When John Rich met Big Kenny in 1998, both had been through the record industry wringer. Rich had been in the country band Lonestar before launching a brief solo career. Big Kenny didn’t become a full-time musician until he was in his 30s, but a big record deal and the ensuing album went nowhere, so he launched a wild outfit called luvjoi. Introduced by friends, John and Kenny liked the first song they wrote and loved the second, “I Pray for You.” They weren’t ready to record together quite yet, so the song became John’s first single as a solo artist. John and Big Kenny kept jamming at each other’s shows and eventually, Big & Rich signed to Warner Bros. Nashville. Since, they’ve released five studio albums, the last being Gravity in 2014. Big and Rich are huge. See this duo!
