Big and Rich
Big and Rich are a popular country music duo who formed in 1998. The founding members, John Rich and Kenny Alphin (known as Big Kenny), came together after writing lyrics for other country music artists. Their collaboration eventually led to a record deal.1
Fast Facts
- Origin: Nashville, Tennessee
- Years active: 1998 - present
- Record label: Warner Bros. Records
- Members: Kenny Alphin (known as Big Kenny) and John Rich
- John Rich is a former member of the band Lonestar1
MuzicMafia
In 2001, Big and Rich founded the MuzicMafia, along with Jon Nicholson and Cory Gierman. The MuzicMafia consisted of songwriters, musicians and artists such as Gretchen Wilson, Cowboy Troy, Big and Rich, Jon Nicholson, Cory Gierman and many others. CMT has aired six episodes of MuzicMafia TV.2
Albums
Top 20 Singles
Quotes
"I was raised in Amarillo, Texas, which is in the panhandle of Texas and is flat as a board, windy, farmers, cowboys - real ones!" —John Rich, AngryCountry.com5
"I was raised a corn fed - farm raised country boy... my dad is a cattle farmer; so I was brought up working on a farm, since as young as I can remember." —Big Kenny, Angrycountry.com5
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