Mark Wills

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Mark Wills
Background information
Born	August 8, 1973
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee
Genre(s)	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals

Mark Wills (born Daryl Mark Williams on August 8, 1973) is a country singer. He is probably most notable for his Country #1 hit, "19 Something", which topped the charts from January 11 to February 15, 2003 and was the most played song on country radio for that year. He is also well-known for his other big hits, such as "Don't Laugh At Me," "Lovin' Every Minute," "Wish You Were Here," "Back At One," "Jacob's Ladder," and "When You Think of Me."

On August 30th, 2005, Wills presented a guitar to U.S. President George W. Bush at a Navy base in California. A picture of Bush strumming the guitar exacerbated claims that the president was acting irresponsibly during the Hurricane Katrina disaster. [1]

Wills recently signed with Clint Black's label, Equity Records. His first single for the label, "Hank," failed to take off after radio stations refused to play it because of the 'pot smoking hillbilly' line. Wills is due to release his first album for the label in 2007.