{{Short description|American Americana band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors | image = Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors.jpg | landscape = yes | caption = Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors on stage at The Ready Room in St. Louis, Missouri, April 2016 | origin = Memphis, Tennessee; East Nashville, Tennessee | instrument = | genre = {{hlist|Americana|alternative rock|folk rock}} | years_active = 2005–present | label = {{hlist|Magnolia Records|Dualtone Records|Good Time Records|Thirty Tigers|Tone Tree Music}} | associated_acts = Ellie Holcomb | website = {{URL|drewholcomb.com/}} | current_members = * Drew Holcomb * Rich Brinsfield * Nathan Dugger }}
'''Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors''' is an Americana band from Memphis and East Nashville, Tennessee. The band was formed in 2005 by Drew Holcomb (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica). The other band members are Nathan Dugger (guitar, keys) and Rich Brinsfield playing bass. Holcomb's wife, Ellie Holcomb, who had been a member of the band since 2005, eventually stopped touring with the band to take care of their first child EmmyLou in 2012, and then later began pursuing a solo artist career.
== History ==
=== Early years ===
Drew Holcomb began his musical career as a solo act. In 2003, he recorded his debut EP ''Lost And Found'' in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Two years later, Holcomb released the full-length album ''Washed in Blue'', which led to multiple TV placements, including Lifetime's ''Army Wives'', Showtime's ''United States of Tara'', and A&E's ''The Cleaner''.
=== Musical career === {{BLP sources section|date=February 2019}} While attending the University of Tennessee, Holcomb met Ellie Bannister, daughter of producer-songwriter Brown Bannister. The two married in 2006 and live in Nashville.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bledsoe |first=Wayne |date=August 29, 2008 |title=Holcomb finds perfect person to occupy 'Passenger Seat' |work=Knoxville News Sentinel |url=http://archive.knoxnews.com/entertainment/holcomb-finds-perfect-person-to-occupy-passenger-seat-ep-411117037-359795401.html |access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref> Shortly after their wedding, Drew Holcomb collaborated with Nathan Dugger and Rich Brinsfield to form the band. They then asked Ellie Holcomb to join the band. At the time, they all lived in the same zip code, which was why the band was named "Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors". In August 2008, the band released a 10-track album called ''Passenger Seat''.
In 2009, Holcomb and his band toured heavily, and supported several national acts including Susan Tedeschi, Ryan Adams, Los Lobos, The Avett Brothers, Robert Earl Keen, and Marc Broussard. In late 2009, the band appeared alongside Pat Green, Billy Joe Shaver, and Darryl Worley on the PBS TV show ''Legends and Lyrics''.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} In 2011, the band partnered with Dualtone Records to create the album ''Chasing Someday.'' Released in February 2011, the 13-track album earned Holcomb his first appearance on the "Billboard" charts. ''Chasing Someday'' debuted at No. 183 on ''Billboard'' 200 as well as other Billboard charts including: No. 3 ''Billboard'' Heatseekers, No. 45 on ''Billboard'' Overall Digital Albums, No. 19 on ''Billboard'' Independent Album Chart, No. 8 on ''Billboard'' Folk Albums, and No. 29 on ''Billboard'' Rock Albums. The band embarked on the heaviest touring season since its inception, playing over 400 shows for the ''Chasing Someday'' cycle and their first sell out performances in venues beyond the Southeastern United States.
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors have also appeared multiple times at Nashville's free summer music festival, Live on The Green in 2011 and again in 2017. They have made appearances at other festivals across the U.S. including Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival, Carolina in the Fall Music and Food Festival, Lexington, South Carolina's Midsummer Festival, Austin City Limits, and many more.
