Hailing from Tuscaloosa, Ala., Restless Road’s Garrett Nichols brings a sweet and silky tone to the band since joining in 2015. Despite his passion for baseball growing up, his passion for music bled through due to his dad’s influence and artists like Kenny Chesney, Hunter Hayes, Dan + Shay, Keith Urban and Toby Keith.
After auditioning for American Idol at 16 years old, Nichols went home to continue pursuing music before fellow band members Zach Beeken and Colton Pack discovered his singing videos on YouTube and asked him to join the band after their time on X Factor, completing the trio of Restless Road. Nichols had been watching the season of X Factor and was a fan of what Beeken and Pack were creating, making his decision an easy one when asked to join the group. Fast forward to present day, Nichols is a husband and soon to be girl dad, with his wife expecting in July 2025.