Bio from Band website:
https://midnightsouth.com/
ABOUT MIDNIGHT SOUTH
In September of 2021, friends Matt Sammons and J.L. Jones began writing and playing music together, along with other close friends. The group spent many late nights writing, jamming, and brainstorming ideas, organically forming into the country band Midnight South. Less than two years later, they were named “Vocal Group of the Year” by the Arkansas Country Music Awards Association.
The focal point of the music that emerged was prominent three-part harmonies. Having all grown up singing gospel music in church, as well as being heavily influenced by ’80s and ’90s country bands, such as Alabama, The Oak Ridge Boys, Diamond Rio, and Shenandoah, the band knew that big harmonies were sure to be a mainstay in its new music.
The band released its first single “Better Than A Country Song” shortly after forming. The track is “an ode to the simple way of rural southern living, but also a love song.” This release was closely followed by several subsequent singles: “So Country,” “I Find Home,” “Good Ol’ Days,” and “Girl I Was Looking For.” Recorded and engineered at Studio 2100 in Springfield, Missouri, with Jeff Smith at the helm, they provided the foundation for the band to begin playing shows with original material. For the band’s single, “Girl From Mississippi,” the boys teamed up with Aaron Gillespie (who has produced various country artists and has written with several artists on country radio including Mitchell Tenpenny).
In April of 2022, the band got its first big breakout show opening for Easton Corbin at TempleLive in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Since that first big show, Midnight South has shared the stage with many country music mainstays, some of which include Dylan Scott, Randy Houser, Colt Ford, Tyler Farr, The Josh Abbott Band, Frank Foster, Chris Cagle, Jon Langston, and Texas Hill. After an incredible reception from the home state crowd, things quickly took off from there. An increasingly busy schedule necessitated some personnel shifts, leading to the addition of drummer Darin Davis (Cabot, Arkansas) and lead guitar player Billy Lowe III (Russellville, Arkansas).
In May of 2023, they were selected as one of the eight Jim Beam session artists, performing at the 2023 Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City Beach, Florida. Competing in a “battle of the bands” for a chance to open for Kenny Chesney at the festival, the band won decidedly and got to share the stage with the likes of Lily Rose, Bailey Zimmerman, Chase Rice, and most notably, Kenny Chesney. This marked Midnight South’s biggest show to date as they played for upwards of 25,000 country music fans.
2023 also saw the band nominated for “Entertainer of the Year” and “Vocal Group of the Year “by the Arkansas Country Music Awards Association. Riding high from the stellar performances at Gulf Coast Jam, the band traveled back home on little to no rest – in a van with no air conditioner – bound for the Arkansas Country Music Awards. At the ACMA ceremony, Midnight South performed its first single, “Better Than A Country Song,” and took home the Vocal Group of the Year award, just two days after their monumental performance in Panama City; it was truly a week to remember.
These successes launched the band into a very busy summer and fall tour schedule in 2023, including dates in Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Michigan, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Oklahoma, and Illinois – expanding the band’s reach. A large part of this tour, dubbed The Kid with the Radio Tour, was supporting Sister Hazel, a group also known for its incredible vocal harmonies. The tour was aptly named after one of the band’s singles, “Kid with the Radio,” which was released in October 2023.
That was followed by additional singles: “Best Bar in Town” (March 2024), “I Want It All” (June 2024), “Piece of Me” (September 2024, a duet with labelmate Erin Gibney), and “Villains” (October 2024). Also in 2024, they were honored to score their second Arkansas Country Music Award in as many years in the Vocal Group of the Year category.
The band is set to shine in 2025 with more singles to satisfy its growing fanbase – “One More” (February 2025) and “Loved by You” (March 2025) – with more songs on tap for release in the months to follow. Fans eager to see Midnight South live should follow the band’s website and social media for updates on confirmed tour dates and ticket on-sale information
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