In February 2013, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors released their album, ''Good Light,'' through their self-owned imprint Magnolia Music and management company's Good Time Records. The 12-song album debuted No. 84 on Billboard Top 200 and landed on several other "Billboard" charts, including: No. 5 on Folk Albums Chart, No. 14 on Independent Albums Chart, and No. 23 on Rock Albums Chart. "Good Light" also peaked at No. 18 on the Americana radio format chart. The band toured heavily, first in direct support for Needtobreathe's US "Drive All Night" Tour, and Drew Holcomb later directly supported John Hiatt's West Coast tour as a solo performer.
''Medicine'' was the 2015 follow-up to Drew Holcomb's 2013 album ''Good Light'', released in January 2015. The album, which is his most successful record to date, debuted at No. 47 on the ''Billboard'' 200 along with other ''Billboard'' charts: No. 23 on the Top Digital Albums Chart, No. 12 on the Rock Albums Chart, and No. 30 on the Top Current Album Sales. Holcomb co-produced the album with Joe Pisapia and Ellie Holcomb made multiple appearances on the album as well. Holcomb also made an appearance on Late Night TV with Jimmy Kimmel on April 15, 2015, promoting the recent release of the "Medicine" album. They played shows across the U.S., in the UK, and in Ireland with opener, Penny & Sparrow. Throughout the majority of 2015, Holcomb jumped on the first two legs of the Tour de Compadres tour, formed by Needtobreathe and played with Colony House, Ben Rector, and Switchfoot.
The band's first live album, ''Live at the Ryman'', was released in August 2016 under Magnolia Music.<ref>{{Citation |title=Live at the Ryman - Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors {{!}} User Reviews {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-ryman-mw0002973791 |access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref> The 17-song album debuted No. 5 on ''Billboard'''s Folk Album Charts, No. 25 on the Rock Albums Chart, No. 3 on Vinyl Albums Chart, and No. 17 on Independent Albums Chart.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} They released a new studio album, ''Souvenir'', on March 24, 2017.<ref>{{Citation |title=Souvenir - Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Drew Holcomb {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/souvenir-mw0003017847 |access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref> The 11-song album debuted at No. 117 on the ''Billboard'' 200 along with other ''Billboard'' charts: No. 3 on Folk Album, No. 17 on Rock Album, No. 3 on Vinyl Albums, and No. 4 on Independent Albums.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} The album was recorded in East Nashville, with the same producers as the previous album: Joe Pisapia and Ian Fitchuk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Drew Holcomb |url=https://www.opry.com/artists/drew-holcomb/ |access-date=June 15, 2020 |website=Grand Ole Opry }}</ref>
On August 16, 2019, they released ''Dragons'', which includes songs co-written by Lori McKenna, Natalie Hemby, Zach Williams of The Lone Bellow, producer Cason Cooley and Ellie Holcomb. It reached No. 1 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Folk Americana Album Sales Chart.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Released as a single, "End of the World" reached the Top 40 at AAA{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} and ''Rolling Stone Country'' proclaimed Drew as one of Americana's Most Popular Stars in a career-spanning feature in October.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferris |first=Jedd |date=October 21, 2019 |title=How Drew Holcomb Quietly Became One of Americana's Most Popular Stars |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/drew-holcomb-dragons-moon-river-americana-901652/ |access-date=June 15, 2020 |website=Rolling Stone }}</ref> ''Nashville Lifestyles Magazine'' praised the release, with writer Luke Levenson commenting, "Community and family have always been leitmotifs in Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors' music, but certainly with ''Dragons'', they are being portrayed in a new, endlessly creative, light."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Levenson|first=Luke|date=2019-08-12|title=Drew Holcomb|url=https://nashvillelifestyles.com/api/content/7ef6e0b2-bad8-11e9-87d0-12f1225286c6/|access-date=2020-07-27|website=Nashville Lifestyles}}</ref>
On June 7, 2023, the band released their ninth studio album titled ''Strangers No More''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Major |first1=Michael |title=Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors Drop New Album 'Strangers No More' |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Drew-Holcomb-The-Neighbors-Drop-New-Album-Strangers-No-More-20230607 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |access-date=June 20, 2023 |language=en |date=June 7, 2023}}</ref>
