{"artistName":"River Road","artistId":123464,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b5a/b5a0afbccef63211632f1e5ed080119b_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b5a/b5a0afbccef63211632f1e5ed080119b_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/b5a/b5a0afbccef63211632f1e5ed080119b_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/b5a/b5a0afbccef63211632f1e5ed080119b_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/b5a/b5a0afbccef63211632f1e5ed080119b_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eRiver Road is an American country music band composed of Tony Ardoin (guitar, vocals), Mike Burch (drums, vocals), Richard Comeaux (steel guitar), Steve Grisaffe (lead vocals, bass guitar), and Charles Ventre (keyboards, vocals). Founded in 1989, the band signed to Capitol Records Nashville in 1997, releasing their self-titled debut album that year and charting three singles on the Billboard country charts, including the top 40 hit \"Nickajack\". By 1998, River Road had transferred to Virgin Records Nashville, charting a fourth single and recording an unreleased album (Somethin' in the Water). Ventre and Grisaffe each began solo careers in the 2000s, but they reunited with Ardoin and Burch in 2011 to release a new extended play. \n History\nRiver Road was formed in 1989 in the state of Louisiana by lead singer and bass guitarist Steve Grisaffe, who had previously played in other bands in Louisiana. Completing the original roster were drummer Eddie Bodin (later replaced by Mike Burch), guitarist/vocalist Tony Ardoin, steel guitarist Richard Comeaux, and keyboardsist Charles Ventre. In 1991, the band placed second in a National Marlboro Country Music Contest, in addition to touring throughout their native Louisiana. Eventually, they were signed to Capitol Records. \nRiver Road's first album, also titled River Road, was released in 1997. Overall, this album produced three chart singles on the Hot Country Songs charts: \"I Broke It, I'll Fix It\", \"Nickajack\" (which entered Top 40), and \"Somebody Will\". The album was co-produced by Scott Hendricks and Gary Nicholson. \nWhen Virgin Records opened its Nashville, Tennessee division in 1998, River Road was transferred to Virgin Nashville, becoming one of the first three acts signed to that division (the other two being singer Julie Reeves and prank caller Roy D. Mercer). While on Virgin, the band began work on its second studio album (2000's Something in the Water), with its lead-off single \"Breathless\" charting as well. Virgin Nashville was dissolved by the end of the year, and Somethin' in the Water was never released, although the title track would become a Top 40 hit for its writer, Jeffrey Steele, when he recorded it a year later. \nBy the end of the year, River Road had disbanded, with both Ventre and Grisaffe pursuing solo careers. Grisaffe released an album titled Current Status in 2001 on an independent label. The band reunited in 2011 to release an extended play on the Star Records label. \n River Road (1997)\nRiver Road\n\nStudio album by River Road\n Released\nJune 13, 1997 (1997-06-13) \n Genre\nCountry \n Length\n33:13 \n Label\nCapitol Nashville \n Producer\nScott Hendricks, \nGary Nicholson \n  Track listing: \n\"Wishful Thinking\" (Michael Henderson, Wally Wilson) - 3:15, \n\"Somebody Will\" (Walt Aldridge, Brad Crisler, Steven Dale Jones) - 2:40, \n\"She Gets to Me\" (Fred Knobloch, Billy Kirsch) - 3:32, \n\"Nickajack\" (Steve Bogard, Matt Maher, Steve Curnutte) - 2:51, \n\"I Broke It, I'll Fix It\" (Buzz Cason, Byron Hill) - 3:30, \n\"Only Young Once\" (Larry Boone, Paul Nelson) - 2:51, \n\"Listen to Her Tears\" (Terry Burns, Susan Longacre, Stephony Smith) - 4:12, \n\"Tears to the Tide\" (Sarah Beth Hooker, Gary Burr, Gary Nicholson) - 3:51, \n\"A Day in the Life\" (Nicholson, Craig Wiseman) - 2:55, \n\"As If You Didn't Know\" (Donnie Fritts, Nicholson) - 3:36, \n Personnel: \nAs listed in liner notes. \n River Road \nTony Ardoin - electric guitar, background vocals, \nMike Burch - drums, background vocals, \nRichard Comeaux - pedal steel guitar, \nSteve Grisaffe - bass guitar, lead vocals, \nCharles Ventre - keyboards, background vocals, \n Additional musicians \nBruce Bouton - lap steel guitar, \nJ.T. Corenflos - electric guitar, \nChad Cromwell - drums, \nLarry Franklin - fiddle, \nPaul Franklin - pedal steel guitar, \nBob Glaub - bass guitar, \nMike Henderson - electric guitar, \nDann Huff - electric guitar, \nJohn Jorgenson - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, \nSteve