Whiskey Myers
| Whiskey Myers | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Elkhart, Texas |
| Genres | Country rock, Southern rock, hard rock |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Labels |
Smith Entertainment, Wiggy Thump Records |
| Website | http://www.whiskeymyers.com |
| Members |
Cody Cannon Cody Tate John Jeffers Jeff Hogg Gary Brown Tony Kent Jon Knudson |
Whiskey Myers is an American Southern rock/Red Dirt/Country group from Palestine, Texas composed of Cody Cannon (lead vocals and acoustic guitar), Cody Tate (lead and rhythm guitar), John Jeffers (lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Jeff Hogg (drums) and Gary Brown (bass). In 2008, they signed with Smith Entertainment and released their debut album, Road of Life.[1] Their second album, Firewater, was released by Wiggy Thump in 2011 and debuted in the Top 30 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, largely thanks to the single "Ballad of a Southern Man". On February 4, 2014, the album, Early Morning Shakes, was released and received mostly positive reviews. They have not yet released a live album. The new studio album, Mud, was released September 9, 2016 and is currently available .
The band started when friends Cody Cannon and Cody Tate began playing guitar together, inspired by the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams Jr., Waylon Jennings, and many other southern rock and country artists. After being joined by friend John Jeffers, they began calling themselves Lucky Southern. After playing together for a while, the three decided to start a more serious band. They enlisted friend Jeff Hogg to play drums, and asked Cannon's cousin Gary Brown to play bass(although he did not know how to play the instrument at the time). They began playing shows around their hometown and native state of Texas, slowly starting to build a following on the Red Dirt scene.
Band members
- Cody Cannon – Lead vocals, Acoustic guitar (2007–present)
- Cody Tate – Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar, Backing vocals (2007–present)
- John Jeffers – Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar, Backing vocals (2007–present)
- Gary Brown – Bass (2007–present)
- Jeff Hogg – Drums (2007–present)
- Tony Kent – Percussion (2016–present)
- Jon Knudson – Keyboards, Fiddles (2016–present)
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] |
US [3] |
US Heat [4] |
US Indie [5] | |||
| Road of Life |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Firewater |
|
26 | 198 | 4 | 39 | |
| Early Morning Shakes |
|
10 | 54 | — | 12 | |
| Mud |
|
4 | 80 | — | 12 |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Ballad of a Southern Man"[7] | Mason Dixon |
| 2012 | "Anna Marie"[8] | Matt Bizer |
| 2013 | "Virginia"[9] | Phillip Guzman |
| "Home"[10] | Jeff Ray | |
| 2014 | "Dogwood"[11] |
References
- ↑ Leggett, Steve. "Whiskey Myers Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Whiskey Myers Album & Song Chart History – Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Whiskey Myers Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Whiskey Myers Album & Song Chart History – Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Whiskey Myers Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (September 27, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: September 22, 2016". Roughstock.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Whiskey Myers : Ballad of a Southern Man". Country Music Television. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Whiskey Myers : Anna Marie". Country Music Television. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Whiskey Myers : Virginia". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Whiskey Myers : Home". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Whiskey Myers : Dogwood". Country Music Television. Retrieved June 30, 2014.