==Discography==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Details ! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="40"| US<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/drew-holcomb-and-the-neighbors/chart-history/tlp/|title=Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors Chart History (Billboard 200)|accessdate=August 5, 2020}}</ref> ! width="40"| US Folk<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/drew-holcomb-and-the-neighbors/chart-history/flk/|title=Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors Chart History (Americana/Folk Albums)|accessdate=August 5, 2020}}</ref> ! width="40"| US Rock<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/drew-holcomb-and-the-neighbors/chart-history/rck/|title=Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors Chart History (Top Rock Albums)|accessdate=August 5, 2020}}</ref> ! width="40"| US Heat.<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/drew-holcomb-and-the-neighbors/chart-history/tln/|title=Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)|accessdate=August 5, 2020}}</ref> ! width="40"| US Indie<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/drew-holcomb-and-the-neighbors/chart-history/ind/|title=Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors Chart History (Independent Albums)|accessdate=August 5, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Washed in Blue'' | * Release date: May 12, 2005 * Label: Istra | — | — | — | — | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Live from Memphis'' | * Release date: September 27, 2007 * Label: Self-released | — | — | — | — | — |- ! scope="row"| ''A Neighborly Christmas'' | * Release date: December 11, 2007 * Label: Magnolia Records | — | — | — | — | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Passenger Seat'' | * Release date: August 12, 2008 * Label: Magnolia Records | — | — | — | — | — |- ! scope="row"| ''A Million Miles Away'' | * Release date: August 11, 2009 * Label: Magnolia Records | — | — | — | — | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Chasing Someday'' | * Release date: February 8, 2011 * Label: Dualtone Records | 183 | 8 | 39 | 3 | 19 |- ! scope="row"| ''Through the Night: Live in the Studio'' | * Release date: June 19, 2012 * Label: Magnolia Records | — | — | — | — | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Another Neighborly Christmas'' | * Release date: November 6, 2012 * Label: Magnolia Records | — | — | — | — | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Good Light'' | * Release date: February 26, 2013 * Label: Magnolia Records | 84 | 5 | 23 | — | 14 |- ! scope="row"| ''Medicine'' | * Release date: January 27, 2015 * Label: Magnolia Records | 47 | 6 | 12 | — | 9 |- ! scope="row"| ''Live at the Ryman'' | * Release date: August 16, 2016 * Label: Magnolia Records | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Live at the Ryman'' did not chart on the Billboard 200, but peaked at No. 89 on the Current Album Sales chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/drew-holcomb-and-the-neighbors/chart-history/tcl/|title=Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors Chart History (Current Album Sales)|accessdate=August 5, 2020}}</ref>}} | 5 | 25 | — | 17 |- ! scope="row"| ''Souvenir'' | * Release date: March 24, 2017 * Label: Magnolia Records | 117 | 3 | 17 | — | 4 |- ! scope="row"|''Dragons'' | * Release date: August 16, 2019 * Label: Magnolia Records / Thirty Tigers | 171 | 3 | 30 | — | 5 |- ! scope="row"|''Strangers No More'' | * Release date: June 7, 2023 * Label: Magnolia Records / Tone Tree Music |— |— |— |— |— |- | colspan="12" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |}
=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !Year !Title !Director |- |2009 ! scope="row" | "Baby It's Cold Outside"<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube: Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: Baby It's Cold Outside |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGyrfnhFcqw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IGyrfnhFcqw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=June 15, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |David Poag
|- | rowspan="3" | 2011 ! scope="row" | "Fire and Dynamite"<ref>{{Cite web |title=CMT : Videos : Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: Fire and Dynamite |url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/drew-holcomb-the-neighbors/629917/fire-and-dynamite.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315014403/http://www.cmt.com/videos/drew-holcomb-the-neighbors/629917/fire-and-dynamite.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 15, 2011 |access-date=March 15, 2011 |publisher=Country Music Television}}</ref> |Aaron Greenberg |- ! scope="row" | "Live Forever"<ref>{{Cite web |title=CMT : Videos : Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: Live Forever |url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/drew-holcomb-the-neighbors/699830/live-forever.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110082515/http://www.cmt.com/videos/drew-holcomb-the-neighbors/699830/live-forever.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 10, 2012 |access-date=December 10, 2011 |publisher=Country Music Television}}</ref> |David Poag |- ! scope="row" | "Someday"<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube: Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: Someday |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giopPOl-dDQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/giopPOl-dDQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=June 15, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |Aaron Greenberg |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 ! scope="row" | "Good Light"<ref>{{Cite web |title=CMT : Videos : Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: Good Light |url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/drew-holcomb-the-neighbors/879192/good-light.