Tucker Beathard grew up around hits.
(His grandfather is Bobby Beathard, longtime NFL general manager.)
I was committed to play baseball at Middle Tennessee State University, the singer tells EW.
I played sports my whole life, basically.
An injury during his senior year, playing football, helped him change course.
I tore my shoulder and it took me a while to bounce back, he says.
I had a lot of time to reflect I realized Id be a lot happier doing what I love.
He began work on his craft, and got a leg up by studying his fathers hard work.
So I learned the structure of the country format from him.
And while the format may be from dad, the content is all his own.
My bottom line is wanting to write songs that mean something and have real emotions.
A full length project is currently in the works.
This summer the singer will tour in support of format superstar Dierks Bentley.
A list of dates are available on hiswebsite.
