Country singer Rayne Johnson blends modern R&B with such classic influences as George Jones, Elvis Presley, and Merle Haggard. ∙ In his job as a railroad mechanic, the Ohio-born Johnson learned guitar from a coworker and then spent more than a decade pursuing his music career on the side. ∙ The video for his 2018 debut single, “Laid Back,” has more than 250,000 views. ∙ In 2020, his piano-driven ballad “Front Seat” rose to No. 34 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart.