14 Facts About Jimmy Wayne

Jimmy Wayne Barber was born on October 23,1972 and is an American country music singer and songwriter.

Jimmy Wayne released his self-titled debut album in 2003 on the DreamWorks Records label.

Jimmy Wayne was born on October 23,1972, in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and grew up in Bessemer City.

Jimmy Wayne served four months in prison in 1985 when Wayne was 12.

In Nashville, Wayne worked as a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, collaborating with Dean Dillon, Sanger D Shafer and others while practicing his guitar and songwriting skills.

The album included the song "Blue and Brown," which Jimmy Wayne wrote about a foster brother who ended up a prison inmate at the correctional facility Jimmy Wayne worked.

Jimmy Wayne later moved to Big Machine's sister label, Valory Music Group.

Jimmy Wayne joined Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley on the American Saturday Night tour in mid-2009.

On January 1,2010, Jimmy Wayne set out on a 1,660-mile walk from Nashville, Tennessee, to Phoenix, Arizona, to raise awareness to the plight of the 30,000 children who age out of foster care every year in America, into homelessness homeless youth aging out foster system.

Jimmy Wayne successfully arrived in Phoenix on August 1,2010, after suffering a broken foot four days prior, having successfully walked 1,700 miles over seven months.

Jimmy Wayne has been a spokesperson for CASA, a national network of volunteers who represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courtroom and other settings.

Jimmy Wayne wrote Walk to Beautiful: The Power of Love and a Homeless Kid Who Found the Way with Ken Abraham.

The book chronicles Jimmy Wayne's adopting a dog during his walk halfway across America.

Simultaneously, Jimmy Wayne released Ruby Toons, a 13-song album of songs reflecting themes in Ruby The Foster Dog.