Local country artist, Billy Lord, knows what it means to rise above and thrive. We sat down with him to hear his crazy story. Check it out below!

You can also checkout Billy Lord's performance of "To the Moon and Back" in studio!

He is definitely going places, people. he'll be opening for Eric Church at the New York State Fair on August 27th. Road trip, anyone?

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