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Yet another Roughstock Exclusive story behind the song, this time we have the story behind how "Sunshine And Whiskey" came to be written for rising star Frankie Ballard.

Darius Rucker's follow-up to the biggest hit of his career, "Wagon Wheel," is an equally ear-pleasing song that's a love song to both what's played on the radio and what listening to the radio means to them. In this Exclusive for Roughstock, Darius' co-writer Luke Laird discusses how the song was written.

Alanna Conaway talks with Luke Laird to get the inside scoop on how he and his co-writers Barry Dean and Natalie Hemby crafted Toby Keith's new hit "Drinks After Work." Take a look here at the story, an exclusive to Roughstock!

With "Downtown" fast-becoming Lady Antebellum's biggest chart hit to date, it seems the timing is ripe to find out more about the successful single from one of the writers who created it. Read on here for this exclusive story behind the song "Downtown" from songwriter Luke Laird!