songwriter, musician, and former ordained minister at an  Assemblies of God church. [3] [4] [5] [6]  He is of  Italian  (from a great-grandfather),  German ,  Irish , English,  Cherokee , and French-Canadian descent. [2] [7]  He has three younger brothers,  Joe  (born 1989),  Nick  (born 1992) and  Frankie  (born 2000). [