The most important bit of information about Rick Huckaby at this point is this: “Ain’t Enough Blacktop” was pleasing to enough ears to win the 2008 World Billboard Song Contest in the country category (second overall). Says Mark Furnas, director of the World Billboard Song Contest, ” There’s a star written all over Rick Huckaby.” Billed as “blues-based country,” this tune is pure country from the guy who also wrote a single that Trace Adkins is sending out over the airwaves (or is that along the digital highway?) For this listener, the song is written and produced exactly as the current “poppy” country atmosphere requires. It’s professionally done.

If you are born in Louisiana and raised in West Virginia, it would be difficult to play and sing any other type of music. At least that’s the way it seems to me. Of course, it depends on what you have listened to in the early years. His Web site marketing states up front that he intends to offer more than the “cookie cutter” variety of country music. There is surely some talent and drive with “Huck” as he likes to be known. He worked with Tracy Lawrence and was co-writer for several Lawrence tunes. In the current country world, he’s probably going to make it.

Rick Huckaby on MySpace

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