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Birth name | Dustin Charles Lynch |
Born | Tullahoma, Tennessee, U.S. | May 14, 1985
Genres | Country |
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Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | Broken Bow |
Website | dustinlynchmusic |
Dustin Charles Lynch (born May 14, 1985) [1] is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Broken Bow Records. Lynch has released six albums and one EP for the label: a self-titled album in 2012, Where It's At in 2014, Current Mood in 2017, Tullahoma in 2020, Blue in the Sky in 2022 and Killed the Cowboy in 2023. He has also released seventeen singles, of which eight have reached number one on Country Airplay.
Dustin Charles Lynch was born in Tullahoma, Tennessee, on May 14, 1985. [2]
In 2003, Lynch graduated from Tullahoma High School. In 2007, Lynch graduated from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee with a B.S. degree in biology while also playing on the school's Men's Golf Team. He said he chose Lipscomb because it is located near the Bluebird Café where he would play and learn the craft of songwriting while attending college. [3] [4] Although Lynch said he was interested in going to medical school, he decided to pursue a career in music. [5]
Lynch said he started playing guitar when he was around 8 or 9 but soon abandoned it, and then picked it up again at 15. When he was 16, he performed at the Bluebird Café in Nashville on an open mic night and was well received by the audience, so he decided to start a band. [5]
Lynch was first signed to Valory Music Group, and when one of its executives left to join Broken Bow Records, Lynch followed and signed with Broken Bow Records in late 2011. [4] He released his debut single, "Cowboys and Angels" in January 2012. Lynch wrote the song with Josh Leo and Tim Nichols. [6] That same month, Country Weekly began streaming his songs on its website. [7]
The self-titled debut album, Dustin Lynch , was released in August 2012 and reached number one on the Top Country Albums chart. [8] The album's second single, "She Cranks My Tractor," became his second top 20 hit in early 2013. It was followed by "Wild in Your Smile," which made the top 30.
Lynch co-wrote the song "Somebody Somewhere" by Dallas Smith, as well as James Wesley's 2013 single "Thank a Farmer." [9]
In early 2014, Lynch released his fourth single and the lead single from his second album, "Where It's At." It became his first number one single on the Country Airplay chart in September 2014, and the album of the same name was released on September 9, 2014. "Hell of a Night," and "Mind Reader" were released to country radio as the album's second and third singles, both of which also reached number one on the Country Airplay charts.
"Seein' Red" was released on July 11, 2016, as the lead single from Lynch's third studio album Current Mood . [10] It hit number one on the Country Airplay chart for the week dated February 25, 2017. "Small Town Boy" was released on March 20, 2017, as the second single. Following the album's release on September 8, 2017, "I'd Be Jealous Too" was released on October 23, 2017, as the album's third single.
In November 2017, Lynch made an appearance at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, performing his hit single "Small Town Boy." On September 18, 2018, he was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. [11] He co-wrote Brett Kissel's 2018 hit "Guitars and Gasoline." [12]
In May 2018, Lynch released the single "Good Girl." [13] An EP entitled Ridin' Roads was released on March 8, 2019. [14] Its title track was released to country radio, and reached number one on the Country Airplay in 2020. It would also become the second single from his fourth studio album, Tullahoma , which was released on January 17, 2020. [15] The album's third single "Momma's House" was released to country radio on February 3, 2020. [16] "Red Dirt, Blue Eyes" was released to country radio in Australia as the third single on March 30, 2020. [17] A re-recorded version of "Thinking 'Bout You" featuring MacKenzie Porter was released to country radio in May 2021. [18]
Ahead of his fifth studio album, Lynch released the promotional single "Tequila on a Boat" featuring Chris Lane, on May 14, 2021. [19] The album, Blue in the Sky , was released on February 11, 2022, [20] and features the single "Party Mode". [21]
On September 8, 2023, Lynch released the song "Killed the Cowboy" as the lead single off his sixth album of the same name; it was released on September 29, 2023. [22]
Year | Association | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | American Country Awards | Single of the Year: New Artist – "Cowboys and Angels" | Won | [23] |
Music Video of the Year: New Artist – "Cowboys and Angels" | Won | |||
2014 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Top New Artist of the Year | Won | [24] |
2018 | CMT Music Awards | Male Video of the Year: "Small Town Boy" | Won | [25] |
2018 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | Country Song of the Year: "Small Town Boy" | Won | [26] |
2020 | Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) | BMI Country songwriter honoree: "Good Girl" | Won | [27] [28] |
BMI Country Top 50: "Ridin' Roads" | Won |
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"She Cranks My Tractor" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dustin Lynch. It was released in November 2012 as the second single from his self-titled debut album. Lynch co-wrote the song with Brett Beavers and Tim Nichols. It garnered mixed reviews from critics divided over the production and lyrical content.
