Rhett Akins was honored with the Non-Performing Songwriters Icon Award and Thomas Rhett paid tribute to him during the ceremony. ... It was a sweet moment as he reminisced about those memories.

In the mid-'90s, Akins became a country music sensation with the release of his hit song, “That Ain’t My Truck,” from his 1995 debut album A Thousand Memories.The following year, Akins ...