Rhett Akins

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Rhett Akins
Akins in 2019.
Background information
Birth name	Thomas Rhett Akins Sr.[1]
Born	(1969-10-13) October 13, 1969 (age 55)[2]
Origin	Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Decca Nashville MCA Nashville Audium/Koch BNA Reprise Nashville
Member of	The Peach Pickers
Spouse	Paige Braswell ​ ​ (m. 1989, divorced)​ Sonya Mansfield ​ (m. 2017)​
Website	rhettakins.com

Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. (born October 13, 1969) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for that label (1995's A Thousand Memories and 1996's Somebody New), followed by 1998's What Livin's All About on MCA Nashville. Friday Night in Dixie was released in 2002 on Audium Entertainment. Overall, his albums have accounted for fourteen singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, including the number one "Don't Get Me Started" from 1996.

Although he has not charted a single since 2006, Akins has written singles for other country music singers, primarily as one-third of the songwriting team The Peach Pickers, alongside Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip. He is also the father of country singer Thomas Rhett.