Just the Way
Parmalee and Blanco Brown
2021
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About Parmalee
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Parmalee is a country band from North Carolina whose recording lineup combined brothers Matt and Scott Thomas with Barry Knox and Josh McSwain. Matt supplied lead vocals and guitar, Scott played drums, Knox handled bass, and McSwain added guitar and keyboards. Carolina became an early signature recording. Later repertoire included Take My Name, Girl in Mine and Gonna Love You, alongside the explicitly shared collaboration Just the Way with singer Blanco Brown.
Artist background sources
Parmalee - Grand Ole Opry biography
Read North Carolina identity, named recording lineup and instrumental roles, early Carolina and subsequent repertoire, with Blanco Brown explicitly retained as collaborator. Current member assertions, proposed album/tour dates and commercial statistics are omitted. Unverified parmalee.org ticket-marketing biographies were not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
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Retained annual-list context
Just the Way by Parmalee and Blanco Brown is included in the 2021 annual collection. The cited US year-end table lists it at number 88. A documented songwriting inspiration has not been established for this record; this is chart context, not a creative-origin account.
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Billboard year-end 2021 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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Billboard year-end 2021 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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