Breaking Southwest
Breaking Southwest | |
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| Origin | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 2010-2016 |
| Label | Nash |
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Breaking Southwest was an American country music group from Dallas, Texas. The group consisted of Kent Bell (lead vocals, guitar), Kyle Gaston (vocals, guitar), and Lauren Hall (vocals, fiddle). After winning a 2015 competition held by Cumulus Media, the group released one single for Big Machine Records' Nash imprint in 2015.
Musical career
Breaking Southwest was founded in 2010 in Dallas, Texas. Vocalists and guitarists Kyle Gaston and Kent Bell met through a mutual friend and began performing together throughout the state, with fiddle player and vocalist Lauren Hall joining them in 2014.[1] A year later, they entered the NASH Next competition, a battle of the bands held by Cumulus Media and Big Machine Records at the former Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tennessee. After winning the competition, the trio was signed to Big Machine's Nash imprint.[1][2][3]
Their only release for Nash was "Ghost Town", written by Jonathan Singleton and Josh Thompson and produced by Julian Raymond.[2] The song charted for eight weeks on Billboard Country Airplay, peaking at number 52.[4] They also recorded the track "Rubber on This Road" for the soundtrack of NASCAR '15.[5]
References
- ^ a b Chris Roark (April 17, 2016). "Breaking through". The Courier Gazette. pp. 3A. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ a b "Breaking Southwest stages "Ghost Town" welcome". Country Standard Time. March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ Jessica Nicholson (December 7, 2015). "NASH Next Label Signs First Artist, Breaking Southwest". MusicRow. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
- ^ "NASCAR '15". Tidal. Retrieved 9 March 2026.