Jake Owen has toured as an opening act for several other country artists, including Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Little Big Town, Sugarland, Keith Urban, and Jason Aldean.
20 Facts About Jake Owen
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Joshua Ryan "Jake" Owen and his fraternal twin brother Jarrod were born in Winter Haven, Florida, on August 28,1981.
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Jake Owen eventually took up golf, and began pursuing a career as a professional golfer, winning his first tournament at 15.
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Jake Owen then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, making his first stop at a bank to open a savings account; after telling the bank teller that he was a singer and songwriter, the teller then asked if he had any recordings available.
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Per their suggestion, Owen changed his first name to Jake, so as to avoid confusion with Josh Turner and Josh Gracin.
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Jake Owen released his second studio album, Easy Does It, on February 24,2009.
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Jake Owen released his third studio album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night, on August 30,2011.
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Jake Owen toured with Keith Urban in 2011 on his Get Closer World Tour.
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Jake Owen released an extended play titled Endless Summer on September 25,2012.
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In May 2015, Jake Owen released a new non-album single to country radio, titled "Real Life".
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Jake Owen performed the single live at the 2015 CMT Award show.
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In November 2017, it was announced that Jake Owen had left RCA in favor of Big Loud Records.
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Jake Owen released two singles for the label: "I Was Jack " and "Down to the Honkytonk".
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Jake Owen performed at the Medina County Fair on July 31,2019.
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Jake Owen released the new single "Best Thing Since Backroads" in 2021, and joined Canadian country duo the Reklaws on the single "11 Beers" in 2022.
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Jake Owen married model Lacey Buchanan on May 7,2012, in Vero Beach, Florida.
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The couple became engaged on April 7,2012, after Jake Owen proposed to Buchanan onstage in front of a crowd in his hometown of Vero Beach at his annual charity event.
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In 2010, Jake Owen founded a nonprofit charity, which has raised over $3 million as of 2022.
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Jake Owen is a keen golfer, and, in November 2017, it was announced that he would be teeing up in the Nashville Golf Open on the Web.
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The verbal altercation was initiated by Jake Owen who voiced his disappointment with The Match: Tiger vs Phil head-to-head match play golf challenge, a pay-per-view event, on which he spent $29.99 and wanted a refund.