Royal Wade Kimes

country/cowboy music He's a real-life generational throwback to Ozark mountain bank bustin' bandits. He's been a farmhand for Loretta Lynn, and he counts Garth Brooks as a mate after recording "Night Birds" (a track from Kimes' A DYIN' BREED release) with him. While many wannabes around Nashville strut their stuff under a wide brim and a fat buckle, hoping to steal fame by singing about what they don't know, Kimes has no such pretense.