Rhett McLaughlin and Charles "Link" Neal first met on September 4, 1984, the date they started first grade at Buies Creek Elementary School in Buies Creek, Harnett County, North Carolina. They subsequently wrote a song and made a documentary about this meeting: Looking for Ms. Locklear.
Rhett is the son of country singer-songwriter Rhett Akins, pictured in 2019. Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. was born in Valdosta, Georgia, [1] to mother Paige (née Braswell) and father Rhett Akins.
Rhett released his second album Tangled Up in 2015, which peaked at number six on the Billboard 200. Four of the album's five singles reached number one on the country charts, while the second single, "Die a Happy Man" became his first crossover success and highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100.