You think about being in the back of a tour bus with other guys you like going through your songs, and it’s amazing.” Brad Paisley: 'Wear Depends'Īs the performance time drew near, the band members gathered their courage and their instruments and made their way to the side stage at the Grand Ole Opry House to await their turn.
Said Deaton: “It’s the stuff you think about when you’re a kid, when you’re thinking about how you want to make it. The band was formed in Nashville in 2018, and is composed of Chris Deaton, Simon Dumas, Chad Michael. “My favorite part of waking up each day is going to the back of the bus with these guys and warming up and playing through the songs,” Jervis said. King Calaway is an American-Gibraltaian country band. The friends played their first showcases, traveled on a tour bus together for the first time, conquered a radio tour, released their first song, “World for Two,” to radio and put out a self-titled EP. “There was such a great chemistry and such a great energy between us, and the most important thing is we all stuck together.” “I think from day one we could tell there was just this initial spark,” Harvey said. The six men met, made fast friends and fell into a comforting rhythm guided by their instrumental skills and the easy blend of their voices. The group’s Opry debut is one of many firsts members have navigated in the last year. And we’re so blessed that we get to walk on that stage and play. 1 most added song at Country radio in its debut week, ultimately garnering 53 million streams. Any musician would be grateful for this opportunity, but we’re just six really good friends who love playing music so this is an absolute honor.”Īdded Harvey, who shares lead vocal duties with Dumas and Jervis: “This is the quietest we’ve ever been because we know the history here, and we know what it means to people. In October 2019, King Calaway recorded and released their debut album Rivers and it amassed an impressive 59 million streams and featured their hit single World For Two, which was the No. The album amassed an impressive 59 million on-demand streams and featured their hit single World For Two, which was the 1 most added song at country. “Nashville was so far away from me growing up that I can’t say I thought of playing the Opry because I thought it was too far-fetched to dream,” he said. Its friends and family - including Dumas’ parents, who made the 4,000-plus-mile trip from Gibraltar, and Harvey’s, who traveled from Scotland - were there to see it.ĭumas noted that as all the members sat packed in the dressing room, they were surprisingly quiet, rendered speechless by the gravity of the moment. Country music fans couldn’t get enough of King Calaway the night of the group's Grand Ole Opry debut.