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Billy Currington real name William Mathew Currington was born on 19th November 1973 in Savannah, Georgia, Billy is one of 7 children, he was raised in Rincon, Georgia, like lots of country artist he currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

While still a junior at Effingham County High School, Billy moved to Nashville after completing high school to pursue his music career, his first attempt didn't last too long but he did land a job singing in the Cavalier Country Club in Georgia, he also worked as a personal trainer it was while he was doing this that one of his clients encouraged Billy to record some demo tapes as well as writing songs he signed for Mercury Records in Nashville in 2001.

His self-titled debut album was released in 2003. The first single was "Walk a Little Straighter" about his relationship with his alcoholic stepfather, "Walk a Little Straighter" went on to peak at #8 it helped establish Billy as a major Country performer in Nashville. He first hit the Top 5 on the country charts with his second single, "I Got a Feelin'", also from his debut album.
Billy scored a third consecutive top 10 hit with Shania Twain in late 2004, on the song "Party for Two". The song was from Twain's Greatest Hits album.

in 2005, Billy released a second album entitled Doin' Somethin' Right, which peaked at #2 on the Top Country Albums chart and #11 on the Billboard 200. Doin' Somethin' Right produced his first Number One in "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right", followed by "Why, Why, Why" at #13 and another Number One in "Good Directions". Co-written by Capitol Records artist Luke Bryan.

2007 was a bit of a set back year for Billy Currington he had to cancel the rest of his 2007 tour dates because of laryngitis. his third album was delayed. He also had to undergo therapy due to trauma induced by the abuse that he suffered as a child.

He was absent from the charts for nearly a year before the release of his next single, "Don't", in mid 2008. It was the first single from his third studio album, Little Bit of Everything, which was released on October 14. Currington co-wrote five of the songs on this album. "Don't" peaked at #2 on the country charts in early 2009. "People Are Crazy", co-written by Bobby Braddock and Troy Jones, was released as the second single from the album in March 2009 and this became his third Number One hit in July 2009. This song was also responsible for a major line dance hit for Gaye Teather called People are Crazy. The third single to be issued, "That's How Country Boys Roll" became his fourth Number One hit in March 2010. The song was the first that Billy shared writing credit on to reach Number One.
On August 1, 2009, Billy suffered a concussion at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, Alberta after the stage on which he was performing collapsed during a massive wind storm. The collapse also injured Currington's bass guitarist and killed a spectator.

Billy Currington