Brothers Osborne\'s members, John and T.J. Osborne, were both born and raised in Deale, Maryland on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. The brothers took inspiration from their father\'s music collection, and as teenagers, they played in a local cover band called Deuce and a Quarter. The group represented their high school in the Anne Arundel County "Battle of the Bands" in 2000; they admitted to being nervous before the performance. The two then moved to Nashville and signed a publishing contract with Warner Chappell, and later with the Nashville branch of EMI. The brother\'s full names are John Thomas and Thomas John. Their father, who is also named John Thomas Osborne, explained the reason behind the simple name flipping was due to not having a name picked out and being distracted under pressure. When their mother, Tricia, went into labor with T.J. (John was about 2 at the time), they were engulfed in an Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins football game and she suggested "We gotta get this name. We\'ll just name him Thomas John, how about that?"\n', 'The duo released their debut single "Let\'s Go There" in late 2013. The song reached Top 40 on Country Airplay at the end of 2013. Their second single, "Rum", debuted in early 2014. It also reached Top 40 on Country Airplay, and is included on a five-song, self-titled extended play released in September 2014.\n', 'Their third single "Stay a Little Longer" was issued in 2015. This song was originally included on the EP, but was re-recorded for the single release. "Stay a Little Longer" went on to become a Top 5 country airplay hit in 2016. It also led to the release of their debut album Pawn Shop, which was mostly produced by Jay Joyce. Two more singles followed from the album: "21 Summer" and "It Ain\'t My Fault", both of which made the country music charts as well. Concurrently with the former, the duo was featured on David Nail\'s single "Good at Tonight". Both brothers wrote nearly every song on Pawn Shop, with collaborators including Shane McAnally, Craig Wiseman, Casey Beathard, Ross Copperman, Maren Morris and her husband Ryan Hurd, and Lee Thomas Miller. Musicians appearing on the album included Lee Ann Womack and John\'s wife, Lucie Silvas. The album was produced by Jay Joyce except for the original recording of "Rum" and the track "Heart Shaped Locket", which the brothers produced with Brad Hill.\n', '

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