Justin Moore was a good kid from a small town with a rowdy heart of gold who just happened to be able to sing about it. When he finally moved to Nashville, he was already armed with a manager. Soon, he signed a writing deal with Big Picture Music. He later met producer and songwriter Jeremy Stover, and the two began writing together. Moore eventually signed with Big Machine Records, home to pop-country stars like Taylor Swift and Jewel. By then, Moore had assembled a solid band, which led to some opening spots in 2008 on tours by Trace Adkins, Luke Bryan, Brooks & Dunn, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams, Jr.. His first single, “Back That Thing Up,” was released later that year and made it onto the country Top 40 charts. A second single, the autobiographically apt “Small Town USA,” was released in February 2009. It topped the charts and paved the way for his self-titled debut, Justin Moore, which became a Top Ten success. In 2011, Moore returned armed with another Number One country hit, “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away,” and a second studio album, Outlaws Like Me. The album also reached Number One on the Billboard Country Charts. Moore returned with his third album, Off the Beaten Path, in 2013. In 2016, he dropped the album Kinda Don’t Care. Justin Moore does care about playing live, which he does frequently.