Artist Of The Day: Rodney Atkins

• Rodney Atkins’ debut album, “Honesty,” was released in October 2004. His single “Honesty (Write Me A List)” marked his first Top 5 hit.
  
• Atkins hit it big with his second album, 2006’s “If You’re Going Through Hell.” The album produced four No. 1 singles: “If You’re Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead),” “Watching You,” “Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)” and “These Are My People.”
  
• Atkins’ 12th single, “It’s America,” was released in November 2008. It’s the title track to his third album. The song became his fifth No. 1 hit. The second single, “15 Minutes,” peaked at No. 20, marking his seventh Top 20 hit. “Chasin’ Girls” was released in October 2009.
  
• Rodney earned the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Male Vocalist award in 2006, as well as five other ACM nominations and two Country Music Association nominations. Having had the Most Played Songs of 2007 and 2008, Rodney maintains an active touring schedule and has performed for over a million fans a year for the past three years.
  
• Atkins released an expanded version of his 2006 album “If You’re Going Through Hell” through Cracker Barrel stores last year. The project also includes two additional tracks – “Farmer’s Daughter” and the previously-unreleased “More Like Your Memory (Always Takes Me Back).”
  
• Rodney’s fourth album, “Take a Back Road,” hit shelves in October. The title track, the fastest rising song of his career, hit No. 1. His current single is “He’s Mine.”
  
• Official website: www.rodneyatkins.com