John Wesley Ryles
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| John Wesley Ryles | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | John Wesley Ryles I |
| Born | December 2, 1950 |
| Origin | Bastrop, Louisiana, USA |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Guitar |
| Years active | 1968-1971, 1976-present |
| Label(s) | Columbia Plantation ABC/Dot MCA |
John Wesley Ryles (born December 2, 1950 in Bastrop, Louisiana[1]) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He made his national debut in 1968 with the release of his single "Kay", a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) charts, and the title track to his debut album for Columbia Records. Although Ryles recorded four more studio albums and charted more than twenty additional singles over the next two decades, only one of his singles — 1977's "Once in a Lifetime Thing" — peaked any higher than his debut.[1]
Since the release of his last single in 1988, Ryles has served primarily as a session guitarist, background vocalist, and demo singer.[1]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Label | US Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Kay | Columbia | 22 |
| 1971 | Reconsider Me | Plantation | |
| 1977 | John Wesley Ryles | ABC/Dot | 39 |
| 1978 | Shine on Me | ABC | |
| 1978 | Love's Sweet Pain | ABC | |
| 1979 | Let the Night Begin | MCA | |
| 2007 | Josh Vogel's Country Blues (w/ Dana Hunt & Tim Ruppert) | Joshua S. Vogel |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | US Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | "Kay"A, B | 9 | Kay |
| 1969 | "Heaven Below"B | 55 | |
| 1970 | "The Weakest Kind of Man"B | 57 | |
| "I've Just Been Wasting My Time"B | 17 | ||
| 1971 | "Reconsider Me" | 39 | Reconsider Me |
| 1976 | "Tell It Like It Is" | 83 | John Wesley Ryles |
| "When a Man Loves a Woman" | 72 | ||
| 1977 | "Fool" | 18 | |
| "Once in a Lifetime Thing" | 5 | ||
| 1978 | "Shine on Me (The Sun Still Shines When It Rains)" | 13 | Shine on Me |
| "Easy" | 63 | ||
| "Kay" (re-release) | 50 | Shine on Me | |
| "Someday You Will" | 45 | Love's Sweet Pain | |
| 1979 | "Love Ain't Made for Fools" | 33 | |
| "Liberated Woman" | 14 | Let the Night Begin | |
| "You Are Always on My Mind" | 20 | ||
| 1980 | "Perfect Strangers" | 24 | |
| "May I Borrow Some Sugar from You" | 52 | ||
| "Cheater's Trap" | 54 | ||
| 1981 | "Somewhere to Come When It Rains" | 80 | |
| "Mathilda" | 78 | ||
| 1982 | "We've Got to Start Meeting Like This" | 76 | |
| "Just Once" | 80 | ||
| 1984 | "She Took It Too Well" | 78 | |
| 1987 | "Midnight Blue" | 36 | |
| "Louisiana Rain" | 20 | ||
| 1988 | "Nobody Knows" | 53 |
- A"Kay" also peaked at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- BCredited to John Wesley Ryles I.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Brennan, Sandra. John Wesley Ryles biography. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
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