Overview
Cody Daniel Johnson (born May 21, 1987) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has self-released six albums, including Gotta Be Me, which debuted at number two on Billboards Country Albums chart, 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. Johnson's style is classified as contemporary country and neo-traditionalist country, drawing influences from artists like George Strait and Willie Nelson. His song Til You Can't won two awards at the Country Music Association Awards in 2022.
Early life
Cody Daniel Johnson, also known as "CoJo," was born in Sebastopol, Texas, and raised there by his parents, Sheila and Carl Johnson. He began playing music at the age of 12. He learnt from his father, who performed in their local church. Cody learned to sing and play several instruments there, and he also learned how to read and understand music. He started to play at school and bars, where he discovered that people enjoyed his music. At the same time, he rode bulls professionally at local rodeos and even worked alongside his father within the local prison system. At the age of 19, the prison warden eventually convinced Cody to commit, full time, to his music career.
Career
In 2006, he formed the Cody Johnson Band with his dad, Carl, and drummer Nathan Reedy. Together they recorded an album, Black and White Label. 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. Following the release of the album, Johnson's father quit the band.
By 2009, Danny Salinas joined the band on bass guitar. Their first professionally produced album, Six Strings One Dream, was released in September 2009, and from the album, three singles reached the top 10 of the Texas music charts. Following the album's release, the band added Chris Whitten on fiddle and Jeff Smith on lead guitar. Jody Bartula replaced Whitten on fiddle in 2010.
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