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Nashville, Tennessee · Est. 2002
Yankee redneck. Nashville-tested. 200 shows a year and still hungry for the next one.
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The records
Albums & new songs
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Old River Road
2013
Old River Road
Single · Pour Boy Records
Released August 5, 2013. Worked to country radio, it landed in MusicRow’s “On Deck” list that November.
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That’s What I Believe
2013
That’s What I Believe
Single · Pour Boy Records
#1 on Renegade Radio Nashville’s Hot 40 and 15 weeks on the MusicRow Country Breakout chart. Shipped to radio January 24, 2013, with an official video.
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Redneck Rich EP
2012
Redneck Rich EP
EP · 4 songs · Pour Boy Records
The radio EP: “Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy),” “Old River Road,” “Simple Little Town” and the radio edit of “That’s What I Believe.”
Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy)
2012
Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy)
Radio single · Pour Boy Records
His first national country radio single — on MusicRow’s Most Added list next to Taylor Swift, then onto the Country Breakout chart.
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Are You Ready for This
2011
Are You Ready for This
LP · 12 songs
Featuring “Old River Road,” “Just Love Her,” “Slave to the Swamp” and “Why Can’t I Find a Nice Girl.”
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Redneck Rich Hillbilly Happy
2007
Redneck Rich Hillbilly Happy
LP · 14 songs · Pour Boy Records
A self-produced, 14-song concept record about everything people hear in the word “redneck” — told by a Yankee who earned the title.
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In The Round
2003
In The Round
LP
Home of “Just Love Her,” released to Christian country radio.
Small Town
2001
Small Town
LP
“There Goes the Neighborhood” hit #1 on the MP3.com Country chart; the title track climbed to #2.
Radio & charts
On the charts
Two independent singles, worked station by station on a radio tour, landed on national country charts next to Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley and Zac Brown Band.
#1
Renegade Radio Nashville · Hot 40 Countdown
“That’s What I Believe”
May 23, 2013 — ahead of Brad Paisley, The Band Perry and Kacey Musgraves
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#43
Music Row · Country Breakout Chart
“That’s What I Believe”
May 30, 2013 — 15 weeks on the chart, 528 spins on 29 reporting stations
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#73
Music Row · Country Breakout Chart
“Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy)”
Nov 16, 2012 — 6 weeks on the chart, 284 spins on 22 stations
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Most added
Music Row · Most Added, past 2 weeks
“Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy)”
Fall 2012 — on the list with Taylor Swift, Zac Brown Band and Faith Hill
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Top 10
OurStage.com
Charted artist
Named a Top 10 charted artist on OurStage.com
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#1
MP3.com · New Country chart
“There Goes the Neighborhood”
June 19–27, 2002 — 9 straight days at No. 1, holding #1 and #2 at once with “Small Town.” Peaked at #40 across all of MP3.com.
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Renegade Radio Nashville · Hot 40
All charts
Renegade Radio Nashville
Hot 40 Countdown
1
That’s What I Believe
John Karl
Also on the countdown that week: Brad Paisley · The Band Perry · Kacey Musgraves
May 23, 2013
No. 1
#1
“That’s What I Believe”
Hot 40 Countdown · May 23, 2013
An independent single, worked one station at a time, finished the week on top of Renegade Radio Nashville’s Hot 40 Countdown. It came in ahead of releases from Brad Paisley, The Band Perry and Kacey Musgraves.
#1
Peak position
Hot 40
Countdown
2013
Chart year
Music Row · Country Breakout Chart
All charts
Music Row
Country Breakout Chart
43
That’s What I Believe
John Karl
Weeks on chart
15
Spins
528
Reporting stations
29
May 30, 2013
Charted
#43
“That’s What I Believe”
Country Breakout Chart · May 30, 2013
A week after the Renegade Radio No. 1, the same single sat at #43 on Music Row’s Country Breakout Chart. That chart is built from spins at reporting radio stations, and this one had 15 weeks of them behind it.
