Read the complete write-up of Cody Johnson net worth, age, wife, children, height, family, parents, songs, albums, band, tour as well as other information you need to know.
Introduction
Cody Johnson is an American country music singer-songwriter. He self-released six albums, including Gotta Be Me, which debuted at number two on Billboard’s Country Albums chart, before releasing his first major-label album, Ain’t Nothin’ to It, in January 2019. He released his second major-label album, Human: The Double Album, in October 2021.
Early life
Name | Cody Johnson |
Net Worth | $5 million |
Occupation | Singer, Songwriter |
Height | 1.83m |
Age | 35 years |
Cody Daniel Johnson also known as “CoJo,” was born on May 21, 1987 (age 35 years) in Sebastopol, Texas, United States. He is the son of Sheila Johnson and Carl Johnson. Cody began playing music at age 12.
Career
Cody Johnson formed the Cody Johnson Band with his dad, Carl, and drummer Nathan Reedy in 2006. Together they recorded an album, Black and White Label.
Johnson and the band added a lead guitar player, Matt Rogers in 2006 and recorded a live album, Live and Rocking, at Shenanigans and Confetti’s Club in Huntsville. Following the release of the album, Johnson’s father quit the band.
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By 2009, Danny Salinas joined the band on bass guitar. Their first professionally produced album, Six Strings One Dream, w as released in September 2009.
Three singles from the album reached the top 10 of the Texas music charts. Following the release of the album, the band added Chris Whitten on fiddle and Jeff Smith on lead guitar. Jody Bartula replaced Whitten on fiddle in 2010.
Cody Johnson’s next album, A Different Day, was released in 2011 and produced by Trent Willmon. Johnson won the 2011 Texas Regional Music Award for New Male Vocalist of the Year. After the win, Johnson left his day job with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to focus on music full-time.
Johnson teamed with Kyle Park in 2012 for the Dancin’ and Drinkin’ at Johnson Park Tour. Also in 2012, Johnson’s band, now composed of Reedy, Smith, Bartula, and bassist Joey Pruski, changed their name to the Rockin’ CJB’s.
His fifth album, Cowboy Like Me, was released on January 14, 2014. The album was Johnson’s second produced by Trent Willmon. It sold 8,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number 25 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 33 on the Billboard 200.
As of 2014, Cody Johnson’s band comprised Smith, Bartula, Pruski, and drummer Miles Stone.
The sixth album, Gotta Be Me, was released on August 5, 2016. The album debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200, and at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 23,000 copies in the US in its first week. It was Johnson’s most successful release yet, achieved without major label support or widespread radio play.
Cody Johnson made Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo history by becoming the first unsigned/independent artist to play to a sold-out crowd on May 15, 2019.
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Johnson’s seventh album, Ain’t Nothin’ to It, was released on January 18, 2019. It includes the single “On My Way to You”, which is his first Top 40 hit on Country Airplay. The album and single were both released via Warner Bros. Records Nashville.
In 2019, Cody Johnson collaborated with Brooks & Dunn on a new version of their hit song “Red Dirt Road” which appears on their album Reboot. Johnson’s eighth album, Human: The Double Album, was released in October 2021.
Wife
Cody Johnson is married to his longtime girlfriend Brandi Johnson, they had their wedding ceremony in the 2000s. His wife is a private person and they have a daughter Clara Mae Johnson. His wife holds an American nationality but her place of birth, age, ethnicity, parents and siblings are unknown to the general public.
Cody Johnson’s net worth
How much is Cody Johnson worth? Cody Johnson net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his career as a singer, songwriter, guitarist and composer. Johnson successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and influential singers in the United States.