Coordinates	39°44′21″N104°59′5″N
name	Randy Houser
background	solo_singer
birth name	Shawn Randolph Houser
born	December 18, 1976
origin	Lake, Mississippi, USA
instrument	Vocals, Guitar
genre	Country
occupation	Singer-songwriter
years active	2004-present
label	MCA Nashville, Show Dog-Universal (formerly of Universal South)
associated acts	Trace Adkins, Jamey Johnson, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Moore, Jerrod Niemann
website	}}

Shawn Randolph "Randy" Houser (born December 18, 1976 in Lake, Mississippi) is an American country music artist. Signed to the Universal South Records label in 2008, he charted the single "Anything Goes" that year. This song, a Top 20 hit on the ''Billboard'' country singles charts, is the title track to his debut album ''Anything Goes'', which has also produced his first Top 10 hit in "Boots On". Houser also co-wrote the singles "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" for Trace Adkins, "Back That Thing Up" for Justin Moore and "My Cowboy" for country-pop artist Jessie James.

Biography

Randy Houser was born in Lake, Mississippi. His father, a professional musician as well, performed at various local venues. Houser fronted his own band by age thirteen, and while attending East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi, he formed another band called 10 lb. Biscuit.

By 2002, Houser moved to Nashville, Tennessee to begin a songwriting career. One of his first cuts as a songwriter was "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk", which he co-wrote with Jamey Johnson and Dallas Davidson. This song was recorded by Trace Adkins on his 2005 album ''Songs About Me'', and was a Top 5 single for him. After this song's success, Houser shifted his focus to performing, and started playing at local gigs in Nashville. He was briefly signed to MCA Nashville but did not release anything on the label.

Personal Life

Houser is engaged to fellow singer-songwriter Jessa Lee Yantz, 29. They are planning an intimate destination wedding in the Dominican Republic.

Music career

Debut album: ''Anything Goes'' (2008-2009)

Houser subsequently signed to Universal South Records in 2008. His first single, "Anything Goes", was released in May of that year. It was co-written by Brice Long and John Wiggins. Houser performed the song on ''Late Show with David Letterman'' in August after host David Letterman heard it on a satellite radio station. The song entered Top 40 on the ''Billboard'' country charts that same month. His debut album, also titled ''Anything Goes'', was released in November, at which point the title track was in the Top 20 on the country charts. "Boots On" was released as the album's second single in February 2009, and became his first top ten hit in July 2009. Houser also co-wrote "Back That Thing Up", the debut single for Valory Music Group artist Justin Moore. This song peaked at number 38 on Hot Country Songs in December 2008.

Houser received two nominations for the 2009 CMA Awards, including New Artist of the Year and Music Video of the Year for his Top 5 hit "Boots On".

Second album: ''They Call Me Cadillac'' (2009-2010)

Houser, along with Jamey Johnson and Jessie James co-wrote James' third single from her self-titled debut album, "My Cowboy". The song was released in late October 2009, and was also released as a music video. Also in October 2009, Houser released his third single. The song titled "Whistlin' Dixie", is the lead-off single to Houser's second studio album, ''They Call Me Cadillac''. It debuted at number 59 on the ''Billboard'' country charts before the initial release date of November 2, 2009. It peaked at number 31 in January 2010. After it came "I'm All About It," which peaked at number 49 and was not included on the album. Houser's fifth single, "A Man Like Me," was co-written by Houser with Danny Green and Jameson Clark.

2011-present

In 2011, Houser released the song "In God's Time", which was the lead-off single to his upcoming, untitled third album. It peaked at number 54 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart.

Discography

Studio albums

		Title	Details	Peak chart positions
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! scope="row"		* Release date: November 18, 2008	Show Dog-Universal Music>Universal South Records	Compact disc>CD, music download	21	101	1
''They Call Me Cadillac''		* Release date: September 21, 2010	* Label: Show Dog-Universal Music	* Formats: CD, music download	8	43	—

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chartpositions		Album
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2008	! scope="row"	16	92
	"Boots On"	2	53
"Whistlin' Dixie"	31	—
	"I'm All About It"	49	—
"A Man Like Me"	53	—
2011	"In God's Time"	54	—

Music videos

! Year	! Video	! Director
2008	"Anything Goes"	Vincenzo Giammanco
	"Boots On"	Drake Vaughan/Eric Welch
"Whistlin' Dixie"	Chris Hicky
2010	"Boots On" (Club Version)	D.J. Webster

Awards and nominations

! Year	! Organization	! Award	! Result
		New Artist of the Year
Music Video of the Year - "Boots On"
	Academy of Country Music	Video of the Year - "Boots On"
CMT Music Awards	USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year - "Boots On"
2011	Academy of Country Music	Top New Solo Vocalist

