Biography

An undeniable staple in Canadian country music, with over 25 million streams, five CCMA Awards and a Juno Award win; The Road Hammers are Jason McCoy, Clayton Bellamy and Chris Byrne. Forming in 2004, the country rock trio released their now certified Platinum, debut album the following year.

The Road Hammers debuted at #1 on the Canadian country albums chart, won the Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year, and delivered four Top 10 singles at country radio, including “I’m A Road Hammer,” “East Bound and Down,” and “Girl on the Billboard”. The group signed with American record label Montage Music Group in 2007 and released the top 50 charting album Blood Sweat & Steel.

Known for their energetic and highly entertaining live show, The Road Hammers have become international fan favourites, touring extensively, including runs in North America, Europe and Australia.

Releasing six albums to date, with six Top 10 hits and nine Top 20 singles, including “Homegrown,” “Crazy About You,” and the certified Platinum “Mud,” the trio shows no signs of slowing down.

Key facts

• Six Top 10 hits on Canadian country radio, including the #1 single “East Bound and Down”

• Five CCMA award wins, including three for Group of the Year ('05, '06, ’17)

• 15 CCMA nominations

• Three JUNO Award nominations and one 2006 JUNO Award win for Country Recording of the Year ("The Road Hammers”)

• 2018 ACMA Entertainers of the Year

• Certified Canadian platinum single “Mud”

• Certified Canadian platinum album “The Road Hammers”

• On Australia’s CMC Top 50 singles chart, “I’m a Road Hammer” reached #1 and “I’ve Been Everywhere” reached top 5

• In 2019, the band toured Australia and France and performed at CMAFest in Nashville

• Launched “The Road Hammers Go Everywhere” TV special on CMT Canada in 2015

• Over 25 million streams to-date

• Over 8.3 million YouTube views to-date

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