Blake Redferrin

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Birth nameBlake Redferrin
Origin White House, Tennessee
Genres Country
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Website www.redferrin.com

Blake Redferrin (known simply as Redferrin) is an American country singer-songwriter.

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Biography

Redferrin is originally from White House, Tennessee [1] and began his career racing dirt bikes on the Arenacross circuit. After an injury ended his career, he began writing music for Florida Georgia Line, leading to songs such as "Lil Bit" and "Countryside." [2] He co-wrote The Reklaws 2023 single "Honky Tonkin' About" which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Country charts and won Vocal Collaboration of the Year at the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards. [3] [4]

Redferrin received RIAA Gold certification for his single "Jack and Diet Coke" in 2024. [5] The same year, he first charted with his EP Old No. 7 which entered the Billboard Heatseekers charts at No. 24. [6]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleEP details
Old No. 7

Singles

As lead artist

  • "Red In My Last Name" (2021) [1]
  • "Jack and Diet Coke" (2023) [7]

As writer / co-writer

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References

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