At the tender age of 26, Butler County native, Kyle Whitaker, is already a seasoned performer. Of course, you’ll have to take into account that he started singing in front of an audience at the age of five. His father, Jeff, served as guitar player for young Kyle as the five-year-old sang in local churches. At fifteen, Kyle was part of Heaven Sent, a gospel quartet that toured in southern venues, and by age 22, he and four others (Joe Howe, Thomas Harris, Joe Pearl, and Cody Whitaker—Kyle’s brother) formed the group, High Country, a country music band that still performs locally and in t