Soul / R&B · Nashville, TN

Louis York

Original composers of the 21st century

Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony left the hit factory behind to build Weirdo Workshop and make records on their own terms. Their sound blends soul, gospel, orchestral pop and live-room grit.

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I Found a Home

Single · August 20, 2026

The newest transmission from Louis York — soul, strings and a chorus built for a room full of people.

Songs with Friends

Album · August 30, 2024

Collaborations cut live with the people Louis York loves playing with most.

American Griots

Album · September 2019

The debut full-length: storytelling records built on live instrumentation and gospel-sized arrangements.

Masterpiece Theater: Act III

EP · October 6, 2017

The closing act of the trilogy — holiday soul, a commercial break and a heartbreak record.

Masterpiece Theater: Act II

EP · 2016

Act II: swagger, horns and the sharpest writing of the trilogy.

Masterpiece Theater: Act I

EP · 2015

Where it started: Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony step out front for the first time.

Louis York merch

American Griots LP

180g black vinyl with insert.

Songs with Friends LP

Limited pressing of 500.