Music has always been in Rhett Akins' blood. The Valdosta, GA. native grew up in a
close-knit family that supported his musical interests and his desire to pursue music
as a career. Early in life, he learned to play guitar, began writing songs, and dreamed
of being a songwriter and performer.
His musical interests and influences spanned all genres and included everything
from George Jones and George Strait to The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers
Band. In 1992 he decided to follow his dream to seek his fortune as a writer and
performer and moved to Nashville where he soon landed a publishing deal.
As a result of that deal one of Rhett's song demo tapes found it's way to the
reactivated Decca Records label and impressed by what they heard, they quickly
signed Rhett to a recording contract. In 1995 his first album, A Thousand
Memories
was released to critical acclaim and spawned his first # 1 single "That Ain't My
Truck".
That success was duplicated the following year with his second #1 single,
"Don't Get Me Started", from his follow up album Somebody
New.
At the same time Rhett was becoming a polished live performance act, playing as
many as 150-200 shows a year and mastering his ability to entertain a crowd. In 1997
he released his third album for Decca, What Livin's All About, which contained
"More Than Everything" and "Better Than It Used To
Be".
Rhett's 2002 album, Friday Night In Dixie on Audium Records contains a variety of songs like
"Highway Sunrise", "In Your Love", and the
title track "Friday Night In Dixie" which Rhett co-wrote with another one of his
musical influences, Charlie Daniels . Friday Night In Dixie also features a special
Back porch Acoustic Version of Rhett's signature song, "That Ain't My
Truck".
With his total involvement in the writing, producing, and recording of this album,
Rhett completes the journey from singer, to songwriter, to artist. An artist that knows
what he wants to say and how he wants to say it. It's been a long way since those
early days in Valdosta but this album shows it was worth it.
Music has always been in Rhett Akins' blood. The Valdosta, GA. native grew up in a
close-knit family that supported his musical interests and his desire to pursue music
as a career. Early in life, he learned to play guitar, began writing songs, and dreamed
of being a songwriter and performer. 
