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Rhett Walker Band

{{Short description|US christian rock band}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2013}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| image = Rhett Walker Band live at Rock & Worship Roadshow.jpg

| caption = Rhett Walker live at Rock & Worship Roadshow 2013

| alias =

| origin = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

| genre = Christian rock, Southern rock{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/RhettWalkerBand.asp|title=Rhett Walker Band|author=Jesus Freak Hideout|year=2011|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|accessdate=June 6, 2012}}

| years_active = {{start date|2011}}–present

| label = Essential

| associated_acts =

| website = {{URL|http://rhettwalker.com/}}

| current_members = * Rhett Walker{{cite web|url=http://www.shelbystar.com/articles/nashville-63012-gospel-tenn.html|title=Shelby native brings Southern rock, gospel to Nashville|last=Banks|first=Alicia|date=March 28, 2012|work=The Star|accessdate=June 6, 2012}}

}}

Rhett Walker Band is a Southern rock and Christian rock band from Nashville. The band released their debut studio album under the Essential Records label on July 10, 2012 called Come to the River. The band's debut single, "When Mercy Found Me",{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=14 |title=The Official Site of Music's Biggest Night |publisher=GRAMMY.com |date= |accessdate=August 20, 2013}} achieved placement on Christian music charts.

Rhett Walker Band announced they were discontinuing in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/rhettwalkerband/posts/1017926271600916|title=Rhett Walker Band - Timeline - Facebook|website=Facebook|publisher=|accessdate=July 14, 2016}} In 2017, Walker re-signed with Essential Records.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

Background

Rhett Walker Band frontman Rhett Walker is a preacher's kid from Aiken, South Carolina. The band formed in 2011 and consisted of Rhett Walker as well as Kenny Davis who played drums, the guitarist Joe Kane, and bassist Kevin Whitsett.{{cite web|url=http://providentpress.com/artists.php?id=40 |title=Welcome To Provident Label Group |publisher=Providentpress.com |date=March 19, 2012 |accessdate=August 20, 2013}}

The band released their debut single "When Mercy Found Me" on April 23, 2012, and reached No.5 on the Christian AC Indicator & AC Monitored chart September 2012. This song was written by Rhett Walker and Jeff Pardo.{{cite web|url=http://www.equipfm.org/RhettW|title=Rhett Walker Interview|author=WEQP|author-link=WWEQ|publisher=WEQP|accessdate=June 6, 2012}} "When Mercy Found Me" was nominated for a Grammy on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song.

The band's debut album Come to the River released on July 10, 2012 by Essential Records.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hmmagazine.com/2012/03/rhett-walker-band-releasing-debut-on-pmg/|title=Rhett Walker Band releasing debut on PMG|last=Van Pelt|first=Doug|magazine=HM|accessdate=June 6, 2012}} Walker said they wrote 50 songs while coming up with songs for the record.

The band's second album, Here's to the Ones, was released on October 14, 2014 through Essential Records.{{cite web|url=http://jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/HeresToTheOnes.asp|title=Rhett Walker Band, Here's To The Ones Review|work=jesusfreakhideout.com|date=October 12, 2014|accessdate=May 18, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.breathecast.com/articles/the-rhett-wallker-band-explain-album-here-s-to-the-ones-perform-inspiring-single-on-bc-news-video-25041/|title=The Rhett Walker Band Explain Album Here's To The Ones & Perform Inspiring Single on BC NEWS|work=BREATHEcast|author=Jeannie Law |date=February 20, 2015 |accessdate=May 18, 2015}}

Discography

=Albums=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Album

! colspan="3" | Peak chart positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:40px;"| US
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rhett-walker-band/chart-history/tlp/|title = Rhett Walker Chart History: Billboard 200|access-date=September 8, 2018|magazine=Billboard}}

! style="width:40px;"| US
Christ.

! style="width:40px;"| US
Heat.

2012

| style="text-align:left;"| Come to the River{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/ComeToTheRiver.asp|title=Come To The River|author=Jesus Freak Hideout|date=July 10, 2012|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|accessdate=June 6, 2012}}

| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Come to the River did not chart on the Billboard 200, but peaked at No. 166 on the Top Current Albums chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rhett-walker-band/chart-history/tcl/|title=Rhett Walker Band Chart History: Top Current Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 7, 2019}}}}

| 9

| 154

2014

| style="text-align:left;"| Here's to the Ones

  • Released: October 14, 2014
  • Label: Essential
  • Format: CD, Digital download

| 183

| 12

| —

2020

| style="text-align:left;"| Good To Me

  • Rhett Walker solo album
  • Released: March 27, 2020
  • Label: Essential/Provident
  • Formats: CD, digital download

| —

| 49

| —

=EPs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| EP

! Peak chart positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:40px;"| US
Christ.

2012

| style="text-align:left;"|The Other Sides

  • Released: December 14, 2012
  • Label: Essential

| —

2018

| style="text-align:left;"|Rhett Walker Band

  • Released: August 10, 2018
  • Label: Essential

| 43

2021

| style="text-align:left;"|Gospel Song

  • Released: August 27, 2021
  • Label: Essential

| —

=Singles=

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Title

!colspan="3"| Chart peak positions

!rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:75%;line-height:1.3;vertical-align:top"

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US Christ.

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US
Christ.
Airplay

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US
Christ. AC

rowspan="2"| 2012

| "When Mercy Found Me"

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 15{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts#/charts/christian-songs?begin=21&order=position|title=Christian Songs: June 9, 2012|author=Billboard|author-link=Billboard (magazine)|date=June 9, 2012|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 6, 2012}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 15

| Come to the River

"O Come O Come Emmanuel"

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 46

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| non-album single

2013

| "Come to the River"

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 20

| style="text-align:center;"| 23

| Come to the River

2014

| "Broken Man"

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| 46

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| rowspan="2"| Here's to the Ones

2015

| "Love Like Jesus"

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| 47

| style="text-align:center;"| —

2017

| "I Surrender"

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| 50

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| non-album single

2018

| "Say Hello"

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| 45

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| Rhett Walker Band (EP)

rowspan="2"| 2019

| "Believer"{{cite web|url=https://www.newreleasetoday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=21173|title=Believer (single) - Rhett Walker Band}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| Good To Me
{{small|(Rhett Walker solo album)}}

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| rowspan="3"| non-album singles

rowspan="2"| 2021

| "Goodness of God"

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| 42

| style="text-align:center;"| —

"Gospel Song"

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

Awards

;GMA Dove Awards

class="wikitable"

! width="60px"| Year

! Award

! Nominee

! Result

rowspan="3"| 2013

|Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year

| Come to the River

|{{nom}}

Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year

| "When Mercy Found Me"

| {{nom}}

New Artist of the Year

| Rhett Walker Band

| {{nom}}

; Grammys

class="wikitable"

! width="60px"| Year

! Award

! Nominee

! Result

| 2013

|CCM Song of the Year

| "When Mercy Found Me"

|{{nom}}

Notes

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website}}
  • [http://www.equipfm.org/RhettW WEQP Interview]

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Category:Musical groups established in 2011

Category:Essential Records (Christian) artists

Category:Christian rock groups from Tennessee

Category:2011 establishments in Tennessee