Guest blogger: Kevin 1

Luke Bryan was born on July 17, 1976 in Leesburg, Georgia. Luke was about to move to Nashville to pursue his dream of being a big time singer at 19 years old. Then all of a sudden a disaster happened. His older brother, Chris, got into a car accident and passed away. Luke Bryan is surging to the top as one of the best country singers. He is making a various variety of different kind of country songs. He has upbeat party songs such as, “That’s My Kind Of Night”, then he also has songs that show a bunch of emotional sad songs such as, “Drink a Beer.” In “Drink a Beer” it is a very sad tone. The song is dedicated to his sister and brother who both have passed away at a very young age. You can hear it in his voice how much they meant to his life and how much he misses them. Some lyrics that are memorable to me are “funny how the good ones go too soon, but the good Lord knows the reason why.” These stand out to me because it’s not easy watching some people you love pass away and he believes that the Lord is with them and watching them. He believes that there is a reason why it happened and that is his motivation to be happy. Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton are both amazing country singers. They both have that true southern country tone and have similar songs. The difference is Blake Shelton likes doing more up-beat music and Luke Bryan does a lot of different styles from up-beat to slow and emotional. A lot of critics say that Luke is becoming one of the best country singers, and he’s adding a special twist. He isn’t your average country bot. I agree with this because Luke is a rowdy guy and loves having fun during his performances. I think that he is one of the best country singers. He would defiantly be worth going to see live. The atmosphere at his concerts is like any other. I have heard he sounds perfect live. Give it a few years and he will be the best country singer around.