Zane Williams
{{short description|American country music singer (born 1977)}}
{{distinguish|Riko Dan}}
{{Use American English|date = September 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Zane Williams
| image = Zane Williams.jpg
| caption = Williams performing in 2019
| background = solo_singer
| birth_place = Abilene, Texas
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| genre = Country
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, accordion
| label = Hack Circle, Be Music, Texas Like That Records, Hill Country Music LLC
| associated_acts= Jason Michael Carroll, The Wilder Blue, Cody Johnson, Pat Green, Luke Combs, Brent Cobb
}}
Zane Williams (born 1977) is an American country music singer. He has seven solo albums and is also 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 bar-room entertainer and introspective poet. Williams 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 also selected as the $20,000 Maxell Song of the Year in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.[http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2005b/lennon_awards.php 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.July 18, 2006, "MACY GRAY GIVES CASH AWAY: Singer combines with NAMM to encourage aspiring musicians." Found at [http://emol.org/emclub/?q=macygrayhurryhomecd Entertainment Magazine website] and [http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur27523.cfm EurWeb website]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Both accessed October 5, 2009. Williams released the 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,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 [http://media.www.drurymirror.com/media/storage/paper740/news/2006/11/20/Life/Award.Winning.Artist.To.Visit.Final.Coffeehouse-2467992.shtml Drury Mirror website]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Accessed October 5, 2009. Alabama, and Texas.[http://www.houseofwally.com/zw.htm House of Wally website with recent 2009 tour dates] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505205059/http://www.houseofwally.com/zw.htm |date=May 5, 2010 }}. Accessed October 5, 2009.
In January 2010, Williams released an album titled The Right Place, which he co-produced with Radney Foster. Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly magazine gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "If you're in the mood for true honky-tonk music, you're in the right place."{{Cite journal|last=Phillips|first=Jessica|date=January 18, 2010|title=Reviews|journal=Country Weekly|volume=17|issue=3|page=54|issn=1074-3235}} Ride with Me followed in 2011.
Williams has received radio airplay on country stations across Texas that led to his first entry on the Texas Music Chart with "Ride With Me", from the 2011 album with the same title. He is also one of the featured artists on Troubadour Texas, a television show documenting his rising career.{{cite web |url=http://troubadourtx.com/ |title=TroubadourTX Home |website=troubadourtx.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128080732/http://troubadourtx.com/ |archive-date=28 January 2011 |url-status=dead}}
In June 2013, Williams released an album titled Overnight Success. He wrote all 11 songs on the album, and co-produced it with Tom Faulkner.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/zane-williams-releases-overnight-success-single-to-radio |title=Zane Williams Releases "Overnight Success" Single to Radio |publisher=Music News Nashville |date=July 30, 2013 |access-date=January 27, 2014}} The album debuted on the 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 peaked at No. 2. The video has also been featured on GAC's daily countdown along with The Nashville Network featuring William's "Overnight Success" music video in their Top 10 Rising Stars.{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}}
=2015: ''Texas Like That''=
In 2015 Williams released another studio album, Texas Like That, complete with 10 new self penned songs. The tracks in the album ranged from the romantic ballad "She Is" to the toe-tapping "Just Gettin’ Started", and the fan tribute song "Here’s to You". Among the stronger tunes 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 thus far, with 1,500 copies sold in its debut week.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2015/04/34486-country-album-chart-report-april-22-2015/ |title=Country Album Chart Report For April 22, 2015 |author= Matt Bjorke |date= April 22, 2015 |work=Roughstock }} Sales figure given [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bOYOZyLEOdMwI1iscGxXl8JaU5jEgdvt0SqHCgqAB_8/edit#gid=0 here]
=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 all eleven songs on the album, and produced the entire album himself.{{cite web |url=http://www.texasmusicpickers.com/single-spotlight-zane-williams-bringin-country-back/ |title=Single Spotlight: Zane Williams – Bringin' Country Back |date=August 10, 2016 |author=Chris Fox|work=Texas Music Pickers }}{{cite web |url=http://www.wideopencountry.com/zane-williams-announces-bringin-country-back/ |title=Zane Williams Announces 'Bringin' Country Back' Album and Tour Dates |author=Jeremy Burchard |work=Wide Open Country |date=July 16, 2016}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/10/41023-top-10-country-albums-chart-october-31-2016 |title=Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: October 31, 2016 |first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date= October 30, 2016 |work=Roughstock }}
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| US Country ! width="45"| US ! width="45"| US |
| scope="row"| Hurry Home
|
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| The Right Place
|
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| Ride with Me
|
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| Overnight Success
|
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| Texas Like That
|
| 31 | 8 | 45 |
| scope="row"| Bringin' Country Back{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bringin-country-back/1152812144 |title=Bringin' Country Back Zane Williams |work=iTunes|date=October 21, 2016 }}
|
| 46 | 22 | — |
| colspan="5" style="font-size: 8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
=Music videos=
References
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External links
- [http://www.zanewilliamsmusic.com OfficialWebsite]
- [http://www.inacoustic.com IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards]
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Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:Musicians from Abilene, Texas
Category:People from McKinney, Texas
Category:American members of the Churches of Christ
Category:Singer-songwriters from Texas