The Cliff Wheeler Band released their first album "Wheeler" April first 2017 and soon after became Cumulus Media's 2017 "Nash Next" North Carolina winner, followed up by being Music Mafia Radio's 2017 Artist of the Year First Runner Up. After the release of their second album "To The Bone" in 2018 they were nominated for four Nashville Universe Awards including Rising Star and Songwriter of the Year, MMR's 2018 2nd runner up for Group of the Year, and were nominated for Colonial Media's CCMA Vocal Group of the Year, CCMA Guitarist of the Year (Gary Orlando) and CCMA bassist of the Year (Garret Wheeler). With over ten #1's on indie charts around the world, they are currently touring the south-east US in support of "To the Bone" which was released May 16th of 2018 and has received critical acclaim from music writers world wide.