Hayes Carll
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 Carll at a festival in Cambridge, England August, 2009 Photo: Sean Rowe |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joshua Hayes Carll |
| Born | January 9, 1976 |
| Origin | The Woodlands, Texas United States |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Labels | Lost Highway Records, Compadre Records, Highway 87 Records |
| Associated acts | Ray Wylie Hubbard, Guy Clark |
| Website | Hayes Carll.com |
Joshua Hayes Carll (born January 9, 1976),[1] known as Hayes Carll, is a Texas Country singer-songwriter from The Woodlands, Texas (a Houston suburb). Carll was a 2011 nominee for Artist of the Year at the 2011 Americana Music Association awards[2]
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Career [edit]
After releasing Flowers & Liquor in 2002, Carll was voted the Best New Act of 2002 by The Houston Press.[3]
Carll's "Another Like You" was named #1 on American Songwriter(.com)'s