{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}} '''Rachel Loy''' is an American bass player, songwriter, and indie recording artist, originally from Austin, Texas. Loy burst onto the scene while still studying at Berklee College of Music with the hit song, "The Same Man," released by Sony, which is an account of a friend serving in Iraq.<ref name="All About Jazz">{{Cite web |title=Jazz news: Berklee student Rachel Loy on NBC Today Show 4/22 |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/news/berklee-student-rachel-loy-on-nbc-today-show-4-22/|website=Allaboutjazz.com |date=April 18, 2003}}</ref><ref name="Berklee">{{Cite web |title=Christian Science Monitor: From Studying to Stardom in 30 days |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0509/p15s02-almp.html|website=Csmonitor.com |date=May 9, 2003}}</ref> Her albums include ''Love the Mess'' (2005), ''Being Little'' (2006), and ''Tongue and Teeth'' (2007).
In 2008 she moved to Nashville, Tennessee and began playing bass on the road and in the studio. She has recorded with country stars Miranda Lambert, Brothers Osborne, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith, Brett Eldredge, Charlie Worsham, Allison Moorer, Granger Smith, and many others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Auria |first=Jon |title=Rachel Loy: Nashville's Finest |url=https://bassmagazine.com/artists/rachel-loy-nashvilles-finest |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Bass Magazine - The Future of Bass |date=December 22, 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref> She has performed live with Kenny Chesney, Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, Darius Rucker, Hank Williams Jr, Jason Aldean, Trisha Yearwood, Elvis Costello, Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, Post Malone, Rodney Crowell, Tanya Tucker, Chris Isaak, Eddie Vedder, and many others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Auria |first=Jon |title=Rachel Loy: Nashville's Finest |url=https://bassmagazine.com/artists/rachel-loy-nashvilles-finest |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Bass Magazine - The Future of Bass |date=December 22, 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Induction: Medallion Ceremony |url=https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/hall-of-fame/induction-ceremony |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=These Are The Unforgettable Moments Of The 2022 Country Music Hall Of Fame Medallion Ceremony |url=https://country.iheart.com/content/2022-10-17-unforgettable-moments-of-the-2022-country-music-hall-of-fame-induction/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=iHeartCountry Radio |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDxNp-xnDiI |title=REPORTIN' FOR DUTY: EDDIE VEDDER "THE ONE WHO HIDETH ME" |date=2023-06-06 |last=Reportin' For Duty |access-date=2025-04-04 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
In 2025, she was nominated for an Academy of Country Music Award for Bass Player of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2025-03-27 |title=Ella Langley Tops 2025 ACM Awards Nominations: Full List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2025-acm-awards-nominations-full-list-1235931959/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== Selected Recording Discography === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Artist !Album !Instrument | |- !2025 |Ella Langley |Choosin' Texas |Bass |- !2024 |Miranda Lambert |Postcards from Texas |Bass, Vocals, Engineer |- !2021 |Charlie Worsham |Sugarcane |Bass |- ! rowspan="2" |2020 |Granger Smith |Country Things, Vol. 2 |Bass |- |Granger Smith |Country Things, Vol. 1 |Bass |- ! rowspan="4" |2018 |Catherine McGrath |Talk of this Town |Bass |- |Vince Gill |Muscle Shoals: Small Town, Big Sound |Bass |- |Bri Bagwell |In My Defense |Bass, Vocals, Composer |- |Various |Dancehall Dreamin': A Tribute to Pat Green |Vocals |- ! rowspan="3" |2017 |Granger Smith |When the Good Guys Win |Bass |- |Various |The Music of Nashville: Session 5, Vol 3 |Bass |- |Willie Nelson |God's Problem Child |Bass |- ! rowspan="3" |2016 |Dolly Shine |Walkabout |Vocals, Vocal Production |- |Brothers Osborne |Pawn Shop |Bass |- |Hannah Kerr |Overflow |Bass |- ! rowspan="3" |2015 |William Clark Green |Ringling Road |Vocals |- |Allison Moorer |Down to Believing |Bass |- |Toby Keith |35 MPH Town |Bass |- ! rowspan="2" |2014 |Adam Hood |Welcome to the Big World |Bass, Vocals |- |Jim Lauderdale |I'm a Song |Bass |- ! rowspan="3" |2013 |Scotty McCreery |See You Tonight |Bass |- |Katie Armiger |Fall Into Me |Bass |- |Brett Eldredge |Bring You Back |Bass |}
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