Josh Kelley
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Joshua Bishop Kelley (born January 30, 1980)<ref name=allmusic>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Kelley has recorded for Hollywood Records, Threshold Records and DNK Records as a pop rock artist. His songs "Amazing" and "Only You" reached the top ten on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.
In 2010, Kelley signed to MCA Nashville and began a country music career.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His debut country single, "Georgia Clay", reached the top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts.
Kelley is married to actress and model Katherine Heigl. They have three children.
Early life
Kelley was born in Augusta, Georgia,<ref name=allmusic /> to Dr. John W. Kelley, a cardiologist, and Gayle Kelley.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Kelley began his musical career at the age of 11. His younger brother, Charles Kelley, is a musician and singer in the country trio Lady A.<ref>Template:Cite magazine US Magazine, December 26, 2008</ref> When he was a teenager, Kelley and his brother Charles formed a band called Inside Blue.Template:Citation needed By the time he was 14, the band released a CD with five songs on it, which led to a meeting with James Brown.Template:Citation needed Kelley played the guitar in the high school jazz band alongside Charles (drums) and Dave Haywood (guitar) from Lady A.Template:Citation needed
Kelley attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, and is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.Template:Citation needed
Music career
Kelley released his independent album, Changing Faces, in 2001 and signed with Hollywood Records in 2002. Working with John Alagia as his record producer, Kelley released the album, For the Ride Home, on June 3, 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.Template:Citation needed Almost Honest was released on August 23, 2005, and featured the hit single, "Only You."Template:Citation needed
After asking to be released from his contract with Hollywood Records, Kelley released his third album, Just Say The Word under his own label, Threshold.Template:Citation needed 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.Template:Citation needed "The Pop Game" was the first single from his self-produced album and was accompanied by a cartoon video.Template:Citation needed
Kelley's next album, Special Company, was released in the United States on January 14, 2008.Template:Citation needed 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. Template:Citation needed On September 23 of that year, Kelley released the album To Remember exclusively through Target stores.Template:Citation needed The title track was also included on the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack.Template:Citation needed
Kelley is 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.
In November 2009, Kelley signed with MCA Nashville and began recording his first country album in 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The album's first single, "Georgia Clay", was released to country radio in August 2010. The single became a Top 20 hit on the Hot Country Songs chart.Template:Citation needed The album, also entitled Georgia Clay, was released in March 2011.Template:Citation needed
Kelley released the album New Lane Road in 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Concert tours
- Supporting
- Revolution Tour with Miranda Lambert (2011)
- Own the Night Tour with Lady A (2011)
- The Driver Tour with Charles Kelley (2016)
Personal life
Kelley met actress Katherine Heigl in spring 2005 when she appeared in his music video "Only You". One year later, in June 2006, they became engaged.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He wrote the song "Hey Katie" for Heigl. The Heigl-Kelley wedding took place on December 23, 2007, 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 the ceremony, as well as Grey's Anatomy spinoff series 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. The couple wrote their own vows.Template:Citation needed
During a taping of Live With Regis and Kelly, Heigl stated that she and Kelley chose to wait till marriage before living together, saying, "I think I just wanted to save something for the actual marriage... I wanted there to be something to make the actual marriage different than the dating or the courtship."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2009, the couple adopted a South Korean baby girl,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> naming her Nancy Leigh, after Heigl's mother and her adopted, Korean-born older sister, respectively. Nancy Leigh's nickname is Naleigh.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Nancy Leigh was born with a congenital heart defect that was repaired with open heart surgery before she left South Korea.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Kelley and Heigl adopted a second daughter, Adalaide Marie Hope, in April 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In addition to their two daughters, Josh Kelley and Katherine Heigl have a son, Joshua Bishop Kelley Jr., born December 20, 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Kelley, Heigl, and their children live in Oakley, Utah.<ref>Goin' country – Katie Heigl and Josh Kelley now call Utah home | Salt Lake Magazine Template:Webarchive Retrieved September 6, 2018.</ref>
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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| US <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
US Heat <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
US Indie <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
US Country <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
US Folk <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
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| For the Ride Home |
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159 | 5 | — | — | — | 79 |
| Almost Honest |
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114 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Just Say the Word |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Special Company |
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— | 7 | 27 | — | — | — |
| Backwoods |
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— | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| To Remember |
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— | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| Georgia Clay |
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92 | — | — | 16 | — | — |
| New Lane Road<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
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— | — | — | 29 | 13 | — |
| My Baby & The Band |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Josh Kelley Live Session EP |
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| Georgia Clay |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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US Adult <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
US Country <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
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| 2003 | "Amazing" | 79 | — | 8 | — | 61 | For the Ride Home |
| 2004 | "Everybody Wants You" | — | — | 24 | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Only You" | — | — | 9 | — | 99 | Almost Honest |
| "Almost Honest" | — | — | 29 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Get with It" | — | — | — | — | — | Template:N/a |
| "Pop Game" | — | — | — | — | — | Just Say the Word | |
| "Just Say the Word" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Unfair" | — | — | — | — | — | Special Company |
| 2009 | "To Remember" | — | 27 | — | — | — | To Remember |
| 2010 | "Georgia Clay" | 87 | — | — | 17 | — | Georgia Clay |
| 2011 | "Gone Like That" | — | — | — | 53 | — | |
| 2014 | "Mandolin Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | Template:N/a |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Young Americans" | Colt Ford (with Charles Kelley) | Love Hope Faith |
Other contributions
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "To Make You Feel My Love" | A Cinderella Story (soundtrack) |
| "Everybody Wants You" | The Prince & Me (soundtrack) | |
| "Share This Day" | Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (soundtrack) | |
| "Amazing" | Raising Helen (soundtrack) | |
| 2005 | "You Are the Woman" | Herbie: Fully Loaded (soundtrack) |
| "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen | |
| 2006 | "Lover Come Up" | My Super Ex-Girlfriend (soundtrack) |
| "Sunset Lover" | John Tucker Must Die (soundtrack) | |
| "Feels Like Home" | Brother Bear 2 (soundtrack) | |
| "Welcome to This Day (Reprise)" | ||
| "You're a Part of Everything" | Candles on Bay Street (soundtrack) | |
| 2008 | "Unfair" | 27 Dresses (soundtrack) |
| "You're a Part of Everything" | Picture This (soundtrack) | |
| 2009 | "Under the Covers" | The Ugly Truth (soundtrack) |
| 2012 | "The Best of Me" | Act of Valor (soundtrack) |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Everybody Wants You" | Elliott Lester |
| 2005 | "Only You" | Marcus Raboy |
| 2010 | "Georgia Clay" | Wes Edwards |
| 2011 | "Gone Like That" | Adam Boatman |
| 2012 | "Naleigh Moon" | Katherine Heigl |
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| 2017 | "Young Americans" (with Colt Ford & Charles Kelley) | Wayne Miller |
References
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- Josh Kelley collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
- "The Prince & Me" movie
- [[[:Template:BillboardURLbyName]] Billboard Song Chart History]
- 1980 births
- Living people
- American country singer-songwriters
- American country rock singers
- American rock singers
- American rock songwriters
- American male singer-songwriters
- Hollywood Records artists
- Musicians from Augusta, Georgia
- Writers from Augusta, Georgia
- University of Mississippi alumni
- MCA Records artists
- Male actors from Augusta, Georgia
- People from Evans, Georgia
- People from Oakley, Utah
- 21st-century American singer-songwriters
- Singer-songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Singer-songwriters from Utah
- Threshold Records artists