{{Short description|American country music band}} {{for-multi|the film|Steel Magnolias|the First Lady of the United States with that nickname|Rosalynn Carter}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Steel Magnolia | image = Steelmagnolia.jpg | caption = Steel Magnolia at the 2010 ACM Awards | background = group_or_band | origin = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | genre = Country | label = Big Machine | years_active = 2009–2013 | website = [http://www.steelmagnoliamusic.com www.steelmagnoliamusic.com] | current_members = Meghan Linsey<br />Joshua Scott Jones }}
'''Steel Magnolia''' was an American country music duo that won season two of the television talent show ''Can You Duet''. The duo consisted of Meghan Linsey and her fiancé, Joshua Scott Jones.<ref name="Roughstock">{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/steel-magnolia-wins-season-2-of-can-you-duet|title=Steel Magnolia wins Season 2 of ''Can You Duet''|last=Bjoke|first=Matt|date=August 9, 2009|access-date=August 17, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819055339/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/steel-magnolia-wins-season-2-of-can-you-duet|archive-date=August 19, 2009}}</ref> After becoming the top winner on the show, the duo signed a recording contract with Big Machine Records, and released its debut single "Keep On Lovin' You" in August 2009, which was a Top 10 hit on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart.
== Biography == A native of Ponchatoula, La., 23-year-old Meghan Linsey formed Steel Magnolia with her boyfriend of three years, Joshua Scott Jones. Before trying out for ''Can You Duet'', Linsey was a karaoke host at a Nashville karaoke bar, called Lonnie's Western Room, which is where she met Jones.<ref name="Roughstock" />
On September 29, 2011, Jones made a public announcement that he had entered drug rehabilitation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steelmagnoliamusic.com/news.html?n_id=384|title=A message for the fans from Joshua Scott Jones|publisher=Steel Magnolia|author=Joshua Scott Jones|date=September 29, 2011|access-date=September 29, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001170147/http://www.steelmagnoliamusic.com/news.html?n_id=384|archive-date=October 1, 2011}}</ref> In Jones's absence, fellow country artist and former touring partner James Otto stepped in so that Steel Magnolia could continue their touring obligations while maintaining a duet. Otto cited similar musical tastes for sparking his interest in joining Linsey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wycd.radio.com/2011/10/24/james-otto-joins-steel-magnolia/ |title = James Otto Joins Steel Magnolia « 99.5 WYCD Detroit's Best Country |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201022237/http://wycd.radio.com/2011/10/24/james-otto-joins-steel-magnolia/ |archive-date=1 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
On March 3, 2014, Linsey and Jones, together on their Facebook page, made a public announcement that they were each going to pursue solo careers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/steelmagnoliamusic/posts/10152018653627879 |title=Steel Magnolia - To our amazing fans, We know a lot of... |website=Facebook.com |date=2014-03-03 |access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref>
==Music career== {{more citations needed section|date=March 2025}}
=== ''Steel Magnolia—EP'': (2009–2010) === Steel Magnolia released their debut single "Keep On Lovin' You" shortly after winning season two of ''Can You Duet''. It debuted at No. 58 on the ''Billboard'' country charts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-latin-alternative-smooth-1004003998.story|title=Chart highlights – Latin, Alternative, Smooth Jazz & More|publisher=Billboard|access-date=August 17, 2009}}</ref> and became a Top 5 hit on that chart. In November 2009, the song became the highest-charting single from a ''Can You Duet'' competitor; season one finalists' Joey + Rory's debut single, "Cheater, Cheater," peaked at No. 30 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart in January 2009. The song served as the lead-off single to the duo's self-titled extended play, which was released on February 23, 2010. It has also been included in the soundtrack to the film ''Valentine's Day''.
In October 2009, they made their Grand Ole Opry debut and sang "Keep on Lovin' You" as well as "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", by Hank Williams.<ref name="Roughstock2">{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/steel-magnolia-debut-on-grand-ole-opry|title=Steel Magnolia debut on Grand Ole Opry|publisher=Roughstock|author=Roughstock staff|date=October 28, 2009|access-date=October 30, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031004340/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/steel-magnolia-debut-on-grand-ole-opry|archive-date=October 31, 2009}}</ref>
The duo earned its first Academy of Country Music Awards nomination for the 2010 Top New Vocal Duo alongside Bomshel and Joey + Rory.
=== Debut album: (2010–2013)=== Steel Magnolia's self-titled debut album was scheduled to be released on September 21, 2010,<ref name="Album">{{cite web|url=http://www.steelmagnoliamusic.com/news#steel-magnolia-s-debut-album-to-release-on-september-21|title=Steel Magnolia's debut album to release on September 21|publisher=Steel Magnolia|date=July 12, 2010|access-date=July 27, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006051017/http://www.steelmagnoliamusic.com/news#steel-magnolia-s-debut-album-to-release-on-september-21|archive-date=October 6, 2010}}</ref> but was pushed back and eventually released on January 11, 2011.<ref name="CMC">{{cite web|url=http://countrymusicchicago.com/2011/01/12/steel-magnolia-album-review|title=Steel Magnolia debut album|publisher=Country Music Chicago|author=Winterroth,Scott|date=January 12, 2011|access-date=January 12, 2011}}</ref> ''Steel Magnolia'' debuted within the Top 10 of the ''Billboard'' 200 and ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums, debuting at number 7 and number 3, respectively. It sold approximately 28,000 copies in the United States during the first week of sales.
