1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 300 600 In 2008, Frankie Ballard won Kenny Chesney&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;Next Big Star&amp;rdquo; competition in the state of Michigan, then made the most of his opportunity to open up for Kenny at a few venues near his hometown.&amp;nbsp; Frankie&amp;rsquo;s self-titled debut album did pretty well with singles like &amp;ldquo;Tell Me You Get Lonely&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;A Buncha Girls.&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp; However&amp;hellip;when he released his second project &amp;ldquo;Sunshine and Whiskey&amp;rdquo; last year, the lead single &amp;ldquo;Helluva Life&amp;rdquo; raced up to the top of the charts.&amp;nbsp; We caught up with Frankie and writers Rodney Clawson, Josh Kear, and Chris Tompkins at a party to celebrate that song&amp;rsquo;s success. Inside Music Row http://insidemusicrow.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2932988/height/300/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="300" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/2932988