Wade Bowen
| Wade Bowen | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Waco, Texas |
| Genres | Country, Red Dirt, Texas Country |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | BNA, Columbia |
| Associated acts |
Cross Canadian Ragweed Randy Rogers Band Brandon Rhyder |
| Website | http://wadebowen.com |
Wade Bowen is an American Texas Country/Red Dirt singer from Waco, Texas.
Bowen was a member of the band West 84 with friend Matt Miller until 2001 when he left the group to pursue a solo career.[1] He released his first album in 2002, Try Not To Listen, which became a regional hit in Texas.[2] He released his first live album in 2003, followed by studio albums Lost Hotel in 2006 and If We Ever Make It Home in 2008.[3] On November 21, 2009 Bowen recorded his second live album at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth. The album was released on April 27, 2010 as a CD/DVD combo.[4]
Bowen released his fourth studio album, The Given, in 2010.[1] It was his first on a major label, Sony imprint BNA Records, though he returned to releasing music independently after BNA closed.[1] He released a self-titled studio album in 2014, followed by a duets album in 2015 with singer Randy Rogers of the Randy Rogers Band, titled Hold My Beer Vol. 1.[1] Bowen's next album was Then Sings My Soul: Songs for My Mother, a solo gospel influenced studio release.[1]
Personal life
Bowen is the brother-in-law of Cross Canadian Ragweed frontman Cody Canada[5] and is a graduate of Texas Tech University, where he was a member of the Epsilon Nu chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity.[6]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US Folk | US Heat | US Indie | |||
| Try Not to Listen |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| The Blue Light Live |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Lost Hotel |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| If We Ever Make It Home |
|
29 | 176 | — | 2 | — | |
| Live at Billy Bob's Texas |
|
41 | — | — | 16 | 50 | |
| The Given |
|
9 | 44 | — | — | — | |
| Wade Bowen[7] |
|
9 | 47 | — | — | 8 |
|
| Hold My Beer, Vol. 1 (with Randy Rogers) |
|
4 | 37 | — | — | 3 |
|
| Then Sings My Soul: Songs for My Mother |
|
18 | — | — | — | 14 |
|
| Watch This (with Randy Rogers) |
|
21 | — | 8 | — | 19 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 2011 | "Saturday Night" | 39 | The Given |
| 2012 | "To Live Is to Fly" | — | |
| 2013 | "Songs About Trucks" | — | N/A |
| 2014 | "When I Woke Up Today" | — | Wade Bowen |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "God Bless This Town" | Matheson Muir |
| 2009 | "Trouble" | Evan Kaufmann |
| 2012 | "Saturday Night" (Acoustic) | |
| 2013 | "Songs About Trucks"[11] | Rose/Weems |
| 2015 | "Standards" (with Randy Rogers)[12] | The Edde Brothers |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Wade Bowen Biography".
- ↑ "Biography".
- ↑ "Wade Bowen: If We Ever Make It Home Review".
- ↑ "WADE BOWEN GEARS UP FOR "LIVE AT BILLY BOB'S" ALBUM AND DVD ON NOV. 21, 2009".
- ↑ "Galleywinter Interview with Cody Canada".
- ↑ "Wade Bowen on CMT.com".
- ↑ Hudak, Joseph (August 22, 2014). "Texas Star Wade Bowen Announces New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ↑ Matt Bjorke (January 21, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For January 21, 2015". Roughstock.
- ↑ Matt Bjorke (May 6, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For May 6, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (March 28, 2016). "Country Album Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Wade Bowen : Songs About Trucks". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen : Standards". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 30, 2015.