Rayne Johnson is an American

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singer. He is signed to Mountain Road Records and has charted on ''

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with the single "Front Seat".

Biography

Johnson was born in

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. He took musical inspiration from the music that his parents listened to, and in high school he began performing locally. At the end of the first decade of the 21st century, Johnson passed an audition for ''

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'' but was eliminated early in the proceedings. After the audition, he returned to Ohio and continued performing locally, which led to him serving as an opening act for several country artists including

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and

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. He also began recording

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for other artists, which led to him receiving a recording contract. Johnson released three singles between 2018 and 2020: "Lips Like Liquor", "Laid Back", and "Front Seat". The third of these was sent to country radio in 2020. "Front Seat" was met with positive reception:

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writer Billy Dukes stated that it was "an R&B-influenced, soon-to-be-love song that showcases his vocal passion" and "a metaphor for how a girl should be treated", while Markos Papadatos of ''Digital Journal'' called it a "polished, piano-laden ballad that really tugs at the heartstrings, and it has a stirring vibe to it." "Front Seat" entered the top 40 of

in March 2020, and #46 on Hot Country Songs and has a

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Discography

Albums

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Rayne 21st-century American male musicians American country singer-songwriters Country musicians from Ohio Country musicians from Tennessee Living people People from Fairfield, Ohio Year of birth missing (living people) American male singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Tennessee Singer-songwriters from Ohio