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==Early life and education==
Morgan Cole Wallen was born on May 13, 1993, in [[Sneedville, Tennessee]], to biological siblings Tommy and Lesli Wallen.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Randell|first=Louise|date=February 4, 2021|title=Everything we know about Morgan Wallen's parents| url= https://www.stylesrant.com/everything-we-know-about-morgan-wallen-parents/ |access-date=February 28, 2021| website=StylesRant.com |language= en-US}}</ref> Tommy served for a time as a local church pastor,<ref name="NY 2020">{{cite magazine | last=Sanneh | first=Kelefa| authorlink=Kelefa Sanneh | title=How Morgan Wallen Became the Most Wanted Man in Country | magazine= [[The New Yorker]] | date=December 17, 2020 | url= https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/12/28/how-morgan-wallen-became-the-most-wanted-man-in-country | access-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref> while Lesli worked as a teacher. In his teens, the family moved south to [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox County]], where he graduated from [[Gibbs High School (Corryton, Tennessee)|Gibbs High School]].<ref name="Deming">{{cite web | last=Deming | first=Mark | title=Morgan Wallen Biography, Songs, & Albums | website=AllMusic| url= https://www.allmusic.com/artist/morgan-wallen-mn0003351348/biography | access-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref> He was a [[pitcher]] and [[shortstop]] for the school's [[baseball]] team, and hoped to continue in college, but tore his [[ulnar collateral ligament]] his senior year.<ref name="nash">{{cite web|last=Casey|first=Jim|date=March 13, 2017|title=Who's New: Morgan Wallen|url=https://www.thecountrydaily.com/2017/03/13/whos-new-morgan-wallen-2/|access-date=February 28, 2021|work=The Country Daily}}</ref>
As a child, Wallen took piano and violin lessons. He was raised on a diverse musical playlist, with his father exposing him to [[classic rock]] mainstays. In his teens, he gravitated towards bands like [[Breaking Benjamin]] and [[Nickelback]], as well as rappers like [[Lil Wayne]].<ref name="bb20"/>
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