“I met my biological father as an adult through a DNA test. I was surprised to find that he’d been infatuated with the guitar his entire life as well”: From childhood abandonment to country stardom, here is the incredible story of Rockie Lynne

Rockie Lynne.

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Rockie Lynne wasn’t discovered until he was 39. “A famous music attorney once told me, ‘You’re just too stupid to quit.’” he says. “He may have been right. I’ve always been a late bloomer.”