“It’s a dirt road, a fishin’ pole, a cold beer sittin on a tailgate, an old church, a kind word, it’s where I was born and raised, Heaven Ain’t That Far Away”.
The lyrics from Justin’s self penned song. “Heaven Ain’t That Far Away”, typifies his philosophy on life. In his music and his life, Justin embodies the soul and character of a kid from a small town.
Justin moved to Nashville, Tennessee right out of high school at the age of 18. He came from Poyen Arkansas, population 272 where he’d been raised by his parents Tommy Ray and Charlene Moore on the family’s 100 acres of land. One would have to go to Poyen to really get a sense of just how “small town” it is. There are no street lights, mostly dirt roads, a florist in an old trailer and a filling station, but, as Justin sings in his upcoming 2cd single release “Small Town USA” it’s where “everybody knows me and I know them and that’s the way I believe we were supposed to live” you know it’s from the heart and that he wouldn’t want to have been raised anywhere else.
His grandpa “Pa” and grandma Faynette raised cattle and Justin would help feed the herd, bush hog the fields and learn about hard work as a young boy.
His other grandparents, “PaPa” and “Ma” lived a mile down the road, and “PaPa” taught Justin to fish and hunt and had him in a deer stand hunting before he was 1 year old.
Justin has been singing since he was 2, and at 8 years old he won the talent contest at Poyen High School. He grew up singing gospel songs in church and listening to nothing but country music. He’s a student of the genre and can literally sing you thousands of country songs, from old to new, word for word, melody perfect!
By the time Justin got to Nashville, he had a manger and an offer as a writer/artist with Zomba Music Publishing. As things often go in the music business, Zomba got sold and Justin wound up signing his writing deal with Big Picture Music, headed by renowned producer of Alan Jackson, among others, Keith Stegal.
Through his attorney, Justin was introduced to young up and coming producer, Jeremy Stover, and as a result Jeremy became both the producer and main co-writer with Justin.
This quickly led to an offer from Scott Borchetta for a record contract, and while it took a few years to materialize, Justin has seen the benefits of being patient and his willingness to wait for the opportunity to work with Scott and his staff at Big Machine Records/The Valory Music Company, home to Taylor Swift, Reba, Jewel, Jimmy Wayne and others.
2008 became a big year for Justin, as he and his band were fortunate enough to tour with some big stars. January ’08 led to tour dates with Trace Adkins/ Luke Bryant and then The Rowdy Frynds Tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams Jr., two of Justin’s musical heros. A show with Brooks and Dunn with ZZ Top was just another highlight of a great year.
An extensive radio tour was finished in December of ’08 where Justin got to meet and play solo for all the major market program directors and staff, to great success.
Justin also got his first single. “Back That Thing Up” out to radio in ’08 and it quickly made the top 40 on the country charts. His next single “Small Town USA” and the video, which was shot in his home town, will be out in February ’09.
Justin’s live show with his band is something to see. It’s high energy, non-stop, rockin’ country, where his songs tell the truth about a kid from a small town who’s doing all he ever wanted to do, play country music!
I was listening to your videos on youtube the other day, and Like There's No Tomorrow is the best song i have ever heard you sing... If you ever come to Louisiana, I wanna be there to hear that song, and hopefully i will get to add it to my Myspace page. Thanks for the add!!!
heyy justin!!!!1 thanks so much for addin me!ur music is so awesome, Me and my daughter love u and ur music! u are so talented!! me and my daughter cant wait to see u for my 3rd time july 11th! cant wait for the cd aug 11th! OH AND MY DAUGHTER LOVES YOU!!!!!!!!!! good luck with everything! c ya later! ...greg
HEY JUSTIN!! JUST WANTED 2 STOP BY AND TELL YOU HEY AND TELL YOU THAT I LOVE ALL THA SONGS THAT YOU HAVE WRITEN...THA SONG THAT I LOVE THE MOST IS SMALL TOWN USA...I LISTEN TO THAT SONG EVERYDAY LOL :)
when u gonna come out with a cd i cant wait. there isnt anything better sittin at farm on my truck drinkin a beer listin to ur song small town usa. keep up all the good work man
Hey Justin my husband and saw you in concert July 4th in Lexington, Ky. We drove all the way from a small town in indiana. We loved your music. Dirt Road and I could Kick your ass reminds me alot of my husband. He grew up in a small town called Martin, Ky. We really enjoyed your show. Keep it up! Hope to see more of your shows soon.
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