Biography
King Calaway weaves country soul, pop melodies, and the raw textures of rock and blues through their lively vocal blends. Their earliest Nashville recordings merged rural themes with the polished vocal style of boy bands and the smooth sheen of adult contemporary, evident on the self-titled debut EP from 2019. After issuing their first full album, Rivers, that same year, the group leaned deeper into country roots for the 2021 Midnight EP while pursuing a more ensemble-driven approach on the Zac Brown-produced Tennessee’s Waiting, released in 2023.
Caleb Miller, Chris Deaton, Simon Dumas, Jordan Harvey, Chad Michael Jervis, and Austin Luther first explored their collective sound in 2018. Before forming the group, the six had each pursued separate paths in music—some as studio players, others as American Idol contestants, with experience split between the United States and Britain. A music producer and label executive assembled the lineup, and Ross Copperman guided their inaugural EP. That January 2019 release featured tracks co-written by Copperman alongside Mitchell Tenpenny and Devin Dawson, plus the Eagles cover “Love the One You’re With,” and gained early traction through exposure on the Bobby Bones Show. The following October brought the full-length Rivers on BBR/Stoney Creek Records; the album reached number 48 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart and entered the Top Ten of the Heatseekers survey. A holiday single, their rendition of “Happy Christmas (War Is Over),” later climbed into the Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 20. During this period King Calaway supported Garth Brooks and Rascal Flatts on tour.
Jordan Harvey departed in mid-2020, leaving a quintet that highlighted stronger country leanings on the Midnight EP, issued by BBR in August 2021 and featuring the Lainey Wilson collaboration “Good Time to Me.” Shortly afterward Austin Luther exited as well. Reduced to the four-piece of Miller, Deaton, Dumas, and Jervis, the band unveiled “When I Get Home” in June 2022, a track co-written and produced by Zac Brown. That single, followed by the 2023 releases “The Other Half” and “Tennessee’s Waiting,” signaled a move toward a fuller ensemble sound under Brown’s production guidance. In August 2023 the quartet delivered its sophomore album, the Brown-produced Tennessee’s Waiting, which included appearances by Hailey Whitters, Marcus King, and Brown himself.
Caleb Miller, Chris Deaton, Simon Dumas, Jordan Harvey, Chad Michael Jervis, and Austin Luther first explored their collective sound in 2018. Before forming the group, the six had each pursued separate paths in music—some as studio players, others as American Idol contestants, with experience split between the United States and Britain. A music producer and label executive assembled the lineup, and Ross Copperman guided their inaugural EP. That January 2019 release featured tracks co-written by Copperman alongside Mitchell Tenpenny and Devin Dawson, plus the Eagles cover “Love the One You’re With,” and gained early traction through exposure on the Bobby Bones Show. The following October brought the full-length Rivers on BBR/Stoney Creek Records; the album reached number 48 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart and entered the Top Ten of the Heatseekers survey. A holiday single, their rendition of “Happy Christmas (War Is Over),” later climbed into the Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 20. During this period King Calaway supported Garth Brooks and Rascal Flatts on tour.
Jordan Harvey departed in mid-2020, leaving a quintet that highlighted stronger country leanings on the Midnight EP, issued by BBR in August 2021 and featuring the Lainey Wilson collaboration “Good Time to Me.” Shortly afterward Austin Luther exited as well. Reduced to the four-piece of Miller, Deaton, Dumas, and Jervis, the band unveiled “When I Get Home” in June 2022, a track co-written and produced by Zac Brown. That single, followed by the 2023 releases “The Other Half” and “Tennessee’s Waiting,” signaled a move toward a fuller ensemble sound under Brown’s production guidance. In August 2023 the quartet delivered its sophomore album, the Brown-produced Tennessee’s Waiting, which included appearances by Hailey Whitters, Marcus King, and Brown himself.
Albums
Singles
The Other Half
2023
Tennessee’s Waiting
2023
I'm Feelin' Good (Steve Miller Band)
2022
When I Get Home
2022
Midnight
2021
No Matter What (Radio Edit)
2020
Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
2019
Live
