South 65
| South 65 | |
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| Origin | U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 1997–2001 |
| Labels | Atlantic Nashville |
| Associated acts | Rio Grand |
| Past members | Jerimy Pat Koeltzow Lance Aaron Leslie Brenton "Brent" Michael Parker Stephen Phillip Parker Alfred "Doug" Douglas Urie |
| South Sixty-Five | |
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| Studio album by South 65 | |
| Released | December 1, 1998 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 36:17 |
| Label | Atlantic Nashville |
| Producer | Delious, Anthony L. Smith |
| Dream Large | |
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| Studio album by South 65 | |
| Released | May 1, 2001 |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | Atlantic Nashville |
| Producer | Bobby Huff (tracks 1, 3, 8); Buddy Cannon and Norro Wilson (tracks 2, 4-7, 9, 10) |
South 65 (also spelled South Sixty-Five) was an American country music boy band. The group was composed of vocalists Lance Leslie, Brent Parker, Stephen Parker, Jerimy Koeltzow, and Doug Urie. Between 1997 and its disbanding in 2001, South 65 charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, in addition to recording two albums on Atlantic Records. In 2006, former vocalist Lance Leslie founded another group called Rio Grand.
Delious Kennedy, a member of the R&B group All-4-One, wanted to form a boy band for country music. He first picked brothers Brenton and Stephen Parker, and later held a nationwide talent search to find the other three members. All five members were in place by 1997. Delious and Anthony L. Smith produced the band's 1998 self-titled debut album, which reached a peak of No. 70 on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts. Its singles included "A Random Act of Senseless Kindness," "No Easy Goodbye," and "Baby's Got My Number," which respectively reached No. 55, No. 56 and No. 60 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. In 2000, the band released "Love Bug (Bite Me)," which reached No. 72 on that chart and never appeared on an album.
South 65 released its second and final album for Atlantic Nashville in 2001. Titled Dream Large, the album went to No. 63 on the country albums charts. Bobby Huff produced three tracks, and Buddy Cannon and Norro Wilson produced the other seven. This album included a cover of Charlie Rich's 1973 Number One hit "The Most Beautiful Girl," which South 65 took to No. 54 on the country charts. After the album's release, the members of South 65 parted ways due to the closure of Atlantic Records' Nashville division. Urie began a solo career, while Leslie joined Rio Grand, which he has since left.
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