Gary Allan (born Gary Allan Herzberg on December 5, 1967[1]) is an American country music singer. To date, Gary has recorded six studio albums and a Greatest Hits package, in addition to scoring nine Top Ten hits (three of which reached Number One) on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Personal Life Allan is the son of Harley and Mary Herzberg.[2] He was raised in Whittier, California. To ensure that the family would focus on music, Allan's mother insisted that the family guitars remain visible. At age thirteen, Allan began playing in honky tonks with his father.[3][1] Two years later he was offered his first recording contract, but rejected the deal. His father felt that Allan had not developed his own distinctive style yet, and they wanted him to finish his education.[3][4] Despite his commitment to finishing school, Allan reflects that he was rarely alert in class. "I played the bars at night, I was half asleep when I got to school. I thought sleep was what you did when you...