Josh Kelley

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Josh Kelley
Kelley performing in 2007
Kelley performing in 2007
Background information
Birth name Joshua Bishop Kelley
Born January 30, 1980 (1980-01-30) (age 28)
Origin Flag of the United States Augusta, Georgia
Genre(s) Pop rock, blues rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, keyboards
Years active 2001–present
Label(s) DNK Records, Hollywood Records (2003-2005), Threshold
Website JoshKelley.com

Joshua "Josh" Bishop Kelley (born January 30, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter.

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[edit] Early life

Born in Augusta, Georgia Josh Kelley began his musical career at the age of 11. He later formed a band with his younger brother, Charles, called Inside Blue. At age 14, 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.

[edit] Music career

He released his indie album, Changing Faces, in 2001, signing with Hollywood Records in 2002. Working with John Alagia as his producer, Kelley released For The Ride Home on June 3, 2003. He also made an appearance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2003.

Even though Josh has stated that the lyrics from his song "Angeles" were fabricated, he moved to Los Angeles from Georgia and recorded the majority of his album, "Almost Honest," in the studio of his home.

Josh has toured with many artists including Third Eye Blind, Toby Lightman, and Counting Crows.

Josh released his third album, Just Say The Word, on iTunes on June 6, 2006, under his own label, Threshold. The physical album was released 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.

Josh's current album, Special Company, was released in the United States on January 14, 2008.

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.

[edit] Personal life

Kelley married actress Katherine Heigl on December 23, 2007, at the Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City, Utah[1], after meeting on the shoot for the music video for Kelley's song 'Only You' in 2005. They were engaged in June 2006.[2] They reside in Los Feliz, California, in a $2.5 million house.

Kelley's mother and his brother John Kelley live in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; his father and two sisters live in Young Harris, Georgia.

Kelley's younger brother, Charles Kelley, is one-third of the country music group Lady Antebellum.

[edit] Albums

[edit] 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"

[edit] Contributions

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Jordan, Julie and Mark Gray. Katherine Heigl Weds Josh Kelley, People, 23 December 2007
  2. ^ http://people.aol.com/people/articles/0,19736,1205213,00.html (broken link)

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