Cody Johnson Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Cody Daniel Johnson
Nickname(s)	CoJo
Profession	Singer, Songwriter
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	6' (183 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Medium Copper Golden Blonde
Career
Debut	Album: Black and White Label (2006)
Awards	• 2024: Album of the Year award at the 58th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards held in Nashville, Tennessee for the album, Leather • 2023: CMT Performance of the Year Award at the CMT Music Awards held in Austin, Texas • 2023: Best New Country Artist Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards held in Los Angeles • 2022: Music Video of the Year award at the 56th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards held in Nashville, Tennessee for the music video of song 'Til You Can't • 2022: Single of the Year award at the 56th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards held in Nashville, Tennessee for the song 'Til You Can't • 2022: Male Video of the Year Award at the CMT Music Awards held in Nashville, Tennessee for the song 'Til You Can't • 2022: CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year at the CMT Music Awards held in Nashville, Tennessee for the song Dear Rodeo • 2011: New Male Vocalist of the Year Award at the Texas Regional Radio Music Award for the album A Different Day
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 May 1987 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	37 Years
Birthplace	Sebastopol, Trinity County, Texas
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Signature
Nationality	American
Hometown	Huntsville, Texas
School	Groveton Jr-Sr High School, Groveton, Texas
Educational Qualification	High School Pass
Religion	Christianity
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Horse riding
Tattoo(s)	• Upper Back: A Cross • Right hand (back): CJB, CoJo logo • Right Forearm: Word- Native ETX, Leaves • Right Upper Arm: Sun, Rose Flower, names (Brandi, Clara Mae, Cori Nicole), Blueberry, Jasmine flower • Right Chest: Cowboy hat • Left Chest: Red-bricked Texas • Right foot: A line
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Brandi Johnson
Marriage Date	Year, 2008
Family
Wife/Spouse	Brandi Johnson
Children	Daughter(s)- 2 • Clara Mae • Cori Nicole
Parents	Father- Carl Johnson Mother- Sheila Johnson
Favourites
Food	Grandmother's Banana Pudding
Singer(s)	George Strait, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Ford F-350 (1995)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Cody Johnson

• Cody Johnson belongs to a musically inclined family and learned to play various musical instruments from his father at a young age.
  

  Cody Johnson as a young child

• He initially performed at his church and with amateur music bands in his school.

• At 14, he began bull riding and was trained by a vocational agricultural (vo-ag) instructor, Mr Larry Fortenbury, who later became one of his life mentors. His career goal then was to participate in the National Finals Rodeo (a rodeo competition by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys’ Association or PRCA).

• After hearing him sing, his English teacher encouraged him to pursue music as his career.

• He worked as a chain gang overseer at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Huntsville, where his father worked.

• In 2006, he formed a music band, Cody Johnson Band (CJB), with his father as one of the team members.

• Though his wife saw him first at a Future Farmers of America (FFA) event when she was 14 and he was 17, they started dating four years later when they met at a bar, Shenanigans and Confetti’s Club, where he used to perform.

• In 2009, he released the album Six Strings One Dream, and three of its singles were popular and reached the top 10 of the Texas music charts.
  

  Cody Johnson on the poster of his album Six Strings One Dream

• In 2011, after the release of his popular album, A Different Day, he quit his job at the prison facility and became a full-time musician. His wife Brandi and the prison warden played a major role in encouraging his musical career.

• Some of his other albums include Gotta Be Me (2016), Ain’t Nothin’ to It (2019), and Leather (2023).

• According to him, he wrote the song, The Painter, from the album Leather as a tribute to his wife, Brandi.

• He collaborated with singer Carrie Underwood on the song “I’m Gonna Love You” from the album Leather.
  

  Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood during the making of the music video I’m Gonna Love You

• He likes fishing and hunting and often his family accompanies him in these activities.
  

  Cody Johnson during a fishing trip

• He supports various charity causes, including education, housing, health, empowerment in employment, and fighting human trafficking. He plays a major role in an annual event set up in his name, The CoJo- Cody Johnson Championship, which involves roping, golf, and a gala to raise funds for various non-profit organisations, such as the Different Day Foundation.
  

  Cody Johnson (middle) with the roping champions of the Cojo event