Joe Nichols

==Biography==
Joe Nichols was born and raised in [[Rogers, Arkansas]].<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|year=2008|page=299|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref> He was the second son born to Michael Curtis Nichols (May 29, 1956 - July 16, 2002) and Robin Larson Nichols.  Joe has an older brother Michael Curtis Jr. and two younger sisters, Kelli Francis and Lacey Nichols.  His father, who worked as a [[trucker]], also played [[bass guitar]] in local country bands; eventually, Nichols himself found work in a local [[rock music|rock]] band, before taking a job as a country [[disc jockey]].<ref name="allmusic"/> Nichols has stated that his father is part [[Cherokee descent|Cherokee]] and his mother is part [[Comanche]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Shelburne | first = Craig | title = Joe Nichols Stakes His Claim With 'The Impossible' | publisher = cmt.com | url = http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1456431/joe-nichols-stakes-his-claim-with-the-impossble.jhtml | access-date = 2009-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inland360.com/lewiston-moscow/life-as-a-country-song-joe-nichols-returns-to-the-l-c-valley/Content?oid=11373400 |title=Life as a country song: Joe Nichols returns to the L-C Valley |publisher=Indland 360 |accessdate=2023-01-30}}</ref>