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Nashville, Tennessee · Est. 2002
Yankee redneck. Nashville-tested. 200 shows a year and still hungry for the next one.
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The records
Albums & new songs
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Old River Road
2013
Old River Road
Single · Pour Boy Records
Released August 5, 2013. Worked to country radio, it landed in MusicRow’s “On Deck” list that November.
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That’s What I Believe
2013
That’s What I Believe
Single · Pour Boy Records
#1 on Renegade Radio Nashville’s Hot 40 and 15 weeks on the MusicRow Country Breakout chart. Shipped to radio January 24, 2013, with an official video.
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Redneck Rich EP
2012
Redneck Rich EP
EP · 4 songs · Pour Boy Records
The radio EP: “Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy),” “Old River Road,” “Simple Little Town” and the radio edit of “That’s What I Believe.”
Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy)
2012
Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy)
Radio single · Pour Boy Records
His first national country radio single — on MusicRow’s Most Added list next to Taylor Swift, then onto the Country Breakout chart.
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Are You Ready for This
2011
Are You Ready for This
LP · 12 songs
Featuring “Old River Road,” “Just Love Her,” “Slave to the Swamp” and “Why Can’t I Find a Nice Girl.”
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Redneck Rich Hillbilly Happy
2007
Redneck Rich Hillbilly Happy
LP · 14 songs · Pour Boy Records
A self-produced, 14-song concept record about everything people hear in the word “redneck” — told by a Yankee who earned the title.
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In The Round
2003
In The Round
LP
Home of “Just Love Her,” released to Christian country radio.
Small Town
2001
Small Town
LP
“There Goes the Neighborhood” hit #1 on the MP3.com Country chart; the title track climbed to #2.
Radio & charts
On the charts
Two independent singles, worked station by station on a radio tour, landed on national country charts next to Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley and Zac Brown Band.
#1
Renegade Radio Nashville · Hot 40 Countdown
“That’s What I Believe”
May 23, 2013 — ahead of Brad Paisley, The Band Perry and Kacey Musgraves
#43
Music Row · Country Breakout Chart
“That’s What I Believe”
May 30, 2013 — 15 weeks on the chart, 528 spins on 29 reporting stations
#73
Music Row · Country Breakout Chart
“Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy)”
Nov 16, 2012 — 6 weeks on the chart, 284 spins on 22 stations
Most added
Music Row · Most Added, past 2 weeks
“Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy)”
Fall 2012 — on the list with Taylor Swift, Zac Brown Band and Faith Hill
Top 10
OurStage.com
Charted artist
Named a Top 10 charted artist on OurStage.com
#1
MP3.com · Country chart
“There Goes the Neighborhood”
From the Small Town album (2001) — a No. 1 on the original MP3.com before the move to Nashville
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CMA Close Up, Feb/Mar 2013 — “New to Watch 2013.” John’s on the right-hand page, third row.
Country Music Association
New to watch
The CMA’s own magazine picked John for its “New to Watch 2013” class, in the same issue that put Hunter Hayes on the cover as CMA New Artist of the Year.
2014
CMA Music Festival — Samsung Galaxy Stage and the Walk of Fame Stage
2013
CMA Close Up, “New to Watch 2013”
2013
CMA Fest week at The Stage, plus a CMA fan party at Big Shotz
2012
Feature story by Phil Sweetland: “A Rare Row Artist Who Already Knows Showbiz by Heart”
2009
CMA Fan Club party at Cadillac Ranch during CMA Fest
2008
First CMA Music Festival appearance
“Music has always been my life’s No. 1.”
John Karl, 2012 feature
What’s next
Upcoming projects
In the works
2026
Almost Greatest Hits
The new John Karl album — brand-new songs plus remixed fan favorites. Hear “Staycation,” “My Little Gift Was You” and the remixes of “Bet You Didn’t Know That” and “I’ll Walk Away” free in the Jukebox.
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Show history
Been there, played that
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On the road
Built one stage at a time
200
Shows a year for seven straight years, across 43 states.
#1
“There Goes the Neighborhood” held the MP3.com Country chart for two weeks.
2,800+
Weekly spins at country radio for “Redneck Rich,” his first radio single.
243
Nights as house artist at Nashville’s World Famous Wildhorse Saloon.
Rod Phelps — Nashville entertainment attorney, MiTeRo Entertainment
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