Ruston Kelly | |
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Born | Ruston Samuel Kelly July 31, 1988 |
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Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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Years active | 2013–present |
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Ruston Samuel Kelly (born July 31, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter. After signing with the music publisher BMG Nashville in 2013, his song "Nashville Without You" appeared on Tim McGraw's album Two Lanes of Freedom. [1] Following a record deal with Razor & Tie's Washington Square, he released his debut EP, Halloween, produced by Mike Mogis in 2017. [2]
In 2018 Kelly signed with Rounder Records and released his debut studio album, Dying Star, to generally favorable critical reviews. [3]
Ruston Kelly was born in South Carolina and comes from a musical family. [4] The family moved frequently because of his father's job, and he lived in Wyoming, Ohio for around eight years. [5] Kelly began playing music and writing songs when he was a teenager. [6] Kelly attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Kelly struggled with drug addiction for years and decided to pursue a life of sobriety following an overdose in December 2015. Regarding his recovery he stated, "I went to rehab once, but it was all I could afford, so it was this kind of rehab in North Carolina." [7]
Kelly met singer Kacey Musgraves after performing at the Bluebird Café in Nashville in March 2016. [8] They married in October 2017 [9] and filed for divorce in July 2020. [10]
Year | Artist | Album | Title | Co-writers |
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2013 | Tim McGraw | Two Lanes of Freedom | "Nashville Without You" | Kyle Jacobs, Joe Leathers |
2014 | Josh Abbott Band | Tuesday Night EP | "Tuesday Night" | Josh Abbott |
2015 | Front Row Seat | "Front Row Seat" | Brian Davis | |
2016 | Rob Baird | Wrong Side of the River | "Run of Good Luck" | Rob Baird |
Hayes Carll | Lovers and Leavers | "Love Is So Easy" | Hayes Carll | |
2018 | Lucie Silvas | E.G.O. | "Just for the Record" | Lucie Silvas, Jarrad Kritzstein |
Ruston Kelly | |
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Born | Ruston Samuel Kelly July 31, 1988 |
Spouse | |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) |
|
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | |
Ruston Samuel Kelly (born July 31, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter. After signing with the music publisher BMG Nashville in 2013, his song "Nashville Without You" appeared on Tim McGraw's album Two Lanes of Freedom. [1] Following a record deal with Razor & Tie's Washington Square, he released his debut EP, Halloween, produced by Mike Mogis in 2017. [2]
In 2018 Kelly signed with Rounder Records and released his debut studio album, Dying Star, to generally favorable critical reviews. [3]
Ruston Kelly was born in South Carolina and comes from a musical family. [4] The family moved frequently because of his father's job, and he lived in Wyoming, Ohio for around eight years. [5] Kelly began playing music and writing songs when he was a teenager. [6] Kelly attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Kelly struggled with drug addiction for years and decided to pursue a life of sobriety following an overdose in December 2015. Regarding his recovery he stated, "I went to rehab once, but it was all I could afford, so it was this kind of rehab in North Carolina." [7]
Kelly met singer Kacey Musgraves after performing at the Bluebird Café in Nashville in March 2016. [8] They married in October 2017 [9] and filed for divorce in July 2020. [10]
Year | Artist | Album | Title | Co-writers |
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2013 | Tim McGraw | Two Lanes of Freedom | "Nashville Without You" | Kyle Jacobs, Joe Leathers |
2014 | Josh Abbott Band | Tuesday Night EP | "Tuesday Night" | Josh Abbott |
2015 | Front Row Seat | "Front Row Seat" | Brian Davis | |
2016 | Rob Baird | Wrong Side of the River | "Run of Good Luck" | Rob Baird |
Hayes Carll | Lovers and Leavers | "Love Is So Easy" | Hayes Carll | |
2018 | Lucie Silvas | E.G.O. | "Just for the Record" | Lucie Silvas, Jarrad Kritzstein |