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Sam Hunt had the best time on the Fourth of July when he was growing up in Georgia, the country artist recalled in a statement shared by his record label. Hunt said he spent the holiday with his grandfather and other family members, watching the fireworks and eating homemade ice cream. He remembered:
“My granddad on the other side of my family, he would always take a lot of pride…fireworks were actually, I’m from Georgia, and most of them were illegal, I’m pretty sure, growing up. But over in Alabama, that’s where all the firework stands were, and we only had to drive 10, 15 minutes to get to the Alabama line, so we could go get a bundle of fireworks pretty easy. But he would always take a lot of pride in going and finding all the good stuff and coming back with a big pile. He’d have his torch out there at the end of the driveway and we’d all eat homemade ice cream and put down towels on the driveway and he’d shoot off fireworks for 30-45 minutes. Such a good time.”
Hunt and his wife, Hannah Lee Fowler, are now parents to two young children. Their firstborn, daughter Lucy Louise, arrived in May 2022. Baby No. 2, son Lowry Lee, was born in October 2023. Hunt previously said via his record label that “what I have enjoyed most about fatherhood is the sense of purpose.
“It’s deep, and it’s something I couldn’t have imagined until I experienced it. It gives such meaning to all, all that I’m doing in life, all the little mundane things that I might have done by myself before having kids, now have all this weight and meaning when I do them with my children. I’ve got my little girl…who is growing and changing every day, and I’m having a lot of fun with her. I have my first son, just a few months ago, who is growing fast and a lot of fun.”