Justin Moore: The Journey of a Country Boy from Poyen to Nashville

 

Who is Justin Moore?

American country music singer-songwriter Justin Cole Moore was born in Poyen, Arkansas, on 30 March 1984, meaning that Aries is his zodiac sign. He’s released six studio albums under the independent record label Big Machine Records, and 18 of his songs have charted on the Country Airplay and US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, with 10 singles topping the charts, including “The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home”, “You Look Like I Need a Drink”, and “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away”.

Justin’s also launched his career as a radio show host, as he replaced Tommy Smith after he retired from co-hosting the show “Morning Mayhem” on The Buzz.

Education and early life

Justin was raised as an only child in Poyen, by his mother Charlene Webb Moore and father Tommy Ray Moore; not many details have been disclosed about his parents, because Justin respects their privacy, but it’s believed that they are ranch owners.

He fell in love with music at the age of 14, but was interested in a number of other activities during his teenage years, including playing soccer with his peers and appearing in school plays. Justin studied at a local high school in Poyen, and was 17 when he joined his uncle’s rock ‘n’ roll band; he matriculated in 2002, then moved to Nashville, Tennessee rather than enroll at college.

In Nashville, Justin met a music producer who introduced him to the founder of Big Machine Label Group, Scott Borchetta, who promised Justin that he would sign him to his label if he were to be patient.

Justin’s music career

Justin was signed to Valory Music Group in the summer of 2008, an imprint of Big Machine Records. His debut single “I Could Kick Your Ass” was then released digitally, while his debut radio single “Back That Thing Up” followed in the same year; the latter was written by Jeremy Stover and Randy Houser, and peaked at #38 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

As a way to promote his upcoming debut album, Justin launched the promotion ‘So You Want to Be a Record Label Executive’, allowing people on the internet to choose which 10 songs they wanted featured on the album; the songs were then indeed featured on his debut self-titled album, which came out on 11 August 2009, and peaked at #3 on the Top Country Albums chart. One of the album’s singles, “Small Town USA” topped the Hot Country Songs chart, while his second single “Backwoods” peaked at #6; prior to the release of the album, Justin released his debut extended play (EP) “The You Asked for It EP”.

He released his new song “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” in February 2011, and it initially ranked in the top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart, while eventually topping the chart. It was featured as the lead single on his second album “Outlaws Like Me”, which was released on 21 June 2011; the album spawned several hit singles, including “Til My Last Day” and “Bait a Hook”, with the former topping the Country Airplay chart.

The first single of his third album “Point at You” was released on 18 March 2013, and was followed by its second “Lettin’ the Night Roll” and its third “This Kind of Town”; Justin’s third album “Off the Beaten Path” was released on 17 September 2013.

His fourth album “Kinda Don’t Care” came out in August 2016, and its lead single “You Look Like I Need a Drink” topped the Country Airplay charts by the end of the year.

In February 2019, Justin announced his fifth album “Late Nights and Longnecks”; it was released on 26 July 2019, and its lead single “The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home” became a hit.

On 23 April 2021, Justin’s sixth album “Straight Outta the Country” came out, with its lead single was “We Didn’t Have Much”.

Most recently, on 5 May 2023, Justin released his seventh studio album “Stray Dogs”.

Awards and nominations

Justin won two Inspiration Country Music Awards in 2011, for Inspirational Video and Mainstream Inspirational Country Song, both for “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away”; he also won a 2014 Academy of Country Music Award for New Artist of the Year.

Justin was also nominated for a 2012 American Country Award for Artist of the Year – Breakthrough Artist.

Love life and marriage

Justin can rarely be heard speaking about his love life in public, but has still allowed his fans a glimpse into it. He and American non-celebrity Kate married in a private ceremony in 2007, attended by not more than 200 of their closest friends and family members; not many details have been disclosed about Kate, but it’s known that she’s from Houma, Louisiana.

They have three daughters together: Ella Kole who’s 13, Kennedy Faye, 11, and Rebecca Klein who’s nine; their only son Thomas South was born on 11 June 2017, and is thus six years old.

There are no other women whom Justin’s been with, that we know about; he’s married to Kate Moore as of July 2023, and they have four children together.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Justin’s into politics and supports the Republican Party; he endorsed Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, but it seems that he didn’t support him again in 2020.

More than 750,000 people are following Justin on Instagram today, and he’s posted over 600 pictures and videos onto the network, with most of these showing him during his everyday life.

He’s a philanthropist and has donated money to several charity organizations; Justin mostly enjoys helping terminally ill children.

He’s also a lover of animals, and his favorites are goats and cows.

Some of Justin’s favorite country musicians include George Strait, Garth Brooks and Tim McGraw.

Matt Damon’s one of Justin’s favorite actors, and some of his favorite movies include “Saving Private Ryan”, “Ford v Ferrari” and “Good Will Hunting”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Justin’s age is 39. He has brown hair and eyes, is 5ft 7ins (1.7m) tall and weighs around 150lbs (69kgs).

Justin’s net worth’s been estimated at over $10 million, as of July 2023.