Barry Hutchens is a singer/songwriter from Stuart, VA. He began playing music at six years old and grew up playing bluegrass, country, and gospel music. When he was a teenager, he toured with various bluegrass bands playing festivals alongside legendary performers such as Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Rick Skaggs, Keith Whitley, Mac Wiseman, and others.
Barry and his brothers, Bill and Bryan, were a country music trio (The Hutchens) on Altantic Records in the mid 1990's and recorded the top 40 song, "Knock, Knock". As a performer, Barry has shared the stage with artists such as Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride, Toby Keith, Shenandoah, Marty Stuart, and Lonestar, to name a few.
As a writer, Barry has had songs recorded by Shenandoah, Carly Pearce, Marty Raybon, Sonya Isaacs, The Lonesome River Band, John Bowman, and others. He has penned songs that have reached #1 on the Bluegrass, Bluegrass Gospel, and Christian Country charts. In 2023, he received a Song of The Year nomination by the International Bluegrass Music Association for the Lonesome River Band's hit song, "Heyday", that he co-wrote with his son, Will.
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