▁Form ative ▁years ▁ ▁B uk ov ac ▁began ▁playing ▁guitar ▁at ▁age ▁ten , ▁and ▁performed ▁his ▁first ▁shows ▁at ▁age ▁th ir teen ▁at ▁his ▁wid owed ▁mother ' s ▁bar , ▁The ▁Sur f side ▁L oun ge , ▁in ▁East la ke , ▁Ohio . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Nash ville ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁guitar ist . 1 ▁ ▁Session ▁Work ▁ ▁B uk ov ac ▁has ▁played ▁on ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁albums , ▁including ▁projects ▁by ▁Steven ▁Ty ler , ▁Ste vie ▁N icks , ▁Bob ▁Seg er , ▁John ▁O ates , ▁Joan ▁Os bor ne , ▁V ince ▁Gill , ▁Dave ▁Stewart , ▁J oss ▁Stone , ▁H ank ▁Williams ▁Jr ., ▁Sh ery l ▁Crow , ▁Don ▁Hen ley , ▁Car rie ▁Under wood , ▁Ras cal ▁Fl att s , ▁Keith ▁Urban , ▁Will ie ▁Nelson , ▁Mart ina ▁Mc B ride , ▁Fa ith ▁Hill , ▁Ken ny ▁Log g ins , ▁Reb a ▁Mc int y re , ▁Bla ke ▁Sh el ton , ▁Le An n ▁R imes , ▁Florida ▁Georgia ▁Line , ▁Lion el ▁Rich ie , ▁among ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁Music ▁Row ▁Magazine ▁Awards ▁ ▁Academy ▁of ▁Country ▁Music ▁Awards ▁ ▁Tour ing ▁ ▁B uk ov ac ▁has ▁tou red ▁with ▁Joe ▁Wal sh ▁( 2 0 1 7 ▁- ▁Tom ▁Pet ty ▁and ▁the ▁Heart break ers ▁ 4 0 th