BIO

So, by 17, with her acoustic guitar, KC and her mom headed to Nashville to make her dreams of becoming a recording artist a reality. “I just took my guitar and started hitting all the clubs on Broadway asking people if I could sing on stage,” KC adds. One thing led to another, and ultimately she landed an offer to work on Carnival Cruise Lines as a cruise ship performer. “It was supposed to just be a six-month contract but ended up lasting seven years cruising around the world singing for international audiences.’” she says. Having discovered and honed her stage legs young, KC was featured in Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many

Colors” at Dollywood. However, the recording/touring artist life was calling once again, and so KC took another leap of faith. “I moved to Nashville on a whim,” she explains. “I had nowhere to stay. I just packed up all my stuff and took a chance sleeping on friends’ couches and singing on Broadway again. Before I knew it, I started meeting incredible and influential people.” She made her way up the mainstream ladder opening for artists like Luke Bryan, Chris Young, Randy Houser, Trailer Choir and Morgan Wade. KC’s now playing Nashville’s most popular Broadway stages, fairs, festivals and venues around the country.

Then the pandemic began. KC, along with her fellow songwriters and musician friends utilized social media to grow a new audience. They performed live online and galvanizing new fan bases across the globe. They started playing cover songs and soon integrated some of their own material. “With that whole 2020 year, I just started doing TikTok Lives, Facebook Lives, and started meeting people on the internet,” she recalls. “And they were like, ‘Man, we’d love for you to come and do a private party. Then

all of a sudden, we’re doing shows in Norway.’” As the world opened back up, KC continued traveling to perform at various venues and festivals. Songs like “Whiskey Break” and later “Confused” fueled the shape of things to come. She released her digital debut album Thunder in 2022 and released her own whiskey line of the same name a year later.

By 2024, it was game on. “Rodeo Queen” kissed the airwaves, reaching more than 300,000 streams on Spotify alone. “Rodeo Queen” has gained significant traction reaching #28 on Texas Country radio and being recognized as one of the Top 10 songs by the Texas Country Music Association. KC has recently performed at major events like Texas Motor Speedway, Big As Texas Festival, Idaho’s HWY 30 Music Fest and the Grand View Music Festival in Oklahoma. “Texas Country is so much fun,” she says. “It’s very genuine, and I felt like ‘Rodeo Queen’ captured my story and the passion of so many other country music fans.” 

As KC gears up for 2025, new songs and performances will follow. KC Johns is a unique musical force, and as she enters the next phase of her career, her mission remains clear. “I honestly just want to continue going out and meeting wonderful people,” she humbly advises. “I love relating to people through my music.”