Josh Abbott Band is a Lubbock-based Texas country band consisting of Josh Abbott (vocals, guitar), Austin Davis (banjo), Preston Wait (violin, guitar, steel), Edward Villanueva (drums), Caleb Keeter (guitar), David Fralin (keys/mandolin), and Jimmy Hartman (bass guitar, harmony vocals).
Josh Abbott established the band in 2006 in Lubbock, Texas, while attending Texas Tech University and being a member of the Phi Delta Theta Texas Epsilon chapter. He formed the band with fraternity members Austin Davis, Neel Huey, and Andrew Hurt while in graduate school. In 2007, the band released a four-song demo, including “Taste,” with fiddler Preston Wait, and began touring in 2008. Huey and Hurt left to explore other opportunities, while Preston Wait and Eddie Villanueva formally joined. The band then released their debut album, “Scapegoat,” in 2008. Caleb Keeter and James Hertless joined in 2010, and Hertless left in 2018.
Josh Abbott Band released their fifth studio album, “Till My Voice Runs Out,” on August 18, 2017, which featured a string and horn section. The string and horn sections were also used on the “Till My Voice Runs Out” national tour. “Till My Voice Goes Out” is an eclectic album formed from Abbott’s life events, ranging from the birth of his daughter to the unexpected and devastating death of his father one month into the record-making process, all weaved together with stunning strings and horns.