Rock Killough is from a small rural community in Alabama. His love of music started at age eight when he began playing guitar. By the time he graduated high school, Rock knew the road down which his future would lead, songwriting. Rock’s historic career includes songs on two gold albums by The Oak Ridge Boys, gold and platinum albums by Hank Williams, Jr. and Sammy Kershaw, singles by Randy Travis and Brenda Lee and a song on Hank Williams, Jr.’s infamous Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound album, as well as cuts by Waylon Jennings, Mickey Newbury, Carole King, Jerry Jeff Walker, Johnny Rodriguez, Jerry Reed, and numerous others. Rock also appeared on the first “Austin City Limits” Songwriter’s Special. As a musician, Rock has opened concerts for Willie Nelson, John Prine, and Townes Van Zandt, to name a few.

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PUBLISHED ON: JULY 16, 2021

Rock Killough is a crusty, grizzled, well-read and spoken singer, songwriter, and musician. Over his lifetime he has seen it, felt it, heard it, tasted it, and done it all, well maybe not ALL, but a whole bunch of it.

He’s written songs for and performed with some of the greatest country music artists, including The Oak Ridge Boys, Sammy Kershaw, Randy Travis, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Jr., Merle Haggard, Latimore, Jerry Jeff Walker, 4 Runner, Hank Snow, David Fizzell, Larry Cordle, and Coon Elder Band.

Now, Rock’s creative wit and wisdom is brought to the world of short stories. His stories, available in print, digital, and audio versions, written and read in his own deep south, self-deprecating style, and scored by Nashville music veteran, Craig Morris, are an emotional roller-coaster ride. They are sure to bring smiles, goosebumps, snorts, chortles, tears, and a renewed appreciation for the often overlooked, awe-inspiring beauty of the world around us.