References

External links

Official Website

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Coordinates	39°44′21″N104°59′5″N
name	Jamey Johnson
background	solo_singer
born	July 14, 1975
birth place	Enterprise, Alabama, USA
origin	Montgomery, Alabama, USA
instrument	Vocals, guitar
genre	Country
occupation	Singer-songwriter
years active	2005–present
label	BNAMercury Nashville
website	JameyJohnson.com
associated acts	Trace AdkinsRandy HouserJohn Michael MontgomeryJoe NicholsJames OttoGeorge StraitGeorge Jones }}

Jamey Johnson (born July 14, 1975) is an American country music artist. Signed to BNA Records in 2005, Johnson made his debut with his single "The Dollar", the title track to his 2006 album ''The Dollar''. Johnson was dropped from BNA in 2006 and signed to Mercury Nashville Records in March 2008, releasing his second album, the gold-certified ''That Lonesome Song''. This album has produced two more singles: the Top 10 hit "In Color" and "High Cost of Living." In addition to most of his own material, Johnson has co-written singles for Trace Adkins, George Strait, James Otto, Joe Nichols and Jessie James.

Career

Johnson was born on July 14, 1975, in Enterprise, Alabama, but raised in Montgomery, Alabama. From an early age, he was influenced by country acts such as Alabama and Alan Jackson, the latter of whom was the first act that he saw in concert. After graduating high school (Jeff Davis High School), Johnson attended Jacksonville State University, the same university from which Alabama lead singer Randy Owen graduated. During his time at Jacksonville State University, he was a member of Sigma Nu in the Iota Lambda chapter.

Johnson quit college after two years and served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for eight years. He served in Co L, 3rd Bn, 23rd Marines as an 0341 (Mortarman) and attained the rank of Corporal. He would often play original songs for his fellow Marines and has kept in contact with many of them. He wrote two songs on his initial self-released album that mention his Marine Corps service. After exiting the Marines, he began playing country music in various bars throughout Montgomery; one of his first gigs was opening for David Allan Coe. By 2000, Johnson had moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in pursuit of a career in country music. He also self-released an album called ''They Call Me Country''. One of his first connections was with Greg Perkins, a fiddler who had played for Tanya Tucker and other artists. Perkins invited Johnson to sing as a duet partner on a demo tape; the other duet partner with whom he sang was Gretchen Wilson. Songs for which Johnson sang demos include "Songs About Me" (cut by Trace Adkins) and "That's How They Do It in Dixie" (cut by Hank Williams, Jr. with Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, and Van Zant).

In addition, Johnson had made connections with producer and songwriter Buddy Cannon, who helped him land a songwriting contract. Among Johnson's first cuts as a songwriter was "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk," which Adkins released from his 2005 album ''Songs About Me''. That song he co-wrote along with fellow country singer-songwriter Randy Houser, who later worked with Johnson again co-writing "My Cowboy" for country pop singer Jessie James for her self-titled debut album.

Musical career

By 2005, Johnson had also been signed to a recording contract with BNA Records. His first single, entitled "The Dollar," was released that year, followed by his Buddy Cannon-produced debut album (also entitled ''The Dollar'') in March 2006. "The Dollar" went on to peak at #14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. The album's second single, "Rebelicious," failed to enter the charts and Johnson was dropped from BNA.

After the loss of his record deal, Johnson divorced his wife and took on a reclusive lifestyle, residing in a friend's house while working on his songwriting. He wrote several songs for other artists. In 2006, George Strait reached #1 on the Country chart with "Give It Away," a song which Johnson co-wrote with Bill Anderson and Cannon. This song became Strait's 51st #1 on the ''Billboard'' country charts, setting a new record for most #1s on that chart.

In 2007, Trace Adkins charted with two more songs that Johnson co-wrote: "Ladies Love Country Boys" and "I Got My Game On," the former being Adkins' first #1 in 10 years. Also in 2007, Joe Nichols reached Top 20 with "Another Side of You," another song co-written by Johnson. This song was the first single on Nichols's album ''Real Things'', which also contained "She's All Lady," a song that Johnson originally recorded on ''The Dollar''.

Johnson was part of the Fox TV television series ''Nashville'', which was cancelled after two episodes in September 2007.

Johnson released an album in 2008, ''That Lonesome Song'', which was only made available online. The album drew the attention of Mercury Nashville Records, who signed him to a record deal in 2008. His first single for the label, "In Color," was released in March 2008. This song, which Johnson co-wrote with Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto, entered Top 40 in June 2008, and ''That Lonesome Song'' was physically released in August of that year. "In Color" peaked at #9 on the Country chart in January 2009 and was followed a month later by "High Cost of Living," which managed to crack the Top 40, but only reaching #34. By April 2009, ''That Lonesome Song'' was certified Gold by the RIAA.

A fifth single, "My Way to You," was issued in July 2009. The song was released to radio on July 13, 2009, and debuted at #56 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. The song peaked at #52 in September 2009.

