Rhett Walker Band is a Southern rock and Christian rock band from Nashville. The band released their debut studio album under the Essential Records label on July 10, 2012, called Come to the River. The band's debut single, "When Mercy Found Me", achieved placement on Christian music charts.
Rhett Walker Band announced they were discontinuing in 2016. In 2017, Walker re-signed with Essential Records.
Background Rhett Walker Band frontman Rhett Walker is a preacher's kid from Aiken, South Carolina. The band formed in 2011 and consisted of Rhett Walker as well as Kenny Davis who played drums, the guitarist Joe Kane, and bassist Kevin Whitsett.
The band released their debut single "When Mercy Found Me" on April 23, 2012, and reached No.5 on the Christian AC Indicator & AC Monitored chart September 2012. This song was written by Rhett Walker and Jeff Pardo. "When Mercy Found Me" was nominated for a Grammy on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song.
The band's debut album Come to the River released on July 10, 2012, by Essential Records. Walker said they wrote 50 songs while coming up with songs for the record.
The band's second album, Here's to the Ones, was released on October 14, 2014, through Essential Records.
Discography Albums Year Album Peak chart positions US USChrist. USHeat. 2012 Come to the River Released: July 10, 2012 Label: Essential Format: CD, Digital download — 9 154 2014 Here's to the Ones Released: October 14, 2014 Label: Essential Format: CD, Digital download 183 12 — 2020 Good To Me Rhett Walker solo album Released: March 27, 2020 Label: Essential/Provident Formats: CD, digital download — 49 — 2024 Days That We Dreamed Of Rhett Walker solo album Released: August 9, 2024 Label: BEC Recordings Formats: CD, digital download — — —
EPs Year EP Peak chart positions USChrist. 2012The Other Sides Released: December 14, 2012 Label: Essential — 2018Rhett Walker Band Released: August 10, 2018 Label: Essential 43 2021Gospel Song Released: August 27, 2021 Label: Essential — 2025Christmas Mixtape Released: November 28, 2025 Label: BEC Recordings —
Singles Year Title Chart peak positions AlbumUS Christ.USChrist.AirplayUSChrist. AC 2012 "When Mercy Found Me" 15 15 Come to the River "O Come O Come Emmanuel" 46 — non-album single 2013 "Come to the River" 20 23 Come to the River 2014 "Broken Man" — 46 — Here's to the Ones 2015 "Love Like Jesus" — 47 — 2017 "I Surrender" — 50 — non-album single 2018 "Say Hello" — 45 — Rhett Walker Band (EP) 2019 "Believer" 7 7 7 Good To Me "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" — — — non-album single 2021 "Goodness of God" — 42 — non-album single "Gospel Song" 2 2 2 Gospel Song (EP) 2022 "All Joy No Stress" — 23 — Gospel Song (EP) "Family Is Family" — — — non-album single 2023 "Man on the Middle Cross" — — — Days That We Dreamed Of "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" — — — 2024 "Somebody Say Amen" — — — "Days That We Dreamed Of" — — — 2025 "Look At God" — — — non-album single "Carol of the Bells" — — — Christmas Mixtape (EP)
Awards GMA Dove Awards Year Award Nominee Result 2013Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year Come to the River Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year "When Mercy Found Me" New Artist of the Year Rhett Walker Band
Grammys Year Award Nominee Result 2013CCM Song of the Year "When Mercy Found Me"
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WEQP Interview