Lady antebellum charles kelley biography

American country music group

For the Seattle-based singer Anita White, see Lady A (singer).

"Lady Antebellum" redirects here. For the group's debut album, see Lady Antebellum (album).

Lady A, known until 2020 as Lady Antebellum,^[1] is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006.

The group is composed of Hillary Scott (lead and background vocals), Charles Kelley (lead and background vocals, guitar), and Dave Haywood (lead and background vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin).

Lady antebellum charles kelley biography

Scott is the daughter of country music singer Linda Davis, and Kelley is the brother of pop singer Josh Kelley. The band abbreviated the name to "Lady A" in June 2020 during the George Floyd protests in an attempt to blunt the name's associations with slavery and the Antebellum South, inadvertently causing a dispute with Black blues and gospel singer Anita White, who had been using the name Lady A for more than 20 years.

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