Recorded during their sold-out, three-night headline debut at Nashville’s iconic Ryman Auditorium this fall, Live At The Ryman captures The Red Clay Strays’ electrifying live performances. The album spans their catalog, including fan-favorite “Ramblin’,” which they performed earlier this week on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Watch/Share HERE.).
The release crowns a breakout year for the band. They are nominated for Vocal Group of the Year at next week’s 58th Annual CMA Awards—their first CMA nod—and recently won Emerging Act of the Year at the 2024 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards. Earlier this summer, they released their critically acclaimed studio album, Made by These Moments (Stream/Purchase HERE.)
Produced by Grammy Award-winning Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell), Made by These Moments showcases The Red Clay Strays’ genre-defying sound, fusing electric rock and roll with southern soul. The album has garnered significant attention, with the band appearing on CBS Saturday Morning’s Saturday Sessions, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, Bert Kreischer’s The BertCast, and This Past Weekend with Theo Von.
Critical Acclaim for Made by These Moments:
- “A haunting callback to classic outlaw country with a rock ‘n’ roll edge.” — NPR Weekend Edition
- “Refreshingly muscular and redemptively soulful.” — Rolling Stone
- “Country meets rock, making the perfect blend of genres.” — Billboard
- “Fiery and forgiving, hellbent and heavenly.” — No Depression
- “A sound that swings from Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash to Lynyrd Skynyrd and Elvis Presley.” — Grammy.com
- “Hook-driven tracks that steamroll into listeners’ souls.” — The Tennessean
- “From boot-stomping rockers to introspective ballads, the new album has it all.” — American Songwriter
- “A stellar documentation of why this band is on the cusp of stardom.” — Holler
- “A rewarding experience for the listener from the first note.” — AL.com
One of the fastest-rising acts in music today, The Red Clay Strays have sold out every headline show this year and are set to continue their extensive touring into 2025, including dates across Australia, Canada, and Hawaii.
Live At The Ryman Track List:
Ramblin’
Wanna Be Loved
I’m Still Fine
Wondering Why
Will The Lord Remember Me
Drowning
Stones Throw
Disaster
No One Else Like Me
Ghosts
Don’t Care
Band Lineup:
The Red Clay Strays are:
- Brandon Coleman (lead vocals, guitar, keys)
- Drew Nix (electric guitar, vocals, harmonica)
- Zach Rishel (electric guitar)
- Andrew Bishop (bass)
- John Hall (drums)
Formed in Mobile, AL, in 2016, the group achieved massive success with their Platinum-certified single “Wondering Why,” which has garnered over 100 million streams. The track topped Spotify’s Viral 50 USA Playlist, spent six consecutive weeks at #1 on the Americana Singles Chart, and cracked the Billboard Hot 100 at #84, among other achievements.
Wondering Why is from the band’s 2022 album Moment of Truth, which Billboard praised as “a showcase for Coleman’s gruff, impassioned vocals and the group’s exemplary musicianship,” while Rolling Stone described it as “Delta blues, gritty honky-tonk, and Sun Records rockabilly shot through with palpable darkness.”
