Jared Wade (born August 27, 1988[verification needed] in Savannah, Georgia)[1] is an American country music singer-songwriter.

Wade was raised in Pooler, outside Savannah, and attended Georgia Southern University with classmate Luke Bryan.

[2] He received a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing and held a management position at United Parcel Service until he learned to play guitar for the first time in 2006.

[1][3] Jared landed the opening act slot for the Luke Bryan 'Farm Tour', both in 2010 and 2011,[4] which opened opportunities for more shows with artists such as Wade Bowen, Confederate Railroad, Joe Diffie, Trent Tomlinson, John Anderson, Craig Campbell and Blackhawk.

[4][5][6] On February 2, 2013 Wade released his debut EP Drunk On Sunshine which led to him to winning the Georgia Music Awards 2013 Country Male Vocalist of the Year.