Dustin Charles Lynch (born May 14, 1985) is an American

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singer and songwriter, signed to

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. Lynch has released four albums and one EP for the label: a

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album in 2012, '' Where It's At'' in 2014, '' Current Mood'' in 2017, ''Ridin' Roads'' in 2019, and '' Tullahoma'' in 2020. A fifth album, '' Blue in the Sky'', was released in February 2022. He has also released seventeen singles, of which eight have reached number one on

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Early life and education

Dustin Charles Lynch was born in

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, on May 14, 1985. In 2003, Lynch graduated from

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. In 2007, Lynch graduated from

Lipscomb University Lipscomb University is a private university in Nashville, Tennessee. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The campus is located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, between Belmont Boulevard to the west and Granny White Pike o ...

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with a

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degree in biology. He said he chose Lipscomb because it is located near the

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where he would play and learn the craft of songwriting while attending college. Although Lynch said he was interested in going to medical school, he decided to pursue a career in music.

Music career

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

in Nashville on an open mic night and was well received by the audience, so he decided to start a band.

2011–2013: ''Dustin Lynch''

Lynch was first signed to

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, and when one of its executives left to join

, Lynch followed and signed with

in late 2011. He released his debut single, " Cowboys and Angels" in January 2012. Lynch wrote the song with

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and

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. That same month, ''

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'' began streaming his songs on its website. The self-titled debut album, ''

Dustin Lynch Dustin Charles Lynch (born May 14, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Broken Bow Records. Lynch has released four albums and one EP for the label: a self-titled album in 2012, '' Where It's At'' in 2014, '' Curren ...

'', was released in August 2012 and reached number one on the Top Country Albums chart. The album's second single, " She Cranks My Tractor," became his second top 20 hit in early 2013. It was followed by "

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," which made the top 30. Lynch co-wrote the song " Somebody Somewhere" by

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, as well as

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's 2013 single "Thank a Farmer."

2014–2015: ''Where It's At''

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

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.

2016–2021: ''Current Mood'' and ''Tullahoma''

" Seein' Red" was released on July 11, 2016 as the lead single from Lynch's third studio album '' Current Mood''. 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

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, performing his hit single "Small Town Boy." On September 18, 2018 he was inducted into the

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. He co-wrote

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's 2018 hit "Guitars and Gasoline." In May 2018, Lynch released the single " Good Girl." An EP entitled '' Ridin' Roads'' was released on March 8, 2019. 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. The album's third single " Momma's House" was released to country radio on February 3, 2020. "Red Dirt, Blue Eyes" was released to country radio in

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as the third single on March 30, 2020. A re-recorded version of " Thinking 'Bout You" featuring

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was released to country radio in May 2021.

2021–present: ''Blue in the Sky''

Ahead of his fifth studio album, Lynch released the promotional single "Tequila on a Boat" featuring Chris Lane, on May 14, 2021. The album, '' Blue in the Sky'', was released on February 11, 2022, and features the single " Party Mode".

Discography

* ''

'' (2012) * '' Where It's At'' (2014) * '' Current Mood'' (2017) * '' Tullahoma'' (2020) * '' Blue in the Sky'' (2022)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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