Fusing the traditionalism of vintage country with the bigger and more propulsive sounds of rock and contemporary C&W, Waterloo Revival were formed by lead singer and guitarist George Birge and guitarist and backing vocalist Cody Cooper, who have been friends since middle school. Birge and Cooper were born and raised in Austin, Texas, and as Cooper became interested in songwriting when he was 15, his pal Birge followed suit, and the two began performing together as a duo. When they graduated from high school, college took Birge and Cooper in separate directions, and after they ...