Joe Nichols

===1999–2003: ''Man with a Memory''===
In 1999, Nichols met [[Brent Rowan]], a [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] session guitarist who helped him land a recording contract with Universal South Records (which became [[Show Dog Nashville|Show Dog-Universal Music]] in December 2009). July 2002 was the release of his second album, entitled ''[[Man with a Memory]]''. Its lead-off single, "[[The Impossible (song)|The Impossible]]", became a No.&nbsp;3 hit on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now [[Hot Country Songs]]) charts, and was declared by ''Billboard'' as the tenth most-played country song of 2003.<ref name="allmusic"/> The same year, his debut album was re-issued under the title ''Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other''.<ref name="allmusic"/>

''Man with a Memory'' earned Nichols a Top New Male Vocalist award from the Academy of Country Music, as well as three [[Grammy Award]] nominations and platinum certification from the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="allmusic"/> Its second single, "[[Brokenheartsville]]", became his first No.&nbsp;1 hit on the ''Billboard'' country charts in 2003, while "[[She Only Smokes When She Drinks]]" and "Cool to Be a Fool" both reached Top 20.<ref name="allmusic"/> Also in 2003, Nichols received the [[Country Music Association]]'s Horizon Award.<ref name="whitburn"/>