Josh Kelley
(born January 30, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter. He has released five studio albums and nine singles to date.
|
JOSH KELLEY TICKETS
|
Biography
Born in
Augusta, Georgia, Josh Kelley began his musical career at the age of 11. His younger brother, Charles Kelley, is also a musician and singer in the trio
Lady Antebellum [1]. As teenagers, Josh and Charles formed a band called Inside Blue; the band released a five-song
CD that garnered the attention of a major label.
Kelley attended the
University of Mississippi in
Oxford, Mississippi and is a member of the
Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Music career
Kelley released his
independent album,
Changing Faces
, in 2001 and signed with
Hollywood Records in 2002. Working with
John Alagia as his
producer, Kelley released the album,
For the Ride Home
, on June 3, 2003. The album featured his hit song "Amazing," which most people know him by. He also made an appearance at the
Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2003.
Even though Kelley has stated that the lyrics from his song "Angeles" were fabricated, he moved to Los Angeles from Georgia and recorded the majority of his second album,
Almost Honest
, in the studio of his home.
Almost Honest
was released on August 23, 2005, and featured the hit single, "
Only You."
After asking to be released from his contract with Hollywood Records, Kelley released his third album,
Just Say The Word
under his own label named Threshold. The digital version of the album was released through
iTunes on June 6, 2006, while the physical album was released in stores in the
United States on July 25, 2006. "The Pop Game" was the first single from his self-produced album and was accompanied by a cartoon video.
Kelley's next album,
Special Company
, was released in the United States on
January 14,
2008. His label, Threshold, was renamed DNK Records so as to avoid confusion with another record label by the same name. Kelley also released a digital album that summer titled
Backwoods
on July 7. Later that year, Kelley released his latest album,
To Remember
, on September 23 exclusively through Target stores. The title track was also included on the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack.
Kelley has toured with many artists including
Rod Stewart,
Third Eye Blind,
Toby Lightman,
Counting Crows, and
Ryan Cabrera.
Kelley remains a supporter of
file sharing applications for independent artists who have a difficult time receiving an audience. In fact, Kelley was "found" after targeting Eric Clinger at
Hollywood Records with private
spam, "If you like
James Taylor, Try Josh Kelley," messages using the
Napster program.
Kelley has recently written a track for
Leona Lewis' upcoming album, due for release later this year.
Personal life
Josh Kelley started at 11 with his guitar. While he was a teenager, he and his brother Charles formed a band called Inside Blue. By the time he was 14, the band released a CD with five songs in it which led to a meeting with
James Brown.
Kelley majored in Art at the
University of Mississippi and was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He is an avid golfer and attended college on a
golf scholarship.
Kelley is married to TV and motion picture actress
Katherine Heigl and wrote a song for her – "Katie's Song." The Kelley-Heigl wedding took place at the
Stein Eriksen Lodge in
Park City,
Utah. Heigl's "
Grey's Anatomy" co-stars
T.R. Knight,
Sandra Oh,
Ellen Pompeo and
Justin Chambers attended, as well as "
Private Practice" star
Kate Walsh. The ceremony was officiated by Unitarian minister Tom Goldsmith. Heigl walked down the aisle to an acoustic song written by Kelley and performed by a
cello and
guitar players. According to a source, the bride and groom wrote their own vows. The bridesmaids wore red. The two met in 2005 when Heigl, 26, appeared in a video for Kelley's song "
Only You."
Albums
- 2003 - For the Ride Home
- 2004 - For The Ride Home
(two-disc re-release)
- 2005 - Almost Honest
- 2006 - Just Say The Word
- 2008 - Special Company
- 2008 - Backwoods
- 2008 - To Remember
Singles
- 2003 - "Amazing"
- 2004 - "Everybody Wants You"
- 2005 - "Only You"
- 2005 - "If I Were An X-Man" (techno remix of the hit 1987 song by The Cure)
- 2005 - "Almost Honest"
- 2006 - "Get With It" (digital only)
- 2006 - "Pop Game"
- 2006 - "Just Say The Word"
- 2008 - "Unfair" Produced by Michael "Smidi" Smith and Bryan Todd
Contributions
- 2003 - Smallville
Season 3, Episode "Magnetic" - "Amazing"
- 2004 - A Cinderella Story
soundtrack - "To Make You Feel My Love" (exclusive recording)
- 2004 - "The Prince & Me" soundtrack - "Everybody wants you"
- 2004 - Raising Helen - "Amazing"
- 2005 - Herbie: Fully Loaded
soundtrack - "You Are The Woman" (exclusive recording)
- 2005 - Killer Queen: A Tribute To Queen
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (exclusive recording)
- 2006 - My Super Ex-Girlfriend
soundtrack - "Lover Come Up"
- 2006 - John Tucker Must Die
soundtrack - "Sunset Lover" (exclusive recording)
- 2006 - Brother Bear 2
soundtrack - "Feels Like Home", "Welcome To This Day [Reprise]" (exclusive recordings)
- 2006 - Candles on Bay Street
soundtrack - "You're A Part of Everything"
- 2007 - Smallville
Season 6, Episode "Rage" - "Almost Honest" and "Cain and Able"
- 2008 - 27 Dresses
- "Unfair"
- 2008 - Picture This
- "You Are a Part of Everything"
Notes
- Lady Antebellum Singer Charles Kelley Gets Engaged US Magazine, December 26, 2008