He was born on July 24, 1979, making him 32.

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Jerrod was born in Harper, Kansas, but raised in Liberal, Kansas.

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He was influenced by country acts Lefty Frizzell, Keith Whitley and George Strait.

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What sealed the deal for his passion for Country Music? When Jerrod heard George Strait's 1986 Christmas album Merry Christmas Strait To You.

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At the age of eight, Niemann was writing several songs a year.

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His parents owned a skating rink.

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He learned to play his first musical instrument on a Tracy Lawrence autographed guitar his mother won in a contest at a Lawrence concert.

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Jerrod competed in talent competitions across the U.S. and went on to win the national finals with the Tracy Lawrence song "Texas Tornado" in 1996.

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He studied for two years at South Plains College in Levelland, TX.

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Jerrod spent the majority of his college years in Texas performing in local clubs.

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He moved to Nashville in 2000.

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He had a band called The Saloonitics.

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He was a staff writer for three different publishing companies on music row in Nashville.

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He traveled to Europe to tour with the band Kane, fronted by Christian Kane.

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He is also a songwriter - Garth Brooks, Jamey Johnson, Neal McCoy, Julie Roberts, Flynnville Train, Blake Shelton and Zona Jones have all recorded Niemann's songs.

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He scored his first #1 hit song with Garth Brooks in 2005 with "Good Ride Cowboy", a tribute to Chris LeDoux.

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Although he experienced triumphs as a songwriter, he yearned to be a performer.

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After two failed record contracts he hit rock bottom, gaining 60 lbs and even running off his girlfriend at the time... to India!

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His pal, Jamey Johnson, gave him the advice he needed at that time - cut a record.

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The record was shopped to Arista Nashville but under one condition: not a single note on the album could be changed.

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They released Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury without changing a single note on the album.

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His debut single "Lover, Lover", was originally recorded by the folk music group Sonia Dada under the title "You Don't Treat Me No Good."

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His original plan was to just sing the lead vocal part in "Lover, Lover" and have Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Chris Young and a bunch of his friends to each sing a part.

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Jerrod now is back working on his own album, his first album in two years, "Yellow Brick Road."

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His Twitter handle is @jrodfromoz - follow him, he's funny and might even reply!

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