 57 — — People Like Me 2006 "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" — — — 2008 "Down South" — — — Down South 2009 "Hung Up" — — — The Brotherhood Album "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country US Country Airplay 2017 "Drink a Little Beer" 42 51 Life Changes

Music videos Year Video Director 1994 "What They're Talkin' About" Jon Small 1995 "That Ain't My Truck" Mary Newman-Said 1996 "She Said Yes" "Love You Back" Guy Guillet 1997 "More Than Everything" Richard Murray 1998 "Better Than It Used to Be" "Drivin' My Life Away" Charley Randazzo

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 2000 Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Direct-to-video

Awards and nominations As a recording artist

As a songwriter