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Tucker Wetmore<\/a> is on one heck of a redneck roll, with his first two releases to country radio both hitting No. 1 \u2014 but would you believe someone from his hometown once told him, \u201cDon\u2019t bother moving to Nashville. You\u2019ll never make it\u201d?<\/em><\/p>\n Wetmore was a guest on Taste of Country Nights<\/a><\/em> last year, where I asked whether he\u2019d ever had a moment like fellow country artist Hardy<\/a> \u2014 who famously had someone write \u201cquit\u201d on a napkin and drop it into his tip jar when he was first starting out in Nashville.<\/p>\n Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0Hardy\u2019s Fiery ACM Honors Speech Leaves His Fans Fired Up [Watch]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cYes, I have, actually,\u201d Wetmore admitted.<\/p>\n \u201cIt happened one time where someone was like, \u2018Hey, don\u2019t even bother moving to Nashville. You\u2019ll never make it,\u2019\u201d he recalled, adding that he\u2019d known the person for \u201ca really long time.\u201d<\/p>\n When Did Tucker Wetmore Get to Nashville?<\/span><\/p>\n Wetmore tells me he arrived in Nashville in 2020, right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n \u201cI was like, \u2018Mama, I really wanna do this,\u2019 and she goes, \u2018Just go do it. Go do it,\u2019\u201d he recalls. \u201cAnd I was like, \u2018Alright.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n From there, Wetmore packed up everything he owned and drove across the country in a Subaru Legacy \u2014 a detail we both shared a good laugh about.<\/p>\n Wetmore says the comment came from someone in his small hometown of Kalama, Washington \u2014 though he won\u2019t identify who it was.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very small hometown stuff, so I\u2019m not going to say a name,\u201d he explains. \u201cI know people are listening.\u201d<\/p>\n Take a look at this perfect Tucker Wetmore playlist we\u2019ve curated for you.<\/p>\n This Washington state native was a talented football player in college, but after an injury sidelined his career, he turned back to his first love: Music. <\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Carena Liptak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n These are the 40 most-played country songs of 2025, per Billboard<\/em>, a music industry service that monitors airplay in over 150 markets.<\/p>\n This list was updated to reflect the year-end 2025 chart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWho Told Tucker Wetmore That He Will Never Make It?<\/h3>\n
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