Willie Mack

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Willie Mack

Background information
Origin Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Genre(s) Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 2003 – Present
Label(s) Open Road Recordings
Website www.williemack.com

Willie Mack is a country music singer-songwriter born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in Chico, Texas.[1] He has had his songs recorded by Sara Evans, Collin Raye, The Oak Ridge Boys and Mark Wills, among others.[2] So far he has charted three singles on the Canadian country singles chart: "Gonna Get Me a Cadillac," "Don't Waste Your Pretty" and "Golden Years."

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[edit] Biography

Mack attended Belmont University, and signed a publishing deal with Famous Music after graduating.[3] In 2004, Mack released his first album, Average Guy. He had a hand in writing every song on the project.[4] The first single, "We Can't All Be From Texas," reached the top 10 on the Texas Music Chart[5] and was used by George W. Bush during his 2004 election campaign.[6] It was also played in the stadium during the stadium of the 2004 college football game between Oklahoma Sooners and the University of Texas Longorns (the Red River Shootout.)

When Canadian artists such as George Canyon, Adam Gregory and Brad Johner began recording Mack's songs, he started making trips to Canada and writing with Canadian songwriters.[7] One of those songwriters was Jason McCoy, who would become the co-producer of Mack's second album and the co-writer of its first single, "Gonna Get Me a Cadillac."[3] The album, Headlights & Tailpipes, was recorded in Toronto, Nashville and Texas.[1] It was released in July 2007 in Canada on Open Road Recordings.[8] Once again, Mack wrote or co-wrote all twelve tracks.[3] The album's second single, "Don't Waste Your Pretty," peaked at #94 on the all-genre Canadian Hot 100.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Title
2004 Average Guy
2007 Headlights & Tailpipes

[edit] Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
CAN Country CAN Hot 100
2004 "We Can't All Be From Texas" Average Guy
2007 "Gonna Get Me a Cadillac" 21 Headlights & Tailpipes
"Don't Waste Your Pretty" 8 94
2008 "Golden Years"A 19
  • ACurrent single.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Willie Mack's Bio at CMT.ca
  2. ^ ole Bios: Willie Mack
  3. ^ a b c Paquin Entertainment Group: Willie Mack
  4. ^ PLA Media: Willie Mack
  5. ^ Willie Mack Hits the Road to Promote New Album
  6. ^ Willie and President Bush
  7. ^ Willie Mack Bio at Open Road
  8. ^ allmusic ((( Headlights and Tailpipes > Overview )))

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