James Allen Otto (born July 29, 1973) is an American country music singer and songwriter.

James Otto was born on July 29, 1973, on the Fort Lewis Army Base in the state of Washington.

[1] He traveled throughout the country for most of his childhood, but his family finally settled in the small town of Benton City, Washington.

After graduating from Kiona-Benton High School, Otto joined the United States Navy, where he served for two years.

[3] Shortly after the song peaked, his debut album (also entitled Days of Our Lives) was released on Mercury, and in 2004, Otto was signed as an opening act for Shania Twain on her Up!

From there, he began working with the MuzikMafia, a gathering of singer-songwriters founded by Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy.

Otto co-wrote songs and sang background vocals on two of Cowboy Troy's albums: Loco Motive and Black in the Saddle, released in 2005 and early 2007, respectively.

It reached the Top 30 and served as the lead-off single from Otto's third album, Shake What God Gave Ya, which was produced by Paul Worley and was released on September 14, 2010.

The album's second single, "Soldiers & Jesus," was released to country radio on September 7, 2010, and reached a peak of number 34.

The single version, however, features Rhean Boyer of Carolina Rain in place of Otto singing on backup.