Wade Bowen

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Wade Bowen

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Paul Wade Bowen

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| background = solo_singer

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977}}

| origin = Waco, Texas, U.S.

| genre = Country, Red Dirt, Texas Country

| years_active = 2000–present

| label = BNA, Columbia

| associated_acts = Cross Canadian Ragweed
Randy Rogers Band
Brandon Rhyder

| website = https://wadebowen.com

| current_members =

}}

Paul Wade Bowen (born 1977) is an American Texas Country/Red Dirt singer from Waco, Texas, United States.

Bowen was a member of the band West 84 with friend Matt Miller until 2001 when the group became known as Wade Bowen and West 84.{{cite news |title=Wade Bowen Biography |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p326461|pure_url=yes}}}}, AllMusic He released his first album in 2002, Try Not To Listen, which became a regional hit in Texas.{{cite news |title=Biography |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p326461|pure_url=yes}}}}, AllMusic He released his first live album in 2003, recorded live at The Blue Light in Lubbock, Texas, followed by studio albums Lost Hotel in 2006 and If We Ever Make It Home in 2008.{{cite news |title=Wade Bowen: If We Ever Make It Home Review |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1542|website=Slantmagazine.com}} On November 21, 2009, Bowen recorded his second live album at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth. The album was released on April 27, 2010, as a CD/DVD combo.{{cite news |title=WADE BOWEN GEARS UP FOR "LIVE AT BILLY BOB'S" ALBUM AND DVD ON NOV. 21, 2009 |url=https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:7018.2550101837/rid:2848afec78311ce4e9bfd8c3c5d361a5|website=App.e2ma.net}}

Bowen released his fourth studio album, The Given, in 2010. It was his first on a major label, Sony imprint BNA Records, though he returned to releasing music independently after BNA closed. He released a self-titled studio album in 2014, followed by a duets album in 2015 with singer Randy Rogers of the Randy Rogers Band, titled Hold My Beer Vol. 1. Bowen's next album was Then Sings My Soul: Songs for My Mother, a solo gospel influenced studio release. He has released 3 more albums: Watch This, with Randy Rogers, Solid Ground, released in 2018, and a follow-up to Hold My Beer Vol. 1, Hold My Beer Vol. 2 with Randy Rogers.

During the Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020, Wade started a web series of live shows called Wade's World, where he hosted other prominent Texas musicians to play and tell stories about their songs every Friday night. Guests included Bruce Robison, Cody Canada, Jack Ingram, and others.{{Cite web|last=Hennessey|first=Katie|title=Texas Americana Artist Wade Bowen Hosts Quaranstream Concert Series on Friday Nights|url=https://www.sacurrent.com/sa-sound/archives/2020/05/13/texas-americana-artist-wade-bowen-hosts-quaranstream-concert-series-on-friday-nights|access-date=2021-01-20|website=San Antonio Current|language=en}}

Personal life

Bowen is the brother-in-law of Cross Canadian Ragweed frontman Cody Canada{{cite news |title=Galleywinter Interview with Cody Canada |url=http://www.galleywinter.com/main/News/article/sid=402.html|website=Galleywinter.com}} and is a graduate of Texas Tech University, where he is a member of the Epsilon Nu chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity.{{cite news |title=Wade Bowen |website=CMT.com |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/wade_bowen/artist.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121040709/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/wade_bowen/artist.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2013}}

