KIX 10301/11/2025
Keith Urban is parting ways with his longtime guitar player and band leader, Jerry Flowers. Despite the bittersweet nature of this news, Flowers, who has worked with Urban for over 25 years, shared that he is looking forward to this next chapter.
The pair of musicians have been side-by-side watching each other’s careers blossom since 1997 when they formed the Australian-American country music trio, The Ranch. Before disbanding in 1998, the group, consisting of Urban (guitar, keyboards and vocals), Flowers (bass guitar and background vocals) and Peter Clarke (drums and vocals), released a self-titled album via Capitol records and two singles, “Walkin’ the Country” and “Just Some Love.”
Flowers remained a part of Urban’s band once he resumed his solo career and has continued to rock stages across the world with the Australian singer/songwriter. With a “heavy but full heart,” the masterful guitarist took to Instagram to share the news of his departure and reflect on his many years with Urban. In doing so, he revealed that the decision comes as a result of the “Messed Up As Me” singer making a “lineup change” that does not include Flowers.