15
Weeks on chart
528
Spins
29
Reporting stations
Music Row · Country Breakout Chart
All charts
Music Row
Country Breakout Chart
73
Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy)
John Karl
Weeks on chart
6
Spins
284
Reporting stations
22
Nov 16, 2012
Charted
#73
“Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy)”
Country Breakout Chart · Nov 16, 2012
“Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy)” put John on Music Row’s Country Breakout Chart in fall 2012. Six weeks into its run, it had logged 284 spins across 22 reporting stations.
6
Weeks on chart
284
Spins
22
Reporting stations
Music Row · Most Added
All charts
Music Row
Most Added · Past 2 Weeks
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Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy)
John Karl
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Taylor Swift
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Zac Brown Band
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Faith Hill
Fall 2012
Most added
Most added
“Redneck Rich (Hillbilly Happy)”
Most Added, past 2 weeks · Fall 2012
Stations picked the song up fast enough to land it on Music Row’s Most Added list for a two-week window. It shared that list with Taylor Swift, Zac Brown Band and Faith Hill.
2 wks
Most Added window
Fall
2012
OurStage.com
All charts
OurStage.com
Charted Artists
10
John Karl
Top 10 charted artist
OurStage.com
Top 10
Top 10
Charted artist
OurStage.com
John was named a Top 10 charted artist on OurStage.com, another chart run earned as an independent artist without a label behind him.
Top 10
Charted artist
MP3.com · New Country Chart
All charts
MP3.com · Country
New Country Charts
Today
Yest.
Song
1
1
There Goes The Neighborhood
John Karl
2
2
Small Town
John Karl
3
5
A New Cry For Freedom
Dave Thomas with Charlene Peyton
June 2002
#1 & #2
Total plays per day · June 17–29, 2002
6/17
Red = days at #1
6/29
#1
“There Goes the Neighborhood”
New Country Chart · June 19–27, 2002
From the Small Town album, the song held No. 1 on MP3.com’s New Country chart for nine straight days. The title track “Small Town” sat right behind it at #2, so John held the top two spots at once. At its peak it ranked #40 across all of MP3.com.
9 days
At No. 1
#1 & #2
Same chart
#40
All of MP3.com
1,034
Plays on June 19
6,840
Plays in June
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CMA Close Up, Feb/Mar 2013 — “New to Watch 2013.” John’s on the right-hand page, third row.
Country Music Association
New to watch
The CMA’s own magazine picked John for its “New to Watch 2013” class, in the same issue that put Hunter Hayes on the cover as CMA New Artist of the Year.
2014
CMA Music Festival — Samsung Galaxy Stage and the Walk of Fame Stage
2013
CMA Close Up, “New to Watch 2013”
2013
CMA Fest week at The Stage, plus a CMA fan party at Big Shotz
2012
Feature story by Phil Sweetland: “A Rare Row Artist Who Already Knows Showbiz by Heart”
2009
CMA Fan Club party at Cadillac Ranch during CMA Fest
2008
First CMA Music Festival appearance
“Music has always been my life’s No. 1.”
John Karl, 2012 feature
What’s next
Upcoming projects
In the works
2026
Almost Greatest Hits
The new John Karl album — brand-new songs plus remixed fan favorites. Hear “Staycation,” “My Little Gift Was You,” “Back to You, Back to Us” and the remixes of “Bet You Didn’t Know That” and “I’ll Walk Away” free in the Jukebox.
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On the road
Built one stage at a time
200
Shows a year for seven straight years, across 43 states.
#1
“There Goes the Neighborhood” held the MP3.com Country chart for two weeks.
2,800+
Weekly spins at country radio for “Redneck Rich,” his first radio single.
243
Nights as house artist at Nashville’s World Famous Wildhorse Saloon.
Rod Phelps — Nashville entertainment attorney, MiTeRo Entertainment
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