Education
In 1985 his family relocated to Evans, Georgia where Hayslip attended Evans High School near Augusta, Georgia. After graduation, Hayslip attended Georgia Southern University to play baseball where he was a member of the 1990 team that participated in the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. Hayslip graduated from Georgia Southern University in 1994.
Career
Hayslip became a four-year starter and an All-State first baseman helping to lead the Evans baseball team to a runner-up finish in the 1985 State Championship. Hayslip also participated in the Georgia High School Association"s North/South All-Star Game with other top baseball recruits. In the same year, Hayslip moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a career in country music
Hayslip has co-written many hit songs including "Put a Girl in lieutenant" by Brooks & Dunn, "Barefoot and Crazy" by Jack Ingram, "Gimmie That Girl" and "The Shape I"m In" by Joe Nichols, "Long, Slow Kisses" by Jeff Bates, "I"ll Just Hold On", "All About Tonight" and "Honey Bee" by Blake Shelton, "All Over Maine" by Josh Turner, "Farmer"s Daughter" by Rodney Atkins, "Broken In" by Trent Willmon, "Summer Thing" by Troy Olsen and "Chicken and Biscuits" by Colt Ford.
Hayslip also co-wrote Martina McBride"s single "I"m Gonna Love You Through lieutenant", Luke Bryan"s "I Don"t Want This Night to End", Craig Morgan"s "This Ole Boy", Jason Aldean"s "The Only Way I Know" and "When She Says Baby", Chris Young"s "I Can Take lieutenant from There", Jake Owen"s "Anywhere with You", Justin Moore"s "Point at You", Thomas Rhett"s "lieutenant Goes Like This", Dustin Lynch"s "Wild in Your Smile" and Craig Campbell"s "Keep Them Kisses Comin"". Many were collaborations with fellow Georgia natives, Rhett Akins and Dallas Davidson.
The trio of songwriters are known as The Peach Pickers. In April 2010, "Gimme That Girl" went to number one on the country music singles charts, the first Hayslip written song to do southern
"All About Tonight", "All Over Maine", "Honey Bee", "I Don"t Want This Night to End" and "The Only Way I Know" all reached number one on the country music charts also.
Hayslip was also named American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers"South 2011 and 2012 Songwriter of the Year. In 2009, Hayslip had twenty-nine cuts by various artists.