Joe Nichols
Joseph Edward Nichols (born November 26, 1976) is an American country music artist. Between 1996 and 2001, he held recording contracts with the Intersound and Giant labels. In 2002, he signed with Universal South Records, now known as Show Dog-Universal Music.
For the New Zealand soldier and cricketer, see Joseph Nichols. For the American sports journalist, see Joe Nichols (journalist). For other people, see Joe Nicholls (disambiguation).
Joe Nichols
Joseph Edward Nichols
November 26, 1976
Rogers, Arkansas, U.S.[1]
Singer
- Vocals
- guitar
1996–present
Intersound, Show Dog-Universal, Red Bow, Quartz Hill
Nichols began his career with The Rodeo Band, playing in high school gymnasiums and small clubs. Throughout the course of his career, Nichols has released nine studio albums: Joe Nichols (1996), Man with a Memory (2002), Revelation, A Traditional Christmas (both 2004), III (2005), Real Things (2007), Old Things New (2009), Crickets (2013), and Never Gets Old (2017). These albums have produced over 14 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, including the Number One singles "Brokenheartsville", "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off", "Gimmie That Girl", "Sunny and 75", and the RIAA GOLD-certified single "Yeah", as well as five other Top 10 entries.
In October 2012, Nichols signed to Red Bow, a new partnership of Broken Bow Records and RED Distribution.[4]
Biography[edit]
Joe Nichols was born and raised in Rogers, Arkansas.[5] He was the second son born to Michael Curtis Nichols (May 29, 1956 - July 16, 2002) and Robin Larson Nichols. Joe has an older brother Michael Curtis Jr. and two younger sisters, Kelli Francis and Lacey Nichols. His father, who worked as a trucker, also played bass guitar in local country bands; eventually, Nichols himself found work in a local rock band, before taking a job as a country disc jockey.[1] Nichols has stated that his father is part Cherokee and his mother is part Comanche.[6][7]
Personal life[edit]
On January 8, 2005, Nichols returned to Nashville to see a therapist after causing a scene in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, while intoxicated on amphetamines and alcohol. He had been battling an addiction since 2002 after the death of his father.[20] On October 13, 2007, Nichols was checked into a substance abuse rehabilitation program.[21]
Nichols married Heather Singleton on September 9, 2007, in Savannah, Georgia. He had known Singleton since they were 19 years old. The couple have two daughters.[22][23] Nichols also has another daughter, born 1998, from a previous relationship.[24]
Nichols is a lifelong fan of the St. Louis Cardinals.[25]