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Hunter Hayes Research Paper
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This article is about the artist. For the album, see Hunter Hayes (album).

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Hunter Hayes

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Hayes performing in Frederick, Maryland, 2012

Background information

Birth name
Hunter Easton Hayes

Born
September 9, 1991 (age 22)

Origin
Breaux Bridge
St. Martin Parish
Louisiana, USA

Genres
Cajun, country

Occupations
Singer-songwriter

Instruments
Vocals, accordion, guitar, mandolin, keyboard, bass guitar, piano, drums

Years active
2000–present

Labels
Atlantic

Associated acts
Dann Huff, Carrie Underwood, Jason Mraz, Victoria Justice, Ashley Monroe, Taylor Swift,
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At 4, he began making appearances locally and on national television,[6][7] including Maury, Rosie O 'Donnell, and Nickelodeon 's game show Figure It Out, where he performed "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" with Hank Williams Jr..[8] American Songwriter writes that "Hayes received his first guitar from actor Robert Duvall at age six"[9] At 7, he was invited to perform for President Bill Clinton for a White House lawn party. At 13, he appeared on America 's Most Talented Kids, a show hosted by Dave Coulier; he performed the hit Hank Williams song, "Hey Good Lookin '".

In 2008, he moved from Breaux Bridge to Nashville, Tennessee and signed with Universal Music Publishing Group as a songwriter. In 2010, co-wrote "Play" for the Rascal Flatts album Nothing Like This. In September 2010, he was signed to Atlantic Records Nashville and began working on what would become his major-label

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