If you ask a kid what they want to be when they grow up, most of them will tell you that they want to be a fireman, a doctor or a superhero. But when Easton Corbin was a kid, he would use a gear shift as a pretend microphone, performing classics like ‘Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On’ for his parents as they rode in the car. Ever since, Corbin knew he wanted to be a Country Music singer.
Recounting his first memory of hearing that Mel McDaniel’s hit, Corbin also recalled the first time he heard his own song on the radio to AOL's The Boot.
"We were doing an appearance at a Gainesville, Fla., radio station,” said Corbin. “That was August or Sept. of '09. This is the first official time I can remember hearing ['A Little More Country Than That']. We had just got through doing a little radio show down there in Gainesville for 93.7, and it was just me -- it was kind of like a hometown gig ... I'm from Trenton, Fla., about 35 miles west. Gainesville is the big radio station, so they had me come in there and do something kind of like for the hometown crowd.
"We did an acoustic show. So after that was over, I was going to stay home for a few days with my folks. I got in the truck with my brother-in-law and my sister-in-law, and I mean, right after the gig, sure enough, my song came on. In fact, it was the minute they cranked up the truck to leave the venue parking lot, that's when it came on. Perfect timing. I felt great. I thought: 'I'm actually getting heard on the radio!' That's a dream come true! It was one of those moments when you sit back and say, 'Wow!'"
No more gear shift microphones for Corbin.
Source: The Boot
