When songwriter Rhett Akins was in high school, he returned from football camp to go visit his girlfriend he hadn't seen in two weeks. When he got to her house he saw something odd in her driveway. He ...

Songwriter Rhett Akins drew song inspiration from personal experience for the song "That Ain't My Truck." This episode of Story Behind the Song looks into how the song came to be and why it is still ...

He’s also the father of hit country artist Thomas Rhett and has even co-written multiple tracks with his son over the years. But before Akins earned the reputation of being the go-to songwriter on ...

With a career spanning over three decades, Rhett Akins gained success as both a singer and songwriter. Throughout his time on stage, he released singles like “That Ain’t My Truck” and the No. 1 hit ...

In 1995, Rhett Akins arrived on the country music scene with the Top 10 hit "That Ain't My Truck," a song about the feeling of seeing someone else's truck in your girl's driveway. A few years and not ...