Discography

=Albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"\| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"\| Album details ! colspan="5"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"\| Sales
style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:45px;"\| US Country ! style="width:45px;"\| US ! style="width:45px;"\| US Folk ! style="width:45px;"\| US Heat ! style="width:45px;"\| US Indie
scope="row"\| Try Not to Listen \| Release date: May 14, 2002 Label: New Texas Records \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \|
scope="row"\| The Blue Light Live \| Release date: September 14, 2004 Label: Sustain Records \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \|
scope="row"\| Lost Hotel \| Release date: February 21, 2006 Label: Sustain Records \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \|
scope="row"\| If We Ever Make It Home \| Release date: September 20, 2008 Label: Sustain Records \| 29 \| 176 \| — \| 2 \| — \|
scope="row"\| Live at Billy Bob's Texas \| Release date: April 27, 2010 Label: Smith Music Group \| 41 \| — \| — \| 16 \| 50 \|
scope="row"\| The Given \| Release date: May 29, 2012 Label: BNA Records \| 9 \| 44 \| — \| — \| — \|
scope="row"\| Wade Bowen{{cite magazine\|last1=Hudak\|first1=Joseph\|title=Texas Star Wade Bowen Announces New Album\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/texas-star-wade-bowen-announces-new-album-20140822\|access-date=September 15, 2014\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|date=August 22, 2014}} \| Release date: October 28, 2014 Label: Amp Records \| 9 \| 47 \| — \| — \| 8 \| US: 13,800{{cite news \|url= http://roughstock.com/news/2015/01/32254-country-album-chart-report-january-21-2015/\|title=Country Album Chart Report For January 21, 2015 \|author= Matt Bjorke \|date=January 21, 2015 \|work=Roughstock }}
scope="row"\| Hold My Beer, Vol. 1 (with Randy Rogers) \| Release date: April 20, 2015 Label: Lil' Buddy Toons \| 4 \| 37 \| — \| — \| 3 \| US: 14,000{{cite news \|url= http://roughstock.com/news/2015/05/34846-country-album-chart-report-may-6-2015/ \|title=Country Album Chart Report For May 6, 2015\|author= Matt Bjorke \|date=May 6, 2015 \|work=Roughstock }} Sales figure given here [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zVmX2jyht_FcPCwrQK6Uo86LufIkWraOgP1rOZnglRA/edit#gid=0]
scope="row"\| Then Sings My Soul: Songs for My Mother \| Release date: March 18, 2016 Label: Bowen Sounds \| 18 \| — \| — \| — \| 14 \| US: 3,300{{cite news \|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/03/40059-country-album-chart-march-29-2016 \|title=Country Album Chart: March 29, 2016 \|first=Matt \|last=Bjorke \|date= March 28, 2016\|work=Roughstock }}
scope="row"\| Watch This (with Randy Rogers) \| Release date: June 3, 2016 Label: Lil' Buddy Toons \| 21 \| — \| 8 \| — \| 19 \|
scope="row"\| Solid Ground \| Released: February 9, 2018 Label: Lil' Buddy Toons \| 27 \| — \| 10 \| — \| 7 \|
scope="row"\| Hold My Beer, Vol. 2 (with Randy Rogers) \| Release date: May 8, 2020 Label: Lil' Buddy Toons \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \|
scope="row"\| Somewhere Between the Secret and the Truth \| Release date: August 12, 2022 Label: Thirty Tigers \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \|
colspan="8" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details

! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"| Sales

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:45px;"| US Country

! style="width:45px;"| US

! style="width:45px;"| US Folk

! style="width:45px;"| US Heat

! style="width:45px;"| US Indie

scope="row"| Try Not to Listen

Release date: May 14, 2002
Label: New Texas Records

| —

scope="row"| The Blue Light Live

Release date: September 14, 2004
Label: Sustain Records

| —

scope="row"| Lost Hotel

Release date: February 21, 2006
Label: Sustain Records

| —

scope="row"| If We Ever Make It Home

Release date: September 20, 2008
Label: Sustain Records

| 29

| 176

| —

| 2

| —

scope="row"| Live at Billy Bob's Texas

Release date: April 27, 2010
Label: Smith Music Group

| 41

| —

| 16

| 50

scope="row"| The Given

Release date: May 29, 2012
Label: BNA Records

| 9

| 44

| —

scope="row"| Wade Bowen{{cite magazine|last1=Hudak|first1=Joseph|title=Texas Star Wade Bowen Announces New Album|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/texas-star-wade-bowen-announces-new-album-20140822|access-date=September 15, 2014|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 22, 2014}}

