Cody Johnson
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Cody Daniel Johnson (born May 21, 1987)[1] is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has self-released six albums, including Gotta Be Me, which debuted at number two on Billboard's Country Albums chart,[2] before releasing his first major-label album, Ain't Nothin' to It, in January 2019. He released his second major-label album, Human: The Double Album, in October 2021.[3] Johnson's style is classified as contemporary country and neo-traditionalist country, drawing influences from artists like George Strait and Willie Nelson.[4][5] His song "'Til You Can't" won two awards at the Country Music Association Awards in 2022.[6]
Early life
Cody Daniel Johnson, also known as "CoJo," was born in Sebastopol,[4] Texas, and raised there by his parents, Sheila and Carl Johnson. He began playing music at the age of 12.[7] He learned from his father,[8] who performed in their local church. Cody learned to sing and play several instruments there,[8] and he also learned how to read and understand music.[8] He started to play at school and bars, where he discovered that people enjoyed his music.[8] At the same time, he rode bulls professionally at local rodeos and even worked alongside his father within the local prison system.[8] At the age of 19, the prison warden eventually convinced Cody to commit, full time, to his music career.[4]
Career
In 2006, he formed the Cody Johnson Band with his dad, Carl, and drummer Nathan Reedy.[9] Together they recorded an album, Black and White Label.[9] In 2006, the band added Matt Rogers on lead guitar, and recorded a live album, Live and Rocking, at Shenanigans and Confetti's Club in Huntsville.[10][11] Following the release of the album, Johnson's father quit the band.[10]
By 2009, Danny Salinas joined the band on bass guitar.[11] Their first professionally produced album, Six Strings One Dream, was released in September 2009,[10][12] and from the album, three singles reached the top 10 of the Texas music charts.[1] Following the album's release, the band added Chris Whitten on fiddle and Jeff Smith on lead guitar.[10] Jody Bartula replaced Whitten on fiddle in 2010.[11][12]
Johnson's next album, A Different Day, produced by Trent Willmon, was released in 2011.[13] He won the 2011 Texas Regional Music Award for New Male Vocalist of the Year,[9][13] and following this, left his day job with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to focus on music full-time.[1] He teamed with Kyle Park in 2012 for the Dancin' and Drinkin' at Johnson Park Tour.[14] Also in 2012, Johnson's band, now composed of Reedy, Smith, Bartula, and bassist Joey Pruski, changed their name to the Rockin' CJB's.[9]
Johnson's fifth album, Cowboy Like Me, was released on January 14, 2014.[15] It was his second album to be produced by Trent Willmon.[15] Selling 8,000 copies in its first week of release, it debuted at number 25 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 33 on the Billboard 200.[16] As of 2014, Johnson's band comprised Smith, Bartula, Pruski, and drummer Miles Stone.[17]
The sixth album, Gotta Be Me, was released on August 5, 2016.[18] The album debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200,[19] and at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 23,000 copies in the US in its first week.[20] It was Johnson's most successful release to date, achieved without major label support or widespread radio play.[2]
Johnson made Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo history in March 2018 by becoming the first unsigned/independent artist to play to a sold-out crowd.[21]
Johnson's seventh album,
Johnson's eighth album, Human: The Double Album, was released in October 2021.[3]
Artistry
Musical style
Cody Johnson's music is classified as
Influences
Johnson is inspired by many artists who are considered to be from the traditional days of country music: George Strait, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, and Loretta Lynn.[22] In an interview with Andy Langer and Texas Monthly in 2019, he has stated that he is inspired by two artists in particular: “The George Strait type of traditional country music is what I like, and that's what I stand for. But at the same time, Willie Nelson's unwillingness to waver on who he is means just as much.”[23] Johnson takes inspiration from his country background of bull riding and working within the prison system, which he has said has influenced his songs such as “Guilty as Can Be”.[5] In an interview with Brett Callwood at Westword, Johnson spoke on the influence of previous job experiences: “It (Guilty as Can Be) was a made-up story about a guy who catches his wife cheating, goes to prison and the whole nine yards. I paid homage to my prison years there.”[5] Additionally, his life experiences of almost being in a plane crash influenced “Til You Can't” and his barroom brawls influenced the song “Billy's Brother”.[24]
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||
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US Country [25] |
US [26] |
US Indie [27] |
AUS [28] |
CAN [29] | ||||
Black and White Label |
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— | — | — | — | — | ||
Live and Rocking |
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— | — | — | — | — | ||
Six Strings One Dream |
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— | — | — | — | — | ||
A Different Day |
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— | — | — | — | — | ||
Cowboy Like Me |
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7 | 33 | 7 | — | — | ||
Gotta Be Me |
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2 | 11 | 1 | — | — |
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Ain't Nothin' to It |
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1 | 9 | — | — | — |