The album includes their debut single, as well as their second single, "Just By Being You (Halo and Wings),"<ref name="Album" /> which was released to country radio in July 2010, and became their second Top 30 single on the country charts. "Last Night Again," which was released to country radio on December 6, 2010, as the album's third single, peaked at number 24 on the country chart. A fourth single, "Bulletproof," was released on August 22, 2011.
Jones entered rehabilitation in September 2011, with James Otto filling in for him on a tour with Reba McEntire. In January 2012, Steel Magnolia parted ways with Big Machine amid rumors that the duo had parted. In June 2012, the duo announced they are working on a new album. They also performed at LP Field as part of the CMA Music Fest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theboot.com/2012/01/18/steel-magnolia-breakup/|title=Steel Magnolia Leave Label Amid Breakup Reports|date=January 18, 2012|work=The Boot|access-date=19 January 2012}}</ref>
===Split and solo careers: (2013–2015)=== In 2013, the duo split. Jones released a solo single titled "Honk If You're Tonky", and Linsey released a cover of OneRepublic's "Counting Stars". Jones told ''The Boot'' that "I’m not saying we’ll never make another record because you never know".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theboot.com/steel-magnolia-joshua-scott-jones-solo-single/ |title=Steel Magnolia's Joshua Scott Jones Releases Solo New Single |website=Theboot.com |access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> Linsey confirmed that the split was official.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rickey.org/meghan-linsey-life-steel-magnolia-interview/ |title=Welcome to nginx |access-date=2014-02-28 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140228023941/http://www.rickey.org/meghan-linsey-life-steel-magnolia-interview/ |archive-date=2014-02-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2015, Linsey tried out for season 8 of ''The Voice'', having three judges (with the exception of Blake Shelton) turn their chairs around. She chose Pharrell Williams as her coach, and was stolen by Shelton after losing in the Battle Rounds. She continued with Shelton as her coach throughout the season. She finished as the runner-up of the season.
== Discography == === Studio albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details ! colspan="2"| Peak chart<br />positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:40px;"| US Country<br /><ref name="Country Albums">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=steel magnolia|chart=Country Albums C}}|title=Steel Magnolia Album & Song Chart History – Country Albums|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=January 20, 2011}}</ref> ! style="width:40px;"| US<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=steel magnolia|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=Steel Magnolia Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=January 20, 2011}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Steel Magnolia'' | * Release date: January 11, 2011 * Label: Big Machine Records * Formats: CD, music download | 3 | 7 |}
=== Extended plays === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details ! colspan="2"| Peak chart<br />positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:40px;"| US Country<br /><ref name="Country Albums" /> ! style="width:40px;"| US<br />Heat<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=steel magnolia|chart=Heatseekers Albums}}|title=Steel Magnolia Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=October 21, 2010}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Steel Magnolia — EP'' | * Release date: February 23, 2010 * Label: Big Machine Records * Formats: CD, music download | 47 | 33 |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak chart<br />positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:40px;"| US Country<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=steel magnolia|chart=Country Songs}}|title=Steel Magnolia Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=October 21, 2010}}</ref> ! style="width:40px;"| US<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=steel magnolia|chart=all}}|title=Steel Magnolia Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=October 21, 2010}}</ref> |- | 2009 ! scope="row"| "Keep On Lovin' You" | 4 | 68 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| ''Steel Magnolia'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2010 ! scope="row"| "Just By Being You (Halo and Wings)" | 25 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Last Night Again" | 24 | —{{efn|"Last Night Again" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 22 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of June 18, 2011|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/11968098|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=September 13, 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>}} |- | 2011 ! scope="row"| "Bulletproof" | 47 | — |- | colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |} ; Notes {{notelist}}
=== Music videos === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Year ! style="width:21em;"| Video ! Director |- | 2009 ! scope="row"| "Keep On Lovin' You"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/steel-magnolia/433832/keep-on-lovin-you.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908150929/http://www.cmt.com/videos/steel-magnolia/433832/keep-on-lovin-you.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2009|title=CMT: Videos : Steel Magnolia : Keep On Lovin' You|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref> | Trey Fanjoy |- | rowspan="2"| 2010 ! scope="row"| "Just By Being You (Halo and Wings)"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/steel-magnolia/534403/steel-magnolia-just-by-being-you.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705104616/http://www.cmt.com/videos/steel-magnolia/534403/steel-magnolia-just-by-being-you.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 5, 2010|title=CMT : Videos : Steel Magnolia : Just By Being You|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref> | Kristin Barlowe |- ! scope="row"| "Last Night Again"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/steel-magnolia/606489/last-night-again-full-version.jhtml?id=1655188|title=CMT : Videos : Steel Magnolia : Last Night Again|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=January 12, 2011}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | Peter Zavadil |- | 2011 ! scope="row"| "Bulletproof"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/steel-magnolia/692837/bulletproof.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924015316/http://www.cmt.com/videos/steel-magnolia/692837/bulletproof.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2011 |title=CMT : Videos : Steel Magnolia : Bulletproof|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=September 21, 2011}}</ref> | Aaron Thomas |}