Release date: October 28, 2014
Label: Amp Records

| 9

| 47

| —

| 8

US: 13,800{{cite news |url= http://roughstock.com/news/2015/01/32254-country-album-chart-report-january-21-2015/|title=Country Album Chart Report For January 21, 2015 |author= Matt Bjorke |date=January 21, 2015 |work=Roughstock }}

scope="row"| Hold My Beer, Vol. 1
(with Randy Rogers)

Release date: April 20, 2015
Label: Lil' Buddy Toons

| 4

| 37

| —

| 3

US: 14,000{{cite news |url= http://roughstock.com/news/2015/05/34846-country-album-chart-report-may-6-2015/ |title=Country Album Chart Report For May 6, 2015|author= Matt Bjorke |date=May 6, 2015 |work=Roughstock }} Sales figure given here [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zVmX2jyht_FcPCwrQK6Uo86LufIkWraOgP1rOZnglRA/edit#gid=0]

scope="row"| Then Sings My Soul:
Songs for My Mother

Release date: March 18, 2016
Label: Bowen Sounds

| 18

| —

| 14

US: 3,300{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/03/40059-country-album-chart-march-29-2016 |title=Country Album Chart: March 29, 2016 |first=Matt |last=Bjorke |date= March 28, 2016|work=Roughstock }}

scope="row"| Watch This
(with Randy Rogers)

Release date: June 3, 2016
Label: Lil' Buddy Toons

| 21

| —

| 8

| —

| 19

scope="row"| Solid Ground

Released: February 9, 2018
Label: Lil' Buddy Toons

| 27

| —

| 10

| —

| 7

scope="row"| Hold My Beer, Vol. 2
(with Randy Rogers)

Release date: May 8, 2020
Label: Lil' Buddy Toons

| —

scope="row"| Somewhere Between the Secret and the Truth

Release date: August 12, 2022
Label: Thirty Tigers

| —

colspan="8" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"\| Single !\| Peak positions ! rowspan="2"\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:65px;"\| US Country
2011 ! scope="row"\| "Saturday Night" \| 39 \| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"\| The Given
2012 ! scope="row"\| "To Live Is to Fly" \| —
rowspan="2"\|2013 ! scope="row"\| "Songs About Trucks" \| — \| {{n/a}}
scope="row"\| "Another Song Nobody Will Hear" (with Will Hoge){{cite web\|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/will-hoge-wade-bowen-another-song-nobody-will-hear/ \|title=Will Hoge (Feat. Wade Bowen), 'Another Song Nobody Will Hear' – Song Review \|website=Tasteofcountry.com \|access-date=2020-04-04}} \| — \| {{n/a}}
2014 ! scope="row"\| "When I Woke Up Today" \| — \| style="text-align:left;"\| Wade Bowen
2024 ! scope="row"\| "Rainin on Me"{{cite web\|url=https://assets.countryaircheck.com/public/ff74eb17-fd43-4840-abe60257a709282f/3cd05278-5d6d-4fa6-852576ccd68df58f/Issue-904-April-8-2024.pdf \|title=Country Aircheck Weekly: April 8, 2024 Issue 904 \|website=Country Aircheck \|access-date=2024-04-18}} \| — \| style="text-align:left;"\| Flyin
colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Single

!| Peak positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:65px;"| US Country

2011

! scope="row"| "Saturday Night"

| 39

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| The Given

2012

! scope="row"| "To Live Is to Fly"

| —

rowspan="2"|2013

! scope="row"| "Songs About Trucks"

| —

| {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "Another Song Nobody Will Hear"
(with Will Hoge){{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/will-hoge-wade-bowen-another-song-nobody-will-hear/ |title=Will Hoge (Feat. Wade Bowen), 'Another Song Nobody Will Hear' – Song Review |website=Tasteofcountry.com |access-date=2020-04-04}}

| —

| {{n/a}}

2014

! scope="row"| "When I Woke Up Today"

