Luke Bryan /

Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan (born July 17, 1976, in Leesburg, Georgia) is an American country music artist. He debuted in 2007 with the single "All My Friends Say", a Top 5 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His debut album, I'll Stay Me, was released on Capitol Records in 2007. This album also produced chart singles in "We Rode in Trucks" and "Country Man". In addition to his own material, Bryan wrote Billy Currington's 2007 Number One hit "Good Directions." In 2009, Bryan released his second album, Doin' My Thing. This album produced the #2 country hit "Do I" as well as his first two number one hits, "Rain Is a Good Thing, and "Someone Else Calling You Baby." Bryan was raised in Leesburg, GA. At age fourteen, his parents bought him his first guitar, and after learning to play it, he joined various local bands and began to play in local clubs. After graduating high school, Bryan planned to move to Nashville, Tennessee; however, this move was delayed, due to the death of his brother, Chris, on the same day he planned to leave. Luke attended Georgia Southern University, and is a member of the Eta Zeta chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.