Country singer Joe Nichols was discovered by songwriter/producer Randy Edwards, who overheard the then-mechanic singing along to the shop radio while working on Edwards’ car.
∙ The uplifting single “The Impossible” was his breakthrough hit, placing at No. 10 on 2002’s year-end Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
∙ Nichols’ second LP, 2002’s Man With a Memory, sold more than 1 million copies and received a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album.
∙ His 2006 hit “I’ll Wait for You” was cowritten by country legend Bill Anderson, whose songs have been recorded by Ray Price, Porter Wagoner, Brenda Lee, and Conway Twitty.
∙ Dolly Parton tapped him to record a duet of Tim Hardin’s “If I Were a Carpenter” for her 2005 covers album, Those Were the Days.
∙ He has landed eight straight Top 20 releases on Billboard’s Country Albums chart, including 2017’s Never Gets Old, which reached No. 15.
Musical InfluencesJoe Nichols's musical influences include Keith Whitley, Randy Travis, Eddie Rabbitt and more.