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Background information | |
Birth name | Lucas Jerrod Hoge |
Origin | Hubbell, Nebraska, United States |
Genres | Country, country rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums |
Website | www |
Lucas Jerrod Hoge is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is also the host of "Hoge Wild" on Sportsman Channel.
Lucas Hoge grew up in Hubbell, Nebraska, along with three siblings . [1] At the age of 17, he started to play the guitar. [1] Hoge attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska.
He was the lead artist for two bands; the rock band "Southern Cross" and "Xtreme Devotion", a Christian music group. [1] Local residents of the small town raised $2,500 to help launch his career. [1] Hoge moved to an apartment in Nashville and started work, performing in small clubs in the evenings. [1]
His first CD, entitled "In My Dreams", was released in 2002. [1] In the same year, Hoge's first song for television was "If I Only Could" and featured on the hit Warner Brothers show Smallville . [1] Hoge released his second album, "Dirt", in 2006. [1]
Hoge went on to appear on television programs including a 2007 Toby Keith Christmas production, a Sunday Night Football promotion with Faith Hill. [1]
Hoge has toured London and traveled to the Middle East to perform for American troops. [2] He's visited bases in Iraq, Kuwait, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Africa, Alaska as well as other locations over the last 9 years on the Armed Forces Entertainment Wrangler National Patriot Tour. [2] Hoge is the official spokesperson for Guardian Angels for a Soldiers Pet. [3]
Hoge was the host and star of Animal Planet's TV show "Last Chance Highway" [4] and wrote and performed the show's theme song. [5] In 2011 he made his debut performance at the Ryman. [6]
Hoge received his first nomination in the Inspirational Country Music Awards (ICM) as "New Artist of The Year" 2011. [7] [8] Hoge gained recognition in the Christian Country genre when he answered a woman's dying wish, Natalie Fognani, and wrote the song "How Was I To Know", inspired by her poem. [9] Around the same time, Hoge played several concerts in Colorado, where Natalie lives, including opening for Martina McBride. [10]
Hoge landed his second TV show theme song with "Give A Damn". [11]
Lucas Hoge partners with Southwest Airlines as the Southwest Storyteller Ambassador [12]
Lucas Hoge is the creator, producer and star of "Hoge Wild" airing on Sportsman Channel. The show follows Lucas hunting, fishing, scuba diving and performing across the globe. [13]
In April 2017, he released the title track "Dirty South" of as the lead single from the album. [14] The album Dirty South was released on July 28, 2017, and debuted at No. 12 on Billboard's Top Country Albums with 7,000 copies sold. It is Hoge's first appearance on a Billboard chart. [15] The following week it reached No. 5 on the chart and was the best-selling country album of the week with 9,900 copies sold. [16]
Rolling Stone named Lucas Hoge TOP 10 artists You Need To Know 2017. [17]
NRA Country names Lucas Hoge NRA Country artist for July 2017. [18]
Hoge is married to Laura Lynn Hoge and lives in Nashville. [1] [19]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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US [20] | US Country [21] | |||
Dirty South |
| 51 | 5 |
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Year | Title | Director |
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2014 | "Flip Flops" [24] | Brett Bortle |
2016 | "Boom Boom" [25] | Stokes Nielson |
2017 | "Dirty South" [26] | Jeff Johnson |
2018 | "Power of Garth" [27] | Jeff Johnson |
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