American country singer and songwriter, born April 20, 1969 in Bethal, Oklahoma.
Wade Hayes (born on April 20, 1969 in Bethel Acres, Oklahoma) is a multi-talented country music singer. His father, Don, was the leader of the house band at a local nightclub called Charlie?s Palace, where as a young teen Wade learned ?the ropes? of playing and singing before a live audience. He was influenced by the work of Merle Haggard, Gary Stewart, Gene Watson, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings.
His first months in Nashville were long days of construction jobs and long evenings of gigs in local clubs. Burning the candle at both ends inspired his signature song, ?Old Enough to Know Better,? which became the only debut track by a country artist to reach #1 in 1995. Hayes continued to occupy the charts with 6 top ten tunes, including #1 ?I?m Still Dancing With You.?
Wade withdrew from the crushing schedule of intense touring to spend more time writing and revitalizing. He?s turning heads on Music Row again with his latest album, ?Place to Turn Around.? As producer for this project, he assembled an A-list of musicians to record the 11 songs. He wrote 9 of the tracks, provided the lead vocals and some of the harmonies and played guitar on each of the cuts. That Nashville Sound placed the album on their top 10 list declaring ?this is an unexpected gem, the most under-rated album of 2009 for sure.?
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From Wikipedia:Tony Wade Hayes (born April 20, 1969 in Bethel Acres, Oklahoma) is an American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1994, he made his debut that year with his gold-certified album Old Enough to Know Better. Its title track, which served as his debut single, reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, and three more singles from it all reached Top Ten as well.
Hayes' second album, 1996's On a Good Night, was also certified gold, although its #2-peaking title track was the only Top 40 hit from it. When the Wrong One Loves You Right, his third album, produced two more singles, including the #5 "The Day That She Left Tulsa (In a Chevy)", although he left the label by 1999. A year later, he signed to the Monument roster, where he released Highways & Heartaches, his final solo album. This album produced no Top 40 country hits, however, and was his last solo album.
In 2003, he founded the duo McHayes with Alan Jackson's fiddle player Mark McClurg. The duo charted one single on the country charts and recorded one unreleased album for the Universal South label. He has since joined the backing band for former Alabama lead singer Randy Owen.