On this episode of Hitting The Road, we sit down with Colin Stough—a gravel-voiced storyteller raised on Southern rock, hard lessons, and second chances. Born on the Mississippi–Alabama border, Colin picked up a guitar at age eight and never looked back, even trading his prized possessions for a pawn shop acoustic he still plays today. Before music took over, he was working full-time as an HVAC tech—until a nudge from his mom led him to audition for American Idol Season 21 and change everything.

Fresh off a third-place finish, a deal with 19 Recordings / BMG Nashville, and breakout songs like “Bad Day,” “I Still Talk to Jesus,” and “White Trash,” Colin talks about faith, failure, and finding his voice without chasing trends. With nearly 750k fans behind him and a live show built on Southern grit and outlaw spirit, this conversation digs into the scars, fire, and honesty that fuel his music—and where the road is taking him next.

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