Gary Nichols (born 1978 in

Muscle Shoals, Alabama Muscle Shoals is the largest city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It is located on the left bank of the Tennessee River in the northern part of the state and, as of the 2010 census, its population was 13,146. The estimated popula ...

) is an American

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singer. Signed to

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in 2006, Nichols made his debut that year with the release of his single "Unbroken Ground", which reached No. 39 on the ''

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charts. Following it were the singles "I Can't Love You Anymore" and "Goin' Fast." Nichols never released an album for the label and soon left it. In April 2010, he replaced

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as the lead singer and guitarist of

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. After seven successful years and leading the band to win its first Grammy, Gary departed in August 2017. He released a solo album titled "Field Of Plenty" on Merrimack Records the same year. The mostly solo album features

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and

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on some tracks.

Discography

Singles

Music videos

Games

* 2006: The song "Goin' Fast" was featured in ''

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''.

References

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