Huntingburg duo releases new country song inspired by local life
A Huntingburg pest-control owner and former Scout Master turned a local joke into a polished country single. Singin' Bug Man hit streaming services June 11.
Huntingburg’s latest hometown calling card is a country song built from the town’s everyday work, and it is already out on major streaming platforms. “Singin’ Bug Man,” released June 11, pairs Huntingburg country artist David Wayne with former Huntingburg Scout Master Roger Hunter in a polished collaboration rooted in local life and small-town humor.
The song began when Hunter learned more about Wayne’s pest-control business and saw a country story in the idea of a “singing bug man.” Wayne’s dual life as a performer and the owner of B & B Extermination, Inc. gave the project its title and its tone, tying the music directly to a real Huntingburg business at 301 E 3rd St., Huntingburg, IN 47542. Business records show B & B Extermination was incorporated in Indiana on Aug. 16, 2006, giving the song’s subject matter a longtime local footprint rather than a novelty connection.
Wayne’s music career has also been part of the local scene for years. Earlier coverage described him as the organizer of the Grand Ole Opry at the Huntingburg Event Center, and in 2023 he said the Huntingburg Opry had returned after a COVID pandemic hiatus and was drawing interest from former Grand Ole Opry performers. That show benefits the nonprofit Huntingburg Event Center and local charities such as Shared Abundance, while business filings show Huntingburg Opry Hall LLC was created May 23, 2016. Wayne also won the local Country Showdown competition at the Jasper Arts Center in 2015, adding another layer to his long-running presence in Dubois County music.
The new single has been produced as a full studio recording rather than a one-off local novelty. Apple Music lists “Singin’ Bug Man” at 4 minutes and 31 seconds, Spotify carries it as a 2026 single by David Wayne, and the YouTube release credits J. Gary Smith. Lakeshack Productions says the song celebrates humor, hard work and everyday people whose stories often go untold, which fits a project that turns Huntingburg character into something that can travel well beyond Dubois County.
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