November 2010

• Intro
• Just a Franklin County boy
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Intro

At the age of 32, Jason Michael Carroll isn’t your typical young gun. Yes, he is a country music rising star, with two hit albums and five hit singles, performing in small and large venues across the nation and opening for some of music’s biggest acts such as Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.

But like his hit song “Where I’m From” (from his second album, Growing Up Is Getting Old, 2009), Jason stays connected to the small town of Youngsville where he ran through the farm fields, shared Sunday dinner with friends and family, quietly sat on the wooden pews at his daddy’s Baptist Church. And Jason also is married to his high school sweetheart, Wendy, raising four children.

During breaks from the road, Jason returns home to go fishing, eat at Griffin’s restaurant, shop at local stores, and run the everyday errands that a father and husband typically do. People know him as an average guy. While he does stop for autographs and photos, most people give Jason his down time.

Born in Houston, but raised in Youngsville, Jason says he appreciates the small town. “It’s the way I grew up, and Youngsville is still home and where I feel comfortable to be myself. I guess all my happy thoughts go to Youngsville!”