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HEADLINER - Josh Kelley

Josh Kelley’s debut country release, Georgia Clay, is an intriguing collection of songs that
serve as a musical interpretation of his life story, a vivid exploration of the people and
places that molded him into who he is today. Kelley is co-producer of Georgia Clay with
Clint Lagerberg.

As a child growing up in Augusta, Ga., he experienced both city life and country living
because his family owned a bit of farmland near their home. “We grew up half our lives on a
farm up in the North Georgia Mountains,” he says. “Summers were spent bush hoggin’
acres of land, and life in Augusta was all about golf and music. We had the best of both
worlds. There was the fun of city life, plus we got to experience the beauty of the country.”

Kelley has become the man, father and husband he always knew he was meant to be, an
evolution that couldn’t have occurred without great reflection on his Georgia roots and the
values and principles on which he was raised. Naturally, this personal introspection
profoundly influenced his music, resulting in an authentic and undeniable country sound
that’s based upon soul-searching yet universal lyrics and themes.