Sixwire

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Sixwire
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre(s) Country
Years active 2002-present
Label(s) Warner Bros. Nashville
Associated acts Tim McGraw
Phil Vassar
Website http://www.sixwire.com
Members
Andy Childs
Robb Houston
John Howard
Steve Mandile
Chuck Tilley

Sixwire is an American country music group from Nashville, Tennessee. The group is composed of Andy Childs (guitar, piano, vocals), Robb Houston (guitar, vocals), John Howard (bass guitar), Steve Mandile (guitar, vocals), and Chuck Tilley (drums, percussion); the name Sixwire was inspired by the six strings, or wires, on an acoustic guitar.[1]

Before the band's formation, Andy Childs recorded for RCA Nashville from 1993 to 1994, releasing a self-titled debut album and charting three singles on the country music charts. In addition, Steve Mandile co-wrote singles for Phil Vassar and Tim McGraw.

Formed in 2000, the band was signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2002.[1] Their debut single, "Look At Me Now", peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart.[2] Their self-titled, self-written and self produced album Sixwire peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart for 2002. [3].

In 2007 Sixwire tried out for Fox's reality show The Next Great American Band and finished runner-up.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Andy Childs

Year Title
1993 Andy Childs

[edit] Sixwire

Year Title US Country
2002 Sixwire 38

[edit] Singles

[edit] Andy Childs

Year Single US Country Album
1993 "I Wouldn't Know" 73 Andy Childs
"Broken" 62
1994 "Simple Life" 61

[edit] Sixwire

Year Single US Country Album
2002 "Look at Me Now" 30 Sixwire
"Way Too Deep" 55

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b allmusic ((( Sixwire > Biography )))
  2. ^ Sixwire
  3. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Sixwire

[edit] External links

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