Nathan - piano, Hammond organ, strings, \nMichael Spriggs - acoustic guitar, \n Singles\nYear\nSingle\nPeak chart, \npositions\nAlbum\n US Country\nCAN Country\n 1997 \n\"I Broke It, I'll Fix It\"\n48 \n95 \nRiver Road \n \"Nickajack\"\n37 \n27 \n 1998 \n\"Somebody Will\"\n51 \n84 \n 2000 \n\"Breathless\"\n45 \n-- \nSomethin' in the Water \n 2001 \n\"'Til Now\"\n-- \n-- \n 2011 \n\"Good Things\"\n-- \n-- \nRiver Road EP \n \"Something I Can Wrap My Arms Around\"\n-- \n-- \n \"--\" denotes releases that did not chart \n  Music videos\nYear\nVideo\nDirector\n 1997 \n\"I Broke It, I'll Fix It\"\nMartin Kahan \n \"Nickajack\"\nMichael Merriman \n 2000 \n\"Breathless\"\nEric Welch\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/River+Road","playStationPath":"/stations/283947658/play","stationId":283947658,"bioPath":"/music/River+Road/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Ash+Bowers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7c5/7c5296212d593d8e818e66dcedbdb39e_md.jpg","artistName":"Ash Bowers","artistId":55219,"station_id":259291035},{"musicPath":"/music/Whiskey+Falls","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/440/440c5fc99f9a3a434345845539e225d4_md.jpg","artistName":"Whiskey Falls","artistId":11176,"station_id":115706143},{"musicPath":"/music/Bradley+Gaskin","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3be/3be702fb5ee1fe10ec33692bcf453733_md.jpg","artistName":"Bradley Gaskin","artistId":90692,"station_id":272678856},{"musicPath":"/music/Victoria+Banks","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5d4/5d45dc5519726147eec42ab7865a27a7_md.jpg","artistName":"Victoria Banks","artistId":111495,"station_id":282283478},{"musicPath":"/music/LoCash+Cowboys","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4d3/4d3553186626eddc678db2fca8e7dd0b_md.jpg","artistName":"LoCash Cowboys","artistId":55242,"station_id":259312321},{"musicPath":"/music/Stealing+Angels","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5cf/5cfd2ffdd25ac831041112a3e0e72f19_md.jpg","artistName":"Stealing Angels","artistId":138471,"station_id":287828742},{"musicPath":"/music/Michelle+Wright","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a90/a904e5c5256063f33e9ff9cb401be5e3_md.jpg","artistName":"Michelle Wright","artistId":118727,"station_id":283254084},{"musicPath":"/music/Jacob+Lyda","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/96a/96adf692c931f89dcd65fcff51d241b6_md.jpg","artistName":"Jacob Lyda","artistId":90694,"station_id":272678858},{"musicPath":"/music/Steel+Magnolia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d28/d28988df94359c02b130b949f0d649f8_md.jpg","artistName":"Steel Magnolia","artistId":52433,"station_id":245911357},{"musicPath":"/music/Tammy+Cochran","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/443/4439daf6a57064f949eb27ec5ac07afb_md.jpg","artistName":"Tammy Cochran","artistId":74976,"station_id":266080432},{"musicPath":"/music/Blake+Wise","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fb4/fb41b64785b43e8132b1a679679327eb_md.jpg","artistName":"Blake Wise","artistId":13487,"station_id":113551737},{"musicPath":"/music/Randy+Montana","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3b3/3b3a0d34d2f8465f9c79cec6ea2e6182_md.jpg","artistName":"Randy Montana","artistId":55245,"station_id":259329180},{"musicPath":"/music/Rio+Grand","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/91c/91c8bdd48c6555842b2b1c5d91684f4c_md.jpg","artistName":"Rio Grand","artistId":13316,"station_id":114752829},{"musicPath":"/music/Troy+Olsen","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6e7/6e7f53753d27ec0d1e60fb4843b580f2_md.jpg","artistName":"Troy Olsen","artistId":65599,"station_id":263886088},{"musicPath":"/music/Ashley+Gearing","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/627/627085a6b46b1229dd39bda06e346138_md.jpg","artistName":"Ashley Gearing","artistId":83944,"station_id":269167511},{"musicPath":"/music/Matt+Stillwell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cfa/cfa67c8dabf8b1edf9a8cee0ab106ccb_md.jpg","artistName":"Matt Stillwell","artistId":117120,"station_id":283168342},{"musicPath":"/music/Jypsi","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/acf/acfe59f778894717f3cd027d451f9158_md.jpg","artistName":"Jypsi","artistId":126717,"station_id":284428562},{"musicPath":"/music/Glen+Templeton","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4d9/4d95fdd9dd13a97ff079ee1aa6506b86_md.jpg","artistName":"Glen Templeton","artistId":213892,"station_id":340681915}]}