Johnson was nominated for the 2009 CMA Awards New Artist of the Year, and has been nominated for the 2010 Academy of Country Music Top New Solo Vocalist.

Johnson's newest single, "Playing the Part," was released in summer, 2010 and included on ''The Guitar Song'', released Sept. 14, 2010. The music video for the single was released in October, and was directed by Matthew McConaughey, who also stars in the video as a dancing gorilla.

Johnson is the supporting act on Kid Rock's 2011 Born Free Tour, accompanying Rock on a duet or 2 most nights.

Johnson is a main stage act on Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown May–July 2011.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chartpositions			! width="45"
		''They Call Me Country''			* Release date: 2002	* Label: [[self-released">Music recording sales certification
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''They Call Me Country''		* Release date: 2002	* Label: [[self-released	—	—
''The Dollar''		* Release date: January 31, 2006	* Label: BNA Records	20	87
''That Lonesome Song''		* Release date: August 5, 2008	Universal Music Group Nashville>Mercury Nashville	6	28		RIAA certification>US: Gold
''The Guitar Song''		* Release date: September 14, 2010	* Label: Mercury Nashville	1	4		* US: Gold

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chartpositions		Album
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2005	! scope="row"	14	101
2006	"Rebelicious"	—	—
2008	! scope="row"	9	52		US">Music recording sales certification	Album
! width="45"	! width="45"
2005	! scope="row"	14	101
2006	"Rebelicious"	—	—
2008	! scope="row"	9	52		US: Gold
	"High Cost of Living"	34	—
"My Way to You"	52	—
2010	"Playing the Part"	39	—
2011	"Heartache"	51	—

Music videos

! Year	! Video	! Director
2006	"The Dollar"	Wes Edwards
2008	"In Color"	Shaun Silva
	"High Cost of Living"	Clifton Collins, Jr.
"Bad Angel" (with Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert)	George Flanigen
"Playing The Part"	Matthew McConaughey

Other appearances

! Year	Title	! Album
2010	"Cold Beer" (with Colt Ford)	''Ride Through the Country''
2010	"Bad Angel" (with Dierks Bentley, and Miranda Lambert)	''Up on the Ridge''
2010	"Cover of The Rolling Stone" (with Sammy Kershaw)	''Better Than I Used to Be''
2010	"Four Walls Of Raiford"	''Sweet Home Alabama: A country Tribute to Lynrd Skynrd''
2011	"This Time"	''Music Inside - Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Vol 1''
2011	"The Day Hank Jr. Came To Town" (with Tonya Watts)	''Handcuff My Soul''
2011	"Some Gave All" (with Billy Ray Cyrus, Darryl Worley, and Craig Morgan)	''I'm American''
2011	"Yesterdays Wine" (with Blackberry Smoke, and George Jones)	''Little Piece of Dixie (2010 Deluxe edition)''
2011	"Two Outta' Three Ain't Bad"	''Imus Ranch Record II''
2010	"Bad Angel" (with Dierks Bentley, and Miranda Lambert)	''Up on the Ridge''
2011	"Have Thine Own Way Lord" (with The Blind Boys of Alabama)	'Take The High Road''
2011	"La Grange"	'ZZ Top: A Tribute From Friends''

Awards and nominations

Johnson received three Grammy Award nominations at the 51st Grammy Awards: Best Country Album for ''That Lonesome Song'', and Best Country Song and Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "In Color." "In Color" won the Academy of Country Music's 2009 award for Song of the Year and the same award during the 2009 Country Music Association Awards. Going into 2010, Johnson received two more Grammy Award nominations for the 52nd Grammy Awards: Best Country Song and Best Male Country Vocal Performance, both for his 2009 single "High Cost of Living."

|- |- | rowspan="10"| 2009 | rowspan="3"| 51st Grammy Awards | Best Country Album — ''That Lonesome Song'' | |- | Best Country Song — "In Color" | |- | Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "In Color" | |- | rowspan="3"| Academy of Country Music | Song of the Year — "In Color" | |- | Top New Male Artist | |- | Top Album of the Year — ''That Lonesome Song'' | |- | rowspan="4"| Country Music Association | Song of the Year — "In Color" | |- | Single of the Year — "In Color" | |- | New Artist of the Year | |- | Album of the Year — ''That Lonesome Song'' | |- | rowspan="4"| 2010 | rowspan="2"| 52nd Grammy Awards | Best Country Song — "High Cost of Living" | |- | Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "High Cost of Living" | |- | Academy of Country Music | Top New Solo Vocalist | |- | Country Music Association Awards | Musical Event - "Bad Angel" (with Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert) | |- |rowspan=3|2011 |rowspan=3|53rd Grammy Awards | Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Macon" | |- | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Bad Angel" (with Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert) | |- | Best Country Album — ''The Guitar Song'' | |}

References

External links

Official Site

Official Jamey Johnson UMG Nashville Artist Page

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