James Barker of James Barker Band

<p>James Barker is the frontman for Canadian Country music group James Barker Band. James joins Country Music Made Me to discuss how his mom's involvement in music created a passion within him at a young age, what attending band camp meant in his musical development and the early years as a professional musician chasing the dream of Country Music stardom. James and Brendan discuss winning the Emerging Artist Showcase at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival, the moment they signed with Universal Music Canada and what it meant to move to Nashville to pursue success in the United States. Finally, James talks about the balance of working hard but also trying to enjoy the big moments when they happen, what it means when your songs goes #1, and how cool is was to record their most recent single "New Old Trucks" with Dierks Bentley.</p>