The Cadillac Three, originally known as The Cadillac Black, is an American

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...

band consisting of

Jaren Johnston Jaren Ray Johnston (born October 4, 1980) is an American country music and rock singer and songwriter. He is a member of the group The Cadillac Three. Career Jaren is a multiple time Grammy nominated songwriter and producer. Johnston was former ...

(lead vocals, guitar), Kelby Ray (lap steel guitar, bass guitar, vocals), and Neil Mason (drums, vocals). All three members were originally in the band

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. The group has released three albums through

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, and has charted three singles on the

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and

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charts. In addition to their own work, Johnston has written singles for

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, and

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History

Before its foundation, all three members were in the group

, which also featured Ben Brown as a fourth member; Mason and Brown had been in the band

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before that. Between 2011 and 2013, Johnston co-wrote "

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" for

, " Southern Girl" for

, and "

Days of Gold ''Days of Gold'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Jake Owen. It was released on December 3, 2013 via RCA Nashville. The album's track listing was announced on October 9, 2013. It garnered a positive reception from criti ...

" for

, the last of which was also co-written by Mason. The group released their debut self-titled album in 2012 (then titled ''The Cadillac Black''). In February 2013, the group signed to

and reissued their album. The album includes their own rendition of "Days of Gold". In late 2013, the trio released its debut single, "The South." It features guest vocals from

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, and

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lead singer Mike Eli. Billy Dukes of

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praised the song for its

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influences. The song debuted at number 58 on the

charts dated for the week ending December 21, 2013. On January 15, 2014, the group played their song on an episode of

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. In 2015 the band played a show in America on Friday, flew from America to the UK to play Download Festival on Saturday and ended up hitting the stage using fellow American band Black Stone Cherry's equipment as TC3's had not made it to the UK with them. Within hours of their set at Download they were heading back to America for a different festival appearance the following day. On April 23, 2015, the band played on Mane Stage in Long Beach, California. The band's second album, ''Bury Me in My Boots'', was released on August 5, 2016. It debuted at No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart, selling 11,000 copies in the first week. The band went on their first headlining US tour with Monster Energy Outbreak Presents from January 19 to March 17. They released their third album, ''Legacy'', on August 25, 2017. They released their fourth album ''Country Fuzz'' on February 7, 2020. On October 23, 2020, the band released their fifth album ''Tabasco & Sweet Tea'' via Big Machine Records. On April 26, 2021, it was announced that the band would have their own radio show on

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on every Saturday night throughout May 2021 called Garage Radio, which is in celebration of their 10th Anniversary as a band. On October 27, 2023, they released their sixth album 'The Years Go Fast' on the 'Big Machine' record label.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Songs

* "

" (2013)

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

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