Chuck Wicks

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Chuck Wicks

Background information
Birth name Charles Elliott Wicks
Origin Smyrna, Delaware, USA[1][2]
Genre(s) Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 2007-present
Label(s) RCA Nashville
Website ChuckWicks.com

Chuck Wicks (born Charles Elliott Wicks in Smyrna, Delaware[2]) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He was one of the participants on the American reality/soap series Nashville, which aired on Fox Networks for two episodes before its cancellation in mid-2007.[3] In late 2007, he signed to RCA Nashville Records as a recording artist, with his debut single "Stealing Cinderella" being released in September of that year;[3] it served as the lead-off to his debut album Starting Now, which was released in January 2008.

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[edit] Musical career

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Chuck Wicks was raised on a potato farm in the community of Smyrna, Delaware.[4] Wanting to pursue a career in country music, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee after graduating from college in 2002.[2] He then began to hone his songwriting skills, penning more than one hundred songs per year at one point; one of his songs, "Lead Me On", was cut by Steve Holy on his 2006 album Brand New Girlfriend. Eventually, Wicks caught the attention of RCA Records executives, who signed him to a recording contract in 2007.

While he was working on his debut album, Wicks was also picked as a cast member for Fox Networks' short-lived reality TV series Nashville. Due to poor ratings, however, Nashville was cancelled after its second episode.

RCA then released Wicks' debut single, a ballad entitled "Stealing Cinderella"; he debuted the song at his first Grand Ole Opry appearance in August 2007.[1][5] The single produced the biggest debut for any new country artist in all of 2007, with fifty-two of the stations on Billboard's survey adding it in its first official week of airplay.[6][7] Shortly after the song's release, University of Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer heard it; Fulmer said the song "hit (him) like a ton of bricks," so he contacted Wicks, arranging a private performance at his daughter Courtney's wedding.[6] "Stealing Cinderella" has since gone on to become the fastest-rising single for a new country act in all of 2007;[8] it can be found on Wicks' debut album, Starting Now, which was released January 22, 2008.[9] The album's title track was released in May 2008 as its second single.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Album Chart Positions
US Country US 200
2008 Starting Now 7 24

[edit] Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
US Country US Hot 100 US Pop 100 CAN Country CAN Hot 100
2007 "Stealing Cinderella" 5 56 99 11 81 Starting Now
2008 "All I Ever Wanted"A 36
  • A Current single.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Cheeseman, Ali (2007-8-21). Smyrna native rising Nashville country star. DelawareState News. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  2. ^ a b c Jeffries, David. Chuck Wicks biography. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
  3. ^ a b Chuck Wicks. BuddyTV.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  4. ^ Chuck Wicks. Great American Country. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  5. ^ Chuck Wicks Kicks Off Whirlwind Weekend with Grand Ole Opry Debut. RCA Records (2007-8-21). Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  6. ^ a b Chuck Wicks performs "Stealing Cinderella" at wedding of UT coach's daughter. Country Standard Time (2007-10-01). Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
  7. ^ Chuck Wicks debut single. Country Standard Time (2007-09-17). Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
  8. ^ Chuck Wicks achieves fastest rising single from debut artist. Country Standard Time (2007-12-17). Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
  9. ^ Chuck Wicks biography. CMT.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.

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