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Jake Owen & Erica Hartlein Welcome Daughter Paris Hartley

Jake Owen has a connection to Willie Nelson that will last forever.

On Monday (April 29), Owen took to Twitter to wish the country titan well wishes on his birthday, while simultaneously announcing that he and his girlfriend, Erica Hartlein, welcomed their first child together, daughter Paris Hartley. "It's a Willie great day!!" the 37-year-old star wrote. "Well Happy Birthday to Willie Nelson, born on this day April 29th, 1933. Also, happy birthday to my little beautiful daughter Paris Hartley Owen born today April 29th, 2019 #GodIsGreat."

Owen is already a father to 6-year-old Olive Pearl from his previous marriage to Lacey Buchanan, which ended in 2015, so he knows the drill about what it means to be a parent to a daughter. "To be blessed with another beautiful little girl is a big deal because I do think that it takes special men to be a great dad to a little girl," he told PEOPLE in early April. "And I feel like, thanks to Pearl, she’s shown me how to be a good father to little girls, and I’ll be a great father to Paris because of that."

Spring remains an exciting time for Owen, especially after the release of March's Greetings From ... Jake, which helped score him a No. 1 hit with its lead single, "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)." If you head over to his official website, you'll notice that he has a string of festivals lined up, but no full-fledged tour. Considering his new arrival, that was likely a tactful move. Scroll on below to see his announcement tweet!

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