are chet atkins and rhett akins related?
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As for his son's stage name, Akins explains that he, the father, is named Thomas Rhett Akins Sr., while the son is named Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. Despite 20 years in the country-fame business, people still misspell Akins' last name, or they think he's related to other country stars such as Chet Atkins.
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Montgomery Gentry. Summit, Kentucky, U.S. Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo, founded by singers Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry, both natives of Kentucky, United States. They began performing together in the 1990s as part of two different bands with Montgomery's brother, John Michael Montgomery.
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Carrie Marie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, to Carole (née Shatswell) and Steve Underwood. She has two older sisters, Shanna and Stephanie, and was raised on her parents' farm in the nearby rural town of Checotah.
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A lot of country stars have served in the military, here are few. Salute them today. And every Veteran! Country music has a long tradition of supporting our troops, with country stars like Toby Keith, Kellie Pickler and Darryl Worley play overseas for the men and women stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan all the time.
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The genre differentiates from Nashville country with its rejection of pop influences that is found in Nashville Country recently, but does not necessarily mean the artist/group is Texas based. For example, Chris Knight is considered by some to be a Texas Country musician, despite his Kentucky ties.
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Alan Autry is not related to cowboy Gene. Alan`s real name is Carlos Brown. He played pro football at Green Bay and started acting under that name in 1977.
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County music star Toby Keith's wife, Tricia Lucas Covel, first caught his attention at an Oklahoma nightclub in 1981 when he was just 20-years-old and she was 19. After three years of dating, the pair got hitched on March 24, 1984 and have since enjoyed 35 years of wedded bliss.
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Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986), also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty, is an American musician, producer, actor and philanthropist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known as a trombone and trumpet player but also plays drums, organ, and tuba.
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Sammy Kershaw was born in the Acadiana town of Kaplan, located in South Louisiana. He is the third cousin of singers Rusty and Doug Kershaw. When he was 11, his grandfather gave him his first guitar.
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Berry Gordy II (1888–1978) was the son of Berry Gordy I and a woman named Lucy. ... This James Thomas Gordy (1828–1889) was also, by his wife Harriet Emily Helms, the great-grandfather of James Earl Carter, Jr., the 39th President of the United States, making Berry Gordy III and Jimmy Carter second half-cousins.
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Buddy Alan. Alan Edgar "Buddy" Owens (born May 23, 1948 in Mesa, Arizona), known professionally as Buddy Alan, is an American country music artist. The son of Buck Owens and Bonnie Owens and stepson of Merle Haggard, Alan recorded four albums for Capitol Records in the 1970s.
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Rhett was married in 2001 to Jessie Lane and now has two sons named Locke and Shepherd. He is the second child of Diane and Jim McLaughlin.
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Kelly Clarkson is related to Reba McEntire through marriage. Country star Reba McEntire, with whom Clarkson had worked with on American Idol, was married to Narvel Blackstock for 26 years. ... In 2015, two years after Clarkson married into the family, McEntire and Narvel split up.
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Kids. Link Neal has three children. They are Lillian "Lilly" Grace Neal, Charles Lincoln Neal IV, and Lando James Neal. Lando has been on a few of the Good Mythical Morning shows with Rhett's younger son, Shepherd.
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['Rhett James McLaughlin.', 'October 11, 1977.', 'Macon, Georgia, U.S.', 'Charles Lincoln Neal III:', 'June 1, 1978.', 'Boone Trail, North Carolina, U.S.']
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Nashville outlaws Jelly Roll and Struggle Jennings, the grandson of country music superstar Waylon Jennings, are making some noise after hitting the Billboard charts with their new album "Waylon & Willie II".
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Set in the fictional Tibbehah County, Atkins' latest novel continues the saga of Sheriff Quinn Colson with a little Wild West-style violence, a little small-town familiarity and a whole lot of Southern grit.