Rodney Atkins Autographed Epiphone Guitar Who is Rodney Atkins?... Atkins has received six nominations from the Academy of Country Music and two from the Country Music Association, winning Top New Male Vocalist in 2006. Number-one singles "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil EvenKnows)" (2006) "Watching You" (2007) "These Are My People" (2007) "Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)" (2008) "It's America" (2009) "Take a Back Road" (2011)