Drew Parker is an American country singer and songwriter who penned hits for Luke Combs and Jake Owen before finding success as a solo act. ∙ While growing up in Covington, Georgia, Parker picked up a guitar at age 14 and began writing country songs, inspired by the music of Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, and Waylon Jennings. ∙ He released his first single, “Slow Down Small Town,” in 2016. ∙ Jake Owens’ hit “Homemade,” which Parker cowrote, topped Billboard’s Country Airplay chart in 2019. ∙ Parker’s 2020 EP While You’re Gone peaked at No. 2 on iTunes’ Country Albums chart.