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The Red Clay Strays
12+ albums
Southern Rockcountry rockblues rockUSArock
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The Red Clay Strays is a country rock band formed in Mobile, Alabama. They are best known for their 2022 single "Wondering Why", which had success in late 2023 after going viral on TikTok. The song became their first one to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching #71. The Red Clay Strays formed as the successor to a cover band in Mobile, Alabama in 2016, consisting of lead singer Brandon Coleman, bassist Andrew Bishop and guitarist Drew Nix. As the band started to perform more original material, they regrouped and formed the Red Clay Strays, adding drummer John Hall and guitarist Zach Rishel in the process. The group continued to perform locally in smaller venues across the southeastern United States and built up a regional following, signing with management company Ontourage Management in 2019. In November 2019, they released the single "Good Godly Woman", which was featured in the film Doctor Sleep. They followed this with the singles "No Way to Know" and "Will the Lord Remember Me" in 2020. However, the group had to step back from touring due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. Funded primarily by crowdfunding efforts spurred by manager Cody Payne, the band recorded their debut studio album Moment of Truth in Huntsville, Alabama. The group self-released the album in April 2022 but did not get much commercial success initially. In 2023, they signed with talent agency WME and began talks with labels. While initially wanting to remain independent, they signed with Thirty Tigers in
