- Source of Wealth: Music
- Age: 46
- Birth Place: Savannah, Georgia
- Height: 1.75 m
- Full Name: William Matthew Currington
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: November 19, 1973
- Occupation: Singer, Songwriter
- Education: Effingham County High School
After he graduated from school (Effingham County High School in Springfield in Georgia), he went off to Nashville to try his luck. The song “Walk a Little Straighter” from his debut album, bearing his name, was about his stepfather, who was alcoholic. Some parts of the lyrics were written by him when he was just 12 years of age. The song hit the number eighth spot on the hot country singles.
Currington’s first album was released in 2003, which was followed up by albums in 2005 – Doin’ Somethin’ Right, 2008 – Little Bit of Everything and 2010 – Enjoy Yourself. Throughout his entire career, Billy has had 6 number one position holding songs. “Pretty Good at Drinking Beer”, his solo song that was the tenth in line, also reached the top spot. Some of his popular songs are “Good Directions”, “Let Me Down Easy”, and “That’s How Country Boys Roll”.
Currington was born in Savannah in Georgia in 1973. Since his school days in Rincon, he has been into country music. He is currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee, which is the hotbed for country music. He is very passionate about it and continues to work on his music. Apart from the vocals, Billy plays the guitar too.