13 Facts About Evan Felker

Evan Duane Felker was born on March 24,1984 and is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist from Okemah, Oklahoma.

Evan Felker is best known as the lead singer of the band Turnpike Troubadours.

Evan Felker's mother, Tane, worked in the healthcare industry and his father, Van, was a cowboy.

Evan Felker was part of "an outdoorsy family that did a lot of hunting and fishing".

Evan Felker started playing guitar at the age of fifteen, learning from books and from high school friends.

Evan Felker initially began writing rock songs since he considered country music to be uncool.

Evan Felker's uncle was a songwriter and rock musician, and Evan Felker travelled to Tulsa, Oklahoma as a teenager to watch him perform.

Evan Felker attended tech school to train as an electrician and later worked in paper mills, food plants, and Mercury Marine in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

When Evan Felker moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma in his twenties, he became interested in country music; his "heroes" were Cross Canadian Ragweed and Jason Boland.

Evan Felker is a keen hunter, crediting his Oklahoma upbringing to bringing him into the culture.

Evan Felker is friends with country singer-songwriter Corb Lund, and the two have hunted together.

Evan Felker married accountant Staci Nelson in November 2016, in Barcelona, Spain.

Evan Felker reconciled with Nelson, who revealed on her Instagram page that they had remarried in June 2020.