HIGHWAY 171 RUNS THROUGH DERIDDER, LOUISIANA. IT’S WHERE THE NAME COMES FROM, AND WHERE A LOT OF THIS STARTED.

SHANE LONGORIA GREW UP AROUND THOSE ROADS BEFORE EVENTUALLY LANDING IN MONROE. THE SONGS FOLLOWED HIM.

SO DID THE RECORDS THAT SHAPED THEM.

THE 171 CAME TOGETHER AROUND SHANE, MIKE, DREW, AND KYLE PLAYING THE KIND OF COUNTRY MUSIC THEY ACTUALLY WANTED TO HEAR. COUNTRY AT THE CENTER, GUITARS TURNED UP, AND SONGS ABOUT REAL LIFE.

WHAT STARTED IN LOUISIANA NOW SHOWS UP WHEREVER THE FOUR OF THEM CAN PLUG IN AND PLAY.