Known as "Lady Antebellum" for their first 14 years, on June 11, 2020, the trio changed their name to "Lady A" as part of a movement to renounce imagery associated with slavery (a day earlier, NASCAR banned Confederate flags at races). They explained in a statement: "When we set out together almost 14 years ago, we named our band after the southern 'antebellum' style home where we took our first photos. As musicians, it reminded us of all the music born in the south that influenced us... Southern Rock, Blues, R&B, Gospel and of course Country. But we are regretful and embarrassed to say that we did not take into account the associations that weigh down this word referring to the period of history before The Civil War, which includes slavery."
The Lady Antebellum name came from when the trio were taking pictures to put on their MySpace page in Franklin, Tennessee, where there are plenty of historic antebellum homes. (The antebellum architectural style describes the large plantation homes in the American South). The trio thought "antebellum" was a cool word and stuck "lady" in front of it.
Charles Kelley is the younger brother of singer-songwriter Josh Kelley. As kids, the Kelley brothers did everything together. When Josh started playing guitar, Charles made a little makeshift drum kit.
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