Country Pop Bites: Gary Allan – September 4

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 2012 MCA released Gary Allan's "Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)" to radio?

It's true! Check out the video!

Here are 5 interesting facts about Gary Allan.

• Gary Allan Herzberg was born and raised in La Mirada, California.
• To ensure that the family would focus on music, his mother insisted that the family's guitars would always remain visible in the home.
• At age thirteen, he began playing in honky tonks with his father.
•  Two years later, he was offered his first recording contract, from A&M Records, but rejected the deal. His parents wanted him to finish his education and his father felt that he had yet to develop his own distinctive style.
• After graduating from La Serna High School in Whittier, California, he continued to play in the bars with his band, the Honky Tonk Wranglers.