The Cadillac Three

The Cadillac Three
Also known as The Cadillac Black
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Country, Southern Rock, Rock
Years active 2013–present
Labels Big Machine
Associated acts American Bang, Florida Georgia Line, Mike Eli, Dierks Bentley
Website www.thecadillacthree.com
Members Jaren Johnston
Neil Mason
Kelby Ray

The Cadillac Three, originally known as The Cadillac Black, is an American Country Rock / Southern Rock group consisting of Jaren Johnston (lead vocals, guitar), Kelby Ray (bass guitar, Dobro, acoustic guitar, vocals), and Neil Mason (drums, vocals).

History

Before its foundation, all three members were in the group American Bang, which also featured Ben Brown as a fourth member; Mason and Brown had been in the band Llama before that.[1] Between 2011 and 2013, Johnston co-wrote "You Gonna Fly" for Keith Urban, "Southern Girl" for Tim McGraw, and "Days of Gold" for Jake Owen (with Neil Mason).[2][3]

The group signed to Big Machine Records in February 2013.[4] They released a self-titled album that year, which included their own rendition of "Days of Gold".[5]

In late 2013, the trio released its debut single, "The South." It features guest vocals from Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley, and Mike Eli of the Eli Young Band. Billy Dukes of Taste of Country praised the song for its Southern rock influences.[6] The song debuted at number 58 on the Country Airplay charts dated for the week ending December 21, 2013.[7] On January 15, 2014, the group played their song on an episode of Nashville. [8]

In 2015 the band played a show in America on the Friday, flew in from America to the UK to play Download Festival on the Saturday and ended up hitting the stage using fellow American band Black Stone Cherry's equipment as TC3's had not made it to the UK with them. Within hours of their set at Download they were heading back to America for a different festival appearance the following day. On April 23, 2015, the band played on Mane Stage in Long Beach, California.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak positions Notes
US Heat
The Cadillac Three 19
  • Released under the title Tennessee Mojo in the UK with bonus tracks.[10][11]

EPs

Title Details Notes
Peace, Love & Dixie
  • Release date: March 23, 2015
  • Label: Spinefarm Records
  • UK-exclusive EP that was released in support of the band's 2015 tour. Features four new studio and two live tracks.[12]

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Sales Album
US Country US Country Airplay
2013 "The South" (with Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley, and Mike Eli) 32 33 TBA
2014 "Party Like You" 48 43
2015 "White Lightning" 39 38

Music videos

Year Video Director
2013 "Tennessee Mojo"[15]
"The South"[16] Shane Drake
2014 "I'm Southern"[17]
"Party Like You"[18] Brian Lazzaro
2015 "White Lightning"[19] David McClister

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2015 ACM Awards[20] Vocal Event of the Year – "The South"
(with Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley, Mike Eli)		 Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Neil Mason". Revelry Music Group. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Conaway, Alanna (10 October 2013). "The Cadillac Three Ready the Release of "Epic" New Single "The South," Big Machine Records Label Debut". Roughstock. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Cadillac Three". Big Machine Records. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Nicholson, Jessica (19 February 2013). "Big Machine Label Group Signs The Cadillac Three". MusicRow. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Cadillac Three". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Dukes, Billy (13 November 2013). "The Cadillac Three (Feat. Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley, Mike Eli), ‘The South’ – ToC Critic’s Pick [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. December 9, 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "ABC’s ‘Nashville’ returns with special guests Kelly Clarkson, The Cadillac Three". The Tennessean. January 14, 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "CAS – Central Authentication Service". search.proquest.com.ezproxy2.library.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  10. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tennessee-Mojo-Cadillac-Three/dp/B00FNDU7OS/ref=sr_1_5?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1454106873&sr=1-5
  11. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tennessee-Mojo-Cadillac-Three/dp/B00HYP363W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1454106776&sr=8-2&keywords=cadillac+three
  12. ↑ http://www.thecadillacthree.com/2015/02/20/uk-exclusive-peace-love-dixie-ep/
  13. ↑ Matt Bjorke (May 8, 2014). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - May 8, 2014: Brantley Gilbert's Guns N Roses Debut". Roughstock.
  14. ↑ Matt Bjorke (October 12, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: October 12, 2015". Roughstock.
  15. ↑ "YouTube : Videos : The Cadillac Three : Tennessee Mojo". YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  16. ↑ "CMT : Videos : The Cadillac Three : The South". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  17. ↑ "YouTube : Videos : The Cadillac Three : I'm Southern". YouTube. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  18. ↑ "CMT : Videos : The Cadillac Three : Party Like You". Country Music Television. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  19. ↑ "White Lightning – The Cadillac Three". Vevo. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  20. ↑ http://theboot.com/2015-acm-awards-nominees/
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