After exiting Universal South's roster in 2007, he signed to Robbins Nashville, where in 2008 he charted his fourth single, "I Can't Believe It's Me".

He later enlisted in the United States Army, and served as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division while stationed in Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

[2] After ending his term in the Army, Lynne attended the Guitar Institute of Technology on the GI bill, before moving to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he worked with a local musician named Mike Shane.

[2] Wanting to perform his own music, Lynne began recording on his own, issuing his own material and eventually moving to Coon Rapids, Minnesota.

He signed to Universal South Records in 2005, releasing his debut single "Lipstick" late that year under the name Rockie Lynne.

This 501c3 has raised over 300,000 for a college fund designed to provide tuition for children who have lost a parent in active duty.