| —

| style="text-align:left;"| Wade Bowen

2024

! scope="row"| "Rainin on Me"{{cite web|url=https://assets.countryaircheck.com/public/ff74eb17-fd43-4840-abe60257a709282f/3cd05278-5d6d-4fa6-852576ccd68df58f/Issue-904-April-8-2024.pdf |title=Country Aircheck Weekly: April 8, 2024 Issue 904 |website=Country Aircheck |access-date=2024-04-18}}

| —

| style="text-align:left;"| Flyin

colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Music videos=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
Year ! style="width:16em;"\| Video ! Director
2006 ! scope="row"\| "God Bless This Town" \| Matheson Muir
2009 ! scope="row"\| "Trouble" \| Evan Kaufmann
2012 ! scope="row"\| "Saturday Night" (Acoustic) \| Deaton Flanigen
2013 ! scope="row"\| "Songs About Trucks"{{cite web\|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/wade-bowen/974098/songs-about-trucks.jhtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104214959/http://www.cmt.com/videos/wade-bowen/974098/songs-about-trucks.jhtml\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=November 4, 2013\|title=CMT : Videos : Wade Bowen : Songs About Trucks\|publisher=Country Music Television\|access-date=November 3, 2013}} \| Rose/Weems
2014 ! scope="row"\| "When I Woke Up Today" \| Trey Fanjoy
2015 ! scope="row"\| "Standards" (with Randy Rogers){{cite web\|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/randy-rogers-and-wade-bowen/1184376/standards.jhtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402000021/http://www.cmt.com/videos/randy-rogers-and-wade-bowen/1184376/standards.jhtml\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=April 2, 2015\|title=CMT : Videos : Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen : Standards\|publisher=Country Music Television\|access-date=March 30, 2015}} \| The Edde Brothers
2020 ! scope="row"\| "Rodeo Clown" (with Randy Rogers){{cite web\|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1820526/randy-rogers-wade-bowen-barrel-through-rodeo-clown/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424131440/http://www.cmt.com/news/1820526/randy-rogers-wade-bowen-barrel-through-rodeo-clown/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=April 24, 2020\|title=CMT : Videos : Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen : Rodeo Clown\|publisher=Country Music Television\|access-date=May 22, 2020}} \| Tim Duggan

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

Year

! style="width:16em;"| Video

! Director

2006

! scope="row"| "God Bless This Town"

| Matheson Muir

2009

! scope="row"| "Trouble"

| Evan Kaufmann

2012

! scope="row"| "Saturday Night" (Acoustic)

| Deaton Flanigen

2013

! scope="row"| "Songs About Trucks"{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/wade-bowen/974098/songs-about-trucks.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104214959/http://www.cmt.com/videos/wade-bowen/974098/songs-about-trucks.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2013|title=CMT : Videos : Wade Bowen : Songs About Trucks|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=November 3, 2013}}

| Rose/Weems

2014

! scope="row"| "When I Woke Up Today"

| Trey Fanjoy

2015

! scope="row"| "Standards" (with Randy Rogers){{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/randy-rogers-and-wade-bowen/1184376/standards.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402000021/http://www.cmt.com/videos/randy-rogers-and-wade-bowen/1184376/standards.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|title=CMT : Videos : Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen : Standards|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=March 30, 2015}}

| The Edde Brothers

2020

! scope="row"| "Rodeo Clown" (with Randy Rogers){{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1820526/randy-rogers-wade-bowen-barrel-through-rodeo-clown/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424131440/http://www.cmt.com/news/1820526/randy-rogers-wade-bowen-barrel-through-rodeo-clown/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 24, 2020|title=CMT : Videos : Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen : Rodeo Clown|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=May 22, 2020}}

| Tim Duggan

References

Category:1977 births

Category:American country singer-songwriters

Category:American male singer-songwriters

Category:BNA Records artists

Category:Columbia Records artists

Category:Country musicians from Texas

Category:Living people

Category:Singer-songwriters from Texas

Category:Texas Tech University alumni