The Road to Nashville

Growing up I was not a country music fan. And when I say that, I mean I use to hate country with a passion. Every time I would get in the car with my grandparents or Kelley, US99.5 was on playing the latest hit over and over again. Then after awhile it started to grow on me like moss on a tree, slowly I started to enjoy what I was hearing. But then in 2006, the movie Cars came out and a popular country song was sung in it. Maybe you've heard of it, Life is a Highway. The famous trio Rascal Flatts sung it and made it popular again. I instantly fell in love with Gary's harmonious voice and the trio's infectious, likable personalities. These guys tell it the way it is, and are true country men. But most importantly they owe their success to their fans and Jesus Christ. These guys are so humble and give back to the community, it amazes me. I not only fell in love with their music, but pretty much the guys themselves. 
I couldn't get enough of their music at the time, and literally downloaded every one of their albums at the time on my iPod. To this day I am still in love with them. They put on one hell of a concert and get better every year. The last three times I've seen them, they interact with fans in between songs and are just fun to watch. And after watching their movie, Changed, I fell more in love. These guys are the real deal and it's just pure awesomeness. I'm truly glad I found them. 
Although I love Rascal Flatts with all my heart, Billy Currington is the one country artist who will forever hold my heart. When I first became intrigued with the world of country music, there was one song that I couldn't get out of my head. I Got a Feelin' played on my pandora station and I instantly fell in love. The deep, country-twang that is Billy's voice is heavenly. It's as if an angel came down and personally gave Billy his voice. After hearing this song, I needed to get my hands on more of his music. I bought his album, Billy Currington ICON, for that one song and automatically fell in love with each and every song. Ever since then I've fallen hard for the man. I was lucky enough to meet him last summer and let me tell ya, I've never been more excited in my life. That's a moment that will stay with me forever. 
The road to Nashville has been a long one. If someone told me 10 years ago that I would be going away to school in Nashville, I would've laughed. It wouldn't have seemed possible, but now here I am almost to Kentucky, on my way to Music City. And I couldn't be happier to move to a town filled with county music singers such as my Flatts & Billy.