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Human: The Double Album |
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3 | 19 | — | — | — |
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Leather[35] |
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5 | 18 | — | 88 | 55 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||||||
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US [36] |
US Country [37] |
US Country Airplay [38] |
CAN [39] |
CAN Country
[40] |
NZ Hot [41] |
WW [42] | |||||
"Dance Her Home" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Cowboy Like Me | |
"With You I Am" | 2016 | — | 46 | 40 | — | — | — | — |
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Gotta Be Me | |
"Wild as You" | 2017 | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — |
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"On My Way to You" | 2018 | 78 | 13 | 11 | — | 20 | — | — |
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Ain't Nothin' to It | |
"Nothin' on You" | 2019 | — | 43 | 55 | — | — | — | — |
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"Dear Rodeo" (featuring Reba McEntire) |
2020 | — | 43 | 34 | — | 49 | — | — |
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"'Til You Can't" | 2021 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | — | 141 |
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Human: The Double Album | |
"By Your Grace"[43] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Human" | 61 | 15 | 8 | 72 | 3 | — | — |
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"The Painter" | 2023 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 27 | — |
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Leather | |
"Long Live Cowgirls" (with Ian Munsick) |
— | — | 54 | — | — | — | — |
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White Buffalo | ||
"Dirt Cheap" | 2024 | 92 | 22 | 23 | — | 45 | — | — | Leather | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Other charted and certified songs
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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US Bubbling [44] |
US Country [37] |
US Country Airplay [38] |
CAN Country
[40] |
NZ Hot [45] | |||||||
2011 | "Diamond in My Pocket" | — | — | — | — | — |
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A Different Day | |||
2014 | "Me and My Kind" | — | — | — | — | — |
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Cowboy Like Me | |||
2019 | "Ain't Nothin' to It" | — | 42 | — | — | — |
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Ain't Nothin' to It | |||
2022 | "Hat Made of Mistletoe" | — | — | — | 50 | — | A Cody Johnson Christmas | ||||
2023 | "Whiskey Bent" (featuring Jelly Roll) |
— | 47 | — | — | — | Leather | ||||
"Leather" | — | 44 | — | — | 36 | ||||||
2024 | "White Christmas" | — | — | 54 | — | — | A Cody Johnson Christmas | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Music videos
Year | Video |
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2016 | "With You I Am" |
2018 | "On My Way to You" |
2020 | "Dear Rodeo" (with Reba McEntire) |
2021 | "'Til You Can't" |
Awards and nominations
American Music Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2022 | Cody Johnson | Favorite Country Male Artist | Nominated |
Human: The Double Album | Favorite Country Album | Nominated | |
"'Til You Can't" | Favorite Country Song | Nominated |
iHeartRadio Music Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2023 | Cody Johnson | Best New Country Artist | Won |
CMT Music Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2022 | "'Til You Can't" | Male Video of the Year | Won |
"Dear Rodeo" | CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year | Won | |
2023 | "Human" | Male Video of the Year | Nominated |
"'Til You Can't" (from 2022 CMT Music Awards) | CMT Performance of the Year | Won | |
2024 | "The Painter" | Video of the Year | Nominated |
Male Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
"Human" (from 2023 CMT Music Awards) | CMT Performance of the Year | Nominated |
Academy of Country Music Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2020 | Cody Johnson | New Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |
2021 | Nominated | ||
2023 | "'Til You Can't" | Single of the Year | Nominated |
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
Visual Media of the Year | Nominated | ||
2024 | Cody Johnson | Entertainer of the Year | Pending |
Male Artist of the Year | Pending | ||
Leather | Album of the Year | Pending | |
" The Painter "
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Song of the Year | Pending | |
"Human" | Visual Media of the Year | Pending |
Country Music Association Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2019 | Cody Johnson | New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
2022 | Nominated | ||
"'Til You Can't" | Single of the Year | Won | |
Music Video of the Year | Won | ||
Cody Johnson | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |
2023 | Nominated |
References
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- ^ a b Dotson, Maggie (April 7, 2011). "Chilifest: Cody Johnson Band". Maroon Weekly. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ a b Tarradell, Mario (May 30, 2013). "Spotlight on Texas Artists: Cody Johnson builds a country-music career with the right foundation". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ McDonnell, Brandy (February 29, 2012). "Kyle Park does 'Whatever It Takes'". NewsOK. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
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- ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. August 27, 2016.
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External links
- Official website
- Catalog record for Cody Johnson Band at the United States Library of Congress