A show-stopping vocalist and sharp songwriter, Nick Norman brings humor, heart, southern storytelling, and soulful swagger to the country genre. It's a sound that began taking shape in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, where Nick grew up listening to a soundtrack of home state heroes — including Edwin McCain and Hootie & the Blowfish — and icons like Stevie Wonder and The Band. He soaked it all up, mixing the rootsy sounds of the FM dial with the awe-inspiring power of the gospel singers he'd hear every Sunday morning at the local church.
A lifelong friend and collaborator of country star Lee Brice, Nick began recording songs as a teenager, working inside a makeshift studio that he constructed with Lee in the pump house of a local church camp. He later moved south to Key West, where he established himself as one of the area's strongest draws. Even so, it was his newest album that brought him back to Nashville, where Nick recorded a batch of raw, rootsy songs — including several tracks co-written with his childhood friend, Lee — in Zac Brown's Southern Ground Studio. Produced by Lee Brice, Rob Hatch, and Elisha Hoffman (Steven Tyler, Loving Mary), the album isn't just Nick's strongest effort to date; it's also the first release on Pump House Records.
Nick Norman released his self-titled album in May of 2021. His latest single, “Gypsies, Thieves, Jokers and Me” — out now — can be heard on Sirius XM’s Channel 57, Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Radio.
“Everyone down there has a story of why they are there. I mean, there is a great group of locals from there, but the folks that have come to town…everyone has a story” explains Nick during an interview for his album docuseries - found here. “That song is just a cool connection to Key West.”