Cale Dodds

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Cale Dodds is an American country music artist and songwriter signed to Warner Music Nashville.[1]

Cale Dodds
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Background information
Birth nameCale Dodds
Born (1988-05-27) May 27, 1988 (age 33)[2]
Columbus, Georgia, United States
OriginNashville, Tennessee, United States
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
LabelsWarner Music Nashville
Websitecaledodds.com

Musical career[]

Cale Dodds has been writing songs since the age of 12.[3] At the age of 22, after attending Columbus State University, Dodds made the move from Columbus, GA to Nashville, TN to pursue his career in music.[4] In 2014, Cale released his first EP titled “Wild and Wreckless”[5]—a five-song project recorded at Ocean Way Studio with Kyle Jacobs and Matt McClure.[6] In 2015, Dodds received a cut from A Thousand Horses for his song “Drunk Dial,” which reached number 23 on Billboards’s Country Airplay Chart; and in 2016, Warner/Chappell Music signed Dodds to a worldwide publishing agreement.[7] In March 2016, Dodds independently released his second project, "People Watching - EP", produced by Corey Crowder and Zach Abend. Since the release, his songs "People Watching" and "Lying" have been streamed over 5 million times, and “Acting Our Age,” was selected for the EA Sports Madden ‘17 soundtrack which also featured artists such as Blake Shelton and Brantley Gilbert.[8]

Cale has also been tour support for artists like Sam Hunt, Brett Eldredge, and Billy Currington[9]

In January 2017, Cale Dodds joined Warner Music Nashville.[10] Later that year, in September, Dodds released his first major label "double"—a two-sided single—featuring "All Over" and "Lying."[11] The second double followed in November with "Out Of My System" and "People Watching,"[12] and the third in January 2018 with Cale's radio single "Take You Back" and "Like We Do."[13]

"Take You Back" arrived to country music radio in March,[14] but prior to hitting the airwaves, Rolling Stone had already named Cale Dodds one of their November 2017 "New Country Artists You Need To Know."[15] CMT Listen Up revealed him as one of their "18 for 2018" class members—a year-long campaign that spotlights "country music's most promising newcomers."[16] Billboard and Rolling Stone both named Dodd's 2018 CMA Fest performance as one of the best things they saw from the four-day music festival.[17][18]

In early October 2018, Cale Dodds shared new music with a studio and acoustic version of his song, "What We Gonna Do About It;"[19] and followed with another two versions of "Where I Get It From" which was released in November of that same year.[20]

Most recently, in March 2019, Dodds released his current single "I Like Where This Is Going"[21]—a song written with hit writers Nicolle Galyon and Busbee about "anticipation" and seeing "the uncertainty of what’s going to happen, while having faith that it’s going to unfold in the right way."[22]

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

Title Details

Wild & Wreckless
  • Release date: May 7, 2014
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital

People Watching - EP
  • Release date: March 4, 2016
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital

Singles[]

Year Single
2018 "Take You Back"
2019 "I Like Where This Is Going"
2021 "You Shouldn’t Have"
2021 "Doin' It Right"

Music videos[]

Year Title Director
2018 "Take You Back" Jack Guy
"What We Gonna Do About It" Dustin Haney
"Where I Get It From" Dustin Haney

Songwriter Features[]

Artist Album Song Title Year Peak Chart Positions
US

Country

US

Country

Airplay

CAN

Country

Austin Jenckes "An American Story" "Sound of Love" 2012
"Wild and Wreckless"
Jared Porter "East To West" "Kings and Queens" 2014
Jess Moskaluke "Light Up The Night" "Night We Won't Forget" 2014 17
"When He's Drunk"
"Kiss Me Quiet" "Good For You" 2015
A Thousand Horses Southernality "(This Ain't No) Drunk Dial" 2015 30 23 50
Filmore "Proof" "Typical" 2016
Lit "These Are The Days" "Good Problem to Have" 2018
"I Could Be Wrong"
Chase Rice "The Album" "Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen." 2020 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Warner Music Nashville Cale Dodds". Warner Music Nashville Official Website. Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  2. ^ "Cale Dodds". UAB Sports.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "Cale Dodds shares details about new single 'Take You Back' (Includes interview)". 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  4. ^ Lewis, Alia. "Chasing The Dream with Cale Dodds". The George-Anne. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  5. ^ Wild and Reckless - EP by Cale Dodds on iTunes, 2014-05-07, retrieved 2018-06-13
  6. ^ "Cale Dodds Offering Free Download of 'Wild and Reckless' EP". The Boot. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  7. ^ "Warner/Chappell Music Signs Cale Dodds". MusicRow - Nashville's Music Industry Publication - News, Songs From Music City. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  8. ^ "Cale Dodds | 30asongwritersfestival.com". www.30asongwritersfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  9. ^ "Cale Dodds Releases New EP Teaser Trailer". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  10. ^ "Warner Music Nashville Signs Cale Dodds". MusicRow - Nashville's Music Industry Publication - News, Songs From Music City. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  11. ^ All Over - Single by Cale Dodds, 2017-09-29, retrieved 2018-06-13
  12. ^ Outta My System by Cale Dodds, 2017-11-17, retrieved 2018-06-13
  13. ^ Take You Back by Cale Dodds, 2018-01-12, retrieved 2018-06-13
  14. ^ "Cale Dodds Will Live His Dream Of Sending a Song to Radio". Sounds Like Nashville. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  15. ^ "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: November 2017". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  16. ^ "CMT Listen Up Reveals "18 for 2018"". CMT News. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  17. ^ "The 17 Best Moments From CMA Fest 2018 Day 2". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  18. ^ "CMA Music Festival 2018: 30 Best Things We Saw". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  19. ^ What We Gonna Do About It by Cale Dodds, 2018-10-05, retrieved 2018-10-26
  20. ^ Where I Get It From by Cale Dodds, 2018-11-02, retrieved 2018-11-16
  21. ^ I Like Where This Is Going - Single by Cale Dodds, retrieved 2019-03-20
  22. ^ "Cale Dodds Tells Fans "I Like Where This Is Going" In Brand New Single". Country Music Tattle Tale - Your country music news source. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-03-20.

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