Casey Chesnutt is a doting dad, a thriving musician, and a proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who drives his truck more than 3,000 miles each week to visit his three-year-old daughter and play gigs. His famous last name is one of country music royalty, but Casey isn't leaning on it for a leg up in the music business. He's forging his own path—first through the Texas country scene and now determined to cultivate his unique version of modern country music. Casey, the son of "Too Cold At Home" singer Mark Chesnutt, grew up surrounded by '90s country. By the time he was a teenager, Casey started to develop his own diverse taste in music and dug into the Texas Red Dirt scene. Cross Canadian Ragweed is among his most significant influences, closely followed by Reckless Kelly, Randy Rogers, Stoney LaRue, and Wade Bowen. But Cody Canada's Cross Canadian Ragweed made the most significant impact.