"Where It's At" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dustin Lynch. It was released in March 2014 as the first single from his second studio album. The album, Where It's At, was released on September 9, 2014. The song was written by Cary Barlowe, Zach Crowell and Matt Jenkins. The song garnered positive reviews from critics who praised its upbeat instrumentals and Lynch's vocal performance.
Where It's At is the second studio album by American country music artist Dustin Lynch. It was released on September 9, 2014, by Broken Bow Records. Mickey Jack Cones produced 12 of the 15 songs with Brett Beavers and Luke Wooten co-producing 3 of the 15. Lynch co-wrote five of the album's fifteen tracks. The album's first single, "Where It's At", was released to country radio on March 31, 2014 and became his first number one single on the Country Airplay chart. The album's second single, "Hell of a Night", was released to country radio on November 3, 2014. and became his second number one single on the Country Airplay chart. The album's third single, "Mind Reader", was released to country radio on September 28, 2015, and became his third number one single on the Country Airplay chart.
"Mind Reader" is a song written by Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip and recorded by American country music artist Dustin Lynch. It was released in September 2015 as the third and final single from Lynch's second studio album Where It's At (2014). It received mixed reviews from critics divided over the production and lyrics. "Mind Reader" became Lynch's third number one hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. It also peaked at number eight on both the Hot Country Songs and Canada Country charts respectively. It even reached number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 271,000 copies in the United States as of June 2016. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Mason Dixon, features a girl reading tarot cards as she's going on a night out with Lynch in Nashville.
"Seein' Red" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dustin Lynch. It was released to country radio on July 11, 2016 as the lead single from his third studio album Current Mood (2017). The song was written by Kurt Allison, Steve Bogard, Tully Kennedy and Jason Sever. "Seein' Red" gave Lynch his fourth consecutive number-one hit on the Country Airplay chart. It also reached numbers five and 55 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over 500,000 copies in the country. The song achieved similar success in Canada, peaking at number four on the Country chart. It received a Gold certification from Music Canada, denoting sales of over 40,000 units in that country. The accompanying music video for the song, directed by Adam Rothlein, is loosely based on the Foo Fighters' 2007 video for "The Pretender".
"Small Town Boy" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dustin Lynch. It was released to country radio on February 17, 2017, as the second single from his third studio album, Current Mood.
Current Mood is the third studio album by American country music singer Dustin Lynch. It was released on September 8, 2017, via Broken Bow Records. The album includes the singles "Seein' Red", "Small Town Boy", and "I'd Be Jealous Too". The first two singles have both reached number one on the Country Airplay chart.
American country music artist Dustin Lynch has released six studio albums, one extended play, fourteen music videos, and seventeen singles, of which eight have reached number one on Country Airplay. He first charted a number one single with "Where It's At".
"Good Girl" is a song recorded by American country music singer Dustin Lynch. It was released in May 2018 by Broken Bow as the lead single from his fourth studio album Tullahoma (2020). Lynch wrote the song with Justin Ebach and Andy Albert, and Zach Crowell produced it. It's about a woman that Lynch describes as being perfect and has changed him for the better. "Good Girl" gave Lynch his sixth number one hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, as well as his first as a writer. It also peaked at numbers eight and 44 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. It has sold 83,000 copies in the United States as of January 2019. The song achieved similar success in Canada, reaching number five on the Canada Country chart. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Mason Dixon, tells a story inspired by Bonnie and Clyde.
"Ridin' Roads" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Dustin Lynch. It was released on March 25, 2019 by Broken Bow as the second single from his fourth studio album Tullahoma (2020). It was co-written by Lynch, Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell, who also produced the song. Lynch described it as being thematically similar to "Small Town Boy", taking inspiration from a friend's Snapchat post of a farm truck. "Ridin' Roads" gave Lynch his seventh number-one hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. It also reached numbers five and 47 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 82,000 units in the United States as of January 2020. The song also charted in Canada, peaking within the top 10 of the Canada Country chart. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Mason Dixon, features Lynch and his girlfriend going through the Everglades at night.
Tullahoma is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Dustin Lynch. It was released on January 17, 2020, by Broken Bow Records. The album was produced by Zach Crowell and includes the singles "Good Girl", "Ridin' Roads", and "Momma's House".
"Thinking 'Bout You" is a song written by American country music singer Dustin Lynch with Andy Albert, Hunter Phelps, and Will Weatherly. It was first recorded by Lynch as a duet with fellow American country singer Lauren Alaina for Lynch's fourth studio album, Tullahoma (2020). Due to promotional conflicts, the song was re-recorded in 2021 featuring Canadian country singer MacKenzie Porter for release as the album's fifth single. The single version with Porter debuted to American country radio on May 3, 2021.