Josh Abbott Band

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Josh Abbott Band | image = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | origin = Lubbock, Texas, U.S. | genre = Country | years_active = 2000s-present | label = Pretty Damn Tough, Bruce Kalmick/Josh Abbott | associated_acts = Kacey Musgraves, Randy Rogers Band, and Eli Young Band | Management = Ambiance Artists, Bruce Kalmick | current_members = Josh Abbott
James Hertless
Caleb Keeter
Edward Villanueva
Preston Wait | past_members = Neel Huey
[[Daniel Almodova
Jedd Hughes
Heath Wright }} Josh Abbott Band is an American Texas Country band from the state of Texas. It is composed of Josh Abbott (vocals, guitar), Preston Wait (fiddle, guitar), Edward Villanueva (drums), James Hertless (bass) and Caleb Keeter (guitar).

Josh Abbott founded the band in the 2000s in Lubbock, Texas while attending Texas Tech University. He quit college, a thesis away from his Masters degree, to pursue a musical career full time, and founded the band with Preston Wait, guitarist Jedd Hughes and former Ricochet member Heath Wright. After Hughes and Wright dropped out, they were replaced with the band's current lineup. After signing with Bruce Kalmick and Ambiance Artists Management Group in December 2008, the wheels started turning fast for one of Texas Music's quickest risers. With the assistance of former Sons of the Desert lead singer Drew Womack, the band recorded an album titled Scapegoat in 2009.[1]

A second album, She's Like Texas, followed in 2010. This album has made the Top Country Albums charts.[2] Michael Berick of Allmusic rated it four stars out of five, comparing it to Steve Earle and saying that Abbott's songwriting showed "maturity".[3]

It includes the single "Oh, Tonight", which debuted at number 59 and peaked at 44 on the Hot Country Songs charts in early 2011.[4] The song is a duet with Nashville Star season 5 finalist and Universal Music recording artist Kacey Musgraves.[3]

Contents

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Country US Indie US Heat
Scapegoat
  • Release date: March 31, 2009
  • Label: Pretty Damn Tough
 — — —
She's Like Texas
  • Release date: February 16, 2010
  • Label: Pretty Damn Tough
 28 28 5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
2010 "She's Like Texas" — She's Like Texas
"Road Trippin'" —
2011 "Oh, Tonight" (with Kacey Musgraves) 44
"My Texas" (with Pat Green) — TBD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
2010 "She's Like Texas" Evan Kaufmann
"Road Trippin'"
2011 "Oh, Tonight" (with Kacey Musgraves)

References

  1. ^ "Biography". Josh Abbott Band. http://www.joshabbottband.com/band.htm. Retrieved 1 February 2011. 
  2. ^ "She's Like Texas chart positions". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/album/shes-like-texas-r1716295/charts-awards. Retrieved 1 February 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Berick, Michael. "She's Like Texas review". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/album/shes-like-texas-r1716295. Retrieved 1 February 2011. 
  4. ^ "Chart highlights". Billboard. 31 January 2011. http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-dance-club-play-latin-songs-1005016682.story#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-dance-club-play-latin-songs-1005016682.story. Retrieved 1 February 2011.