With a sound and style of Merle Haggard, George Jones, Keith Whitley and alike Cody Atkins puts new life into old school country music.

The Newport, Virginia-native, moved to Nashville in 2013 after studying music at East Tennessee University. Cody has been performing in the Nashville music scene ever since.

Early on Atkins began playing guitar at the age of 10 inspired by his uncle Gene Atkins, an accomplished guitar player. Thereafter he discovered the greats like Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Vern Gosdin, George Jones, Don Williams, John Starling and Tony Rice.

Cody continues to perform in the clubs of Nashville as well as on the road and continues to write songs with some of music city’s hit songwriters while spending time in the studio preparing for his next upcoming project.

“All I ever wanted to do was play and sing country music. I love the great songs and the stories and the great musicians and songwriters who make the magic happen. I try to carry that on in my own way and keep the soul of traditional country music alive.”