=== Other appearances === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Year ! style="width:20em;"| Song ! Album |- | rowspan="2"| 2010 ! scope="row"| "Keep On Lovin' You" | ''Valentine's Day'' soundtrack<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/valentines-day-original-motion/id349507006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212084122/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/valentines-day-original-motion/id349507006|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2010|title=Valentine's Day (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "It's Christmas Time" | Non-album song<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Its-Christmas-Time/dp/B004B4UBJQ/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1289865164&sr=8-12|title=It's Christmas Time: Steel Magnolia|website=Amazon|access-date=November 15, 2010}}</ref> |- || 2011 ! scope="row"| "Maybe I'm Amazed" | ''Let Us In Nashville/A Tribute to Linda McCartney''<ref>"Let Us In Nashville/A Tribute to Linda McCartney". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.</ref> |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Association ! Category ! Result |- | rowspan="9"| 2010 | rowspan="2"| Academy of Country Music Awards | Top New Vocal Duo<ref name="ACM">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/acm-awards/nominees.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509035324/http://www.cmt.com/acm-awards/nominees.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 9, 2007|title=CMT : ACM Awards 2010 Nominees|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | Top Vocal Duo of the Year<ref name="ACM" /> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| CMT Music Awards | Duo Video of the Year - "Keep On Lovin' You"<ref name="CMT Awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/cmt-music-awards/nominees.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208113542/http://www.cmt.com/cmt-music-awards/nominees.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2008|title=2010 CMT Music Awards : Nominees|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year - "Keep On Lovin' You"<ref name="CMT Awards" /> | {{nom}} |- | Country Music Association Awards | Vocal Duo of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theboot.com/2010/09/01/2010-cma-award-nominees/|title=Miranda Lambert Leads 2010 CMA Awards Nominees|work=The Boot|date=September 1, 2010|access-date=November 15, 2010}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="4"| American Country Awards | Single by a Duo/Group - "Keep On Lovin' You"<ref name="ACA">{{cite web|url=http://dailypostal.com/2010/10/16/2010-american-country-awards-nominations-aca-nominees/|title=2010 American Country Awards Nominees - ACA Nominees|work=www.dailypost.com|date=October 16, 2010|access-date=October 21, 2010}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | Single by New/Breakthrough Artist - "Keep On Lovin' You"<ref name="ACA" /> | {{nom}} |- | Video by Duo/Group - "Keep On Lovin' You"<ref name="ACA" /> | {{nom}} |- | Video by New/Breakthrough Artist - "Keep On Lovin' You"<ref name="ACA" /> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="5"| 2011 | rowspan="2"| Academy of Country Music Awards | Top New Vocal Duo or Group<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=4896|title=Early ACM nominees named|publisher=Country Standard Time|access-date=January 3, 2011}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | Top Vocal Duo of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theboot.com/2011/02/01/2011-acm-awards-nominees/|title=2011 ACM Award Nominees - The Boot|publisher=The Boot|access-date=February 24, 2011}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | CMT Music Awards | Duo Video of the Year - "Last Night Again"<ref name="CMT">{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/it-s-jason-aldean-s-kinda-party-leads-cmt-music-awards-nominations|title=It's Jason Aldean's Kinda Party: Leads CMT Music Awards Nominations|publisher=Roughstock|access-date=May 1, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929204258/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/it-s-jason-aldean-s-kinda-party-leads-cmt-music-awards-nominations|archive-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Music: Country Group<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenhollywood.com/2011/06/29/teen-choice-award-nominees-named|title=Teen Choice Award Nominees Named|publisher=Teen Hollywood|access-date=July 1, 2011|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314015418/http://www.teenhollywood.com/2011/06/29/teen-choice-award-nominees-named|url-status=dead}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | Country Music Association Awards | Vocal Duo of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1670242/four-artists-tied-as-top-cma-nominees.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924232246/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1670242/four-artists-tied-as-top-cma-nominees.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2011|title=CMT : News : Four Artists Tied as Top CMA Nominees|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=September 6, 2011}}</ref> | {{nom}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.steelmagnoliamusic.com/}} * {{Official website|http://meghanlinsey.com/|Meghan Linsey's website}} * {{Official website|https://www.joshuascottjonesmusic.com/|Joshua Scott Jones's website}}
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Category:Country music groups from Tennessee Category:Big Machine Records artists Category:American country music duos Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2013 Category:Musical groups established in 2009