1. Parker Yancey McCollum was born on June 15,1992 and is an American country singer-songwriter based in Texas.
16 Facts About Parker McCollum
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Parker McCollum released the EP Probably Wrong: Session One on July 7,2017, and followed it with Probably Wrong: Session Two on September 8,2017.
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Parker McCollum was born in 1992 and raised in Conroe, Texas, near Houston.
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Parker McCollum spent much of his early life working on cattle ranches in Houston and Limestone Counties for his grandfather Bobby Yancey.
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Parker McCollum has referred to neotraditional country pioneer and fellow Texan George Strait as his musical hero, and has covered several Strait songs in his performances.
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In elementary school Parker McCollum learned violin and played in the school orchestra, and he started learning guitar at age thirteen.
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Parker McCollum continued to perform as a singer-songwriter while living in Austin and he went on his first tour with the Texas band Six Market Blvd.
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Parker McCollum wrote or co-wrote nine of the eleven tracks, and two of the songs were written by Parker McCollum's family members.
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Parker McCollum won the T-Birds Songwriter Award, and in 2015 performed at Larry Joe Taylor's Texas Music Festival.
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Parker McCollum released an EP titled Probably Wrong: Session One on July 7,2017.
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Parker McCollum toured through the end of 2017 to promote his newest releases.
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Parker McCollum signed with Universal Music Group on June 27,2019.
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On October 16,2020, Parker McCollum released the EP Hollywood Gold.
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On July 30,2021, Parker McCollum released his third studio album, produced by Jon Randall, to mostly positive reviews.
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In March 2022, Parker McCollum performed for the first time at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to an attendance of 73,243.
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Parker McCollum's music has received rotation on Americana radio stations in particular, and he has referenced Americana singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham as a significant influence.