He was raised in Waterbury, Vermont and performed with his father starting at age 15.
The album included the single "It Can All Be Gone", which peaked at number 59 on the Hot Country Songs charts.
[3] Thurston wrote Rodney Atkins' 2009 single "15 Minutes", and cuts by Trace Adkins and Montgomery Gentry.
[4] In 2013, Thurston appeared on Game Show Network's Family Trade to compose a jingle for G. Stone Motors in exchange for a new truck.
[5] Thurston's life is the basis of a screenplay co-written by Tim Rhys, the founder of MovieMaker magazine.