He was the lead artist for two bands; the rock band "Southern Cross" and "Xtreme Devotion", a Christian music group.[1] Local residents of the small town raised $2,500 to help launch his career.[1] Hoge moved to an apartment in Nashville and started work, performing in small clubs in the evenings.[1]
His first CD, entitled "In My Dreams", was released in 2002.[1] In the same year, Hoge's first song for television was "If I Only Could" and featured on the hit Warner Brothers show Smallville.[1] Hoge released his second album, "Dirt", in 2006.[1]
Hoge went on to appear on television programs including a 2007 Toby Keith Christmas production, a Sunday Night Football promotion with Faith Hill.[1]
Hoge has toured London and traveled to the Middle East to perform for American troops.[2] He's visited bases in Iraq, Kuwait, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Africa, Alaska as well as other locations over the last 9 years on the Armed Forces Entertainment Wrangler National Patriot Tour.[2] Hoge is the official spokesperson for Guardian Angels for a Soldiers Pet.[3]
Hoge received his first nomination in the Inspirational Country Music Awards (ICM) as "New Artist of The Year" 2011.[7][8] Hoge gained recognition in the Christian Country genre when he answered a woman's dying wish, Natalie Fognani, and wrote the song "How Was I To Know", inspired by her poem.[9] Around the same time, Hoge played several concerts in Colorado, where Natalie lives, including opening for Martina McBride.[10]
Hoge landed his second TV show theme song with "Give A Damn".[11]
Lucas Hoge partners with Southwest Airlines as the Southwest Storyteller Ambassador [12]
Lucas Hoge is the creator, producer and star of "Hoge Wild" airing on Sportsman Channel. The show follows Lucas hunting, fishing, scuba diving and performing across the globe.[13]
In April 2017, he released the title track "Dirty South" of as the lead single from the album.[14] The album Dirty South was released on July 28, 2017, and debuted at No. 12 on Billboard's Top Country Albums with 7,000 copies sold. It is Hoge's first appearance on a Billboard chart.[15] The following week it reached No. 5 on the chart and was the best-selling country album of the week with 9,900 copies sold.[16]
Rolling Stone named Lucas Hoge TOP 10 artists You Need To Know 2017.[17]
NRA Country names Lucas Hoge NRA Country artist for July 2017.[18]