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314090719/http://www.cmt.com/videos/drew-holcomb-the-neighbors/879192/good-light.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 14, 2013 |access-date=February 12, 2013 |publisher=Country Music Television}}</ref> |David Poag |- ! scope="row" | "The Wine We Drink"<ref>{{Cite web |title=CMT : Videos : Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: The Wine We Drink |url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/drew-holcomb-the-neighbors/951015/the-wine-we-drink.jhtml |access-date=September 14, 2013 |publisher=Country Music Television}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |Konrad Czysrowski |- | rowspan="3" | 2014 ! scope="row" | "American Beauty"<ref>{{Cite web |title=CMT : Videos : Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: American Beauty |url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/drew-holcomb-the-neighbors/1088630/american-beauty.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014094435/http://www.cmt.com/videos/drew-holcomb-the-neighbors/1088630/american-beauty.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 14, 2014 |access-date=October 9, 2014 |publisher=Country Music Television}}</ref> |Eric Ryan Anderson |- ! scope="row" | "Here We Go"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Youtube: Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: Here We Go |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnoYg1iNdJ8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/BnoYg1iNdJ8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=October 29, 2015 |publisher=Drew Holcomb}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | "Tennessee"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Youtube: Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: Tennessee |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTfaD8nXoC8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/DTfaD8nXoC8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=October 29, 2015 |publisher=Drew Holcomb}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | {{N/A}} |- |2015 ! scope="row"| "Tightrope"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Youtube: Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: Tightrope |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUh59nF9nXI= |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/nUh59nF9nXI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=March 12, 2015 |publisher=Drew Holcomb}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | {{N/A}} |- | rowspan="2" |2016 ! scope="row" | "Wild World"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Youtube: Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: Wild World |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wtQqYW48sM= |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/-wtQqYW48sM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=October 24, 2016 |publisher=Drew Holcomb}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | "You'll Always Be My Girl"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Youtube: Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: You'll Always Be My Girl |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyPm7pu_BIA= |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/kyPm7pu_BIA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=January 27, 2016 |publisher=Drew Holcomb}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |Lindley Atkinson |- |2017 ! scope="row"| "Rowdy Heart, Broken Wing"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Youtube: Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: Rowdy Heart, Broken Wing |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoK1xbNOB9M= |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/YoK1xbNOB9M |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=March 23, 2017 |publisher=Drew Holcomb}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | {{N/A}} |- | rowspan="2" |2019 ! scope="row"|"End of the World"<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube: Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: End of the World |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66cbjrRRcWk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/66cbjrRRcWk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=June 15, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |Carl Diebold |- ! scope="row" | "Family"<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube: Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors: Family |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8l5hnWRZYY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/N8l5hnWRZYY |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=June 15, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | {{N/A}} |}
==Notes== {{notelist-ua}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.drewholcomb.com/ Official site]
{{Ellie Holcomb}}
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Category:Americana music groups Category:Musical groups from Memphis, Tennessee Category:Musical groups established in 2005 Category:University of Tennessee alumni Category:Dualtone Records artists Category:Thirty Tigers artists