Zane Williams

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Zane Williams (born 1977) is an American country music singer. He has released seven solo albums and is a member of the Americana band “The Wilder Blue”.

Career

Zane Williams is an anomaly in today's country music scene, a modern-day “throwback” who is equal parts barroom entertainer and introspective poet. He was a finalist in three categories at MerleFest's Chris Austin Song Contest, claiming top slots in both the Country and General categories. "Hurry Home" was selected as the $20,000 Maxell Song of the Year in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.[1][2]

Williams released an album, Hurry Home, in 2006. He signed a publishing deal with Big Yellow Dog Music in 2007. The album's title track was released as a single by Jason Michael Carroll in 2009. Williams has toured extensively throughout the United States including Missouri,[3] Alabama, and Texas.[4] In January 2010, he released The Right Place; he co-produced the album with Radney Foster. Jessica Phillips writing for Country Weekly rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five: "If you're in the mood for true honky-tonk music, you're in the right place."[5]Ride with Me came out in 2011.

Williams has received radio airplay on country stations across Texas leading to his first entry on the Texas Music Chart with "Ride With Me", from the 2011 album with the same title. He was featured in Troubadour Texas, a television show which discussed his career.[6] In June 2013, he released an album titled Overnight Success. He wrote all 11 songs on the album, and co-produced it with Tom Faulkner.[7] The album debuted on Billboard's Heatseekers South Central chart at No. 4. The video for the title track was on CMT Pure's 12-Pack Countdown for three weeks in a row and reached No. 2. The video was on GAC's daily countdown along with The Nashville Network featuring William's "Overnight Success" music video in a Top 10 Rising Stars list.

2015: Texas Like That

In 2015 Williams released a studio album, Texas Like That, with 10 songs he wrote. The tracks range from the romantic ballad "She Is" to the toe-tapping "Just Gettin’ Started" and a fan tribute song "Here’s to You". Two tunes which received attention are “Jayton and Jill” and the "Kansas City Sunrise". Texas Like That was released on April 14, 2015, and debuted on Top Country Albums chart at No. 31 and Heatseeker Albums at No.8, his highest-charting album with 1,500 copies sold in its debut week.[8]

2016: Bringin' Country Back

In 2016, the title track from his next album, Bringin' Country Back, was released on July 8, 2016, as a single. Williams wrote the 11 songs on the album and produced the album himself.[9][10] The album was released on October 21, 2016. The album debuted at No. 46 on the Top Country Album chart, and No. 22 on the Heatseekers Album, with 800 copies sold in its debut week.[11]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US Country[12]USHeat[13]USIndie[14]
Hurry Home
  • Release date: November 14, 2006
  • Label: Be Music & Entertainment
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The Right Place
  • Release date: November 1, 2009
  • Label: BME
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Ride with Me
  • Release date: February 25, 2011
  • Label: BME
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Overnight Success
  • Release date: June 4, 2013
  • Label: BME
———
Texas Like That
  • Release date: April 14, 2015
  • Label: BME
31845
Bringin' Country Back[15]
  • Release date: October 21, 2016
  • Label: Texas Like That Records
4622—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2013"Overnight Success"[16]Jeff Venable
2015"Jayton & Jill"[17]Lindley Atkinson

References

  1. ↑John Lennon Song Contest website Page for 2005 winners. In 2006, Zane won Best Folk Award at the 2nd Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) with his song "Hurry Home". Accessed October 5, 2009.
  2. ↑July 18, 2006, "MACY GRAY GIVES CASH AWAY: Singer combines with NAMM to encourage aspiring musicians." Found at Entertainment Magazine website and EurWeb websiteArchived August 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Both accessed October 5, 2009.
  3. ↑Shane Miller, "Award winning artist to visit final Coffeehouse: Zane Williams has found more than fortune in his songwriting," November 11, 2006, The Mirror of Drury University, found at Drury Mirror websiteArchived April 30, 2020, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed October 5, 2009.
  4. ↑House of Wally website with recent 2009 tour datesArchived May 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed October 5, 2009.
  5. ↑Phillips, Jessica (January 18, 2010). "Reviews". Country Weekly. 17 (3): 54. ISSN 1074-3235.
  6. ↑"TroubadourTX Home". troubadourtx.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ↑"Zane Williams Releases "Overnight Success" Single to Radio". Music News Nashville. July 30, 2013. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  8. ↑Matt Bjorke (April 22, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For April 22, 2015". Roughstock. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015. Sales figure given here
  9. ↑Chris Fox (August 10, 2016). "Single Spotlight: Zane Williams – Bringin' Country Back". Texas Music Pickers.
  10. ↑Jeremy Burchard (July 16, 2016). "Zane Williams Announces 'Bringin' Country Back' Album and Tour Dates". Wide Open Country.
  11. ↑Bjorke, Matt (October 30, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: October 31, 2016". Roughstock. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  12. ↑"Zane Williams > Top Country Albums". Billboard.
  13. ↑"Zane Williams". Billboard.
  14. ↑"Zane Williams > Independent Albums". Billboard.
  15. ↑"Bringin' Country Back Zane Williams". iTunes. October 21, 2016.
  16. ↑"CMT : Videos : Zane Williams : Overnight Success". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  17. ↑"CMT : Videos : Zane Williams : Jayton & Jill". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.