Jake Owen

American

...He holds American citizenship. Similarly, talking about his religion and ethnic group, he follows Christianity and belongs to a mixed ethnic group (We...

Christianity

.... Similarly, talking about his religion and ethnic group, he follows Christianity and belongs to a mixed ethnic group (Welsh, English, and Native Amer...

Welsh, English, and Native American

...follows Christianity and belongs to a mixed ethnic group ( Welsh, English, and Native American ). About his family members and siblings, Jake was born t...

Steve Owen and Mitzi Owen

...ican). About his family members and siblings, Jake was born to Steve Owen and Mitzi Owen . Likewise, he has a fraternal twin brother who is Jarrod Owen...

Jarrod Owen

...Owen and Mitzi Owen. Likewise, he has a fraternal twin brother who is Jarrod Owen . Education Regarding his educational background, Jake completed his ...

Vero Beach High School

...g his educational background, Jake completed his high school at Vero Beach High School . During his high school, he focused on golf and began a career ...

golf

... school at Vero Beach High School. During his high school, he focused on golf and began a career as a golfer. Unfortunately, he got seriously injured ...

wakeboarding accident

...career as a golfer. Unfortunately, he got seriously injured in a wakeboarding accident , which caused reconstructive surgery for his mangled shoulder. ...

While he was recovering

...r. It interrupted his golf career. Career and Professional life While he was recovering , Jake began learning to play guitar. Likewise, he began his ca...

by performing at the local bars

... he was recovering, Jake began learning to play guitar. Likewise, he began his career as a guitarist and a songwriter by performing at the local bars ....

Jarrod Moore

...He has a twin brother named Jarrod Moore . Growing up, Jake participated in a variety of sports, but excelled in golf, and was pursuing a career as a p...

Florida State University

...nt at age 15. After graduating from high school, he went on to Florida State University , where he had a position on the golf team. Unfortunately, he w...

golf team

...he went on to Florida State University, where he had a position on the golf team . Unfortunately, he was injured in a waterskiing accident, which resul...

while recovering from his injury

... sport. Fortunately, for fans of Jake's music, he decided, while recovering from his injury to take up the guitar, and soon he was playing in a local ...

guitar

...ke's music, he decided, while recovering from his injury to take up the guitar , and soon he was playing in a local bar. This lead to his interest in s...

Music City

...r. This lead to his interest in songwriting, and later to his move to Music City . While opening up a savings account in Nashville, Jake talked with th...

he was a singer and songwriter

...count in Nashville, Jake talked with the teller, mentioning he was a singer and songwriter . She asked him if he had any recordings, and he gave her a ...

Jimmy Ritchey

... publishing company. Ghosts Leads To Record Deal The next step towards Owen getting his record deal was meeting songwriter and producer Jimmy Ritchey ....

Vero Beach, Florida

...ry songs as Yee Haw and Don't Think I Can't Love You. A native of Vero Beach, Florida , Owen and his fraternal twin Jarrod grew up in the Florida sun p...

baseball and football

...ernal twin Jarrod grew up in the Florida sun playing sports like baseball and football before Jake turned to golf and Jarrod to tennis. They continued...

free beer and a few bucks

...was soon to be found playing country covers in campus bars for free beer and a few bucks . Growing tired of covers, he began penning his own songs, whi...

nine

...eventually causing him to skip out on his remaining college classes only nine credit hours remained on his English and political science degree and he...

Chuck Jones

...ote songs together, including a track called Ghost (also cowritten by Chuck Jones ) that Kenny Chesney almost wound up recording the track would later ...

40

...kground information Birth name Joshua Ryan Owen Born August 28, 1981 (age 40 ) Winter Haven, Florida, U.S. Signed to RCA Nashville in 2006, he released...

Startin' with Me

...gned to RCA Nashville in 2006, he released his debut studio album, Startin' with Me , that year. This album produced three singles, all of which reache...

three

...his debut studio album, Startin' with Me, that year. This album produced three singles, all of which reached top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs...

Barefoot Blue Jean Night

... country charts with the title track to his third studio album Barefoot Blue Jean Night , as did with Alone with You, The One That Got Away, and Anywhe...

September

...ebut single Yee Haw, Startin' with Me, and Something About a Woman. In September 2011, Owen achieved his first number one hit on the country charts wi...

Jarrod

...n. Early life edit Joshua Ryan Jake Owen and his fraternal twin brother Jarrod were born in Winter Haven, Florida, on August 28, 1981. The brothers re...

15

...rsuing a career as a professional golfer, winning his first tournament at 15 . A wakeboarding accident which required reconstructive surgery left Jake ...

2006

...sic sensation after the release of his debut album, Startin' with Me, in 2006 . All three singles from the album (Yee Haw, Startin' With Me, and Someth...

75

...sked the bar's owner if he could play a gig there. Owen eventually earned 75 a night at the bar and began writing his own materials. With only a few h...

Ghost

...company. Together with Chuck Jones, Owen and Ritchey wrote a song called Ghost which was almost cut for Kenny Chesney. Sony BMG Nashville executives t...

2005

...ich was almost cut for Kenny Chesney. Sony BMG Nashville executives then turned their heads to Owen and signed him to their RCA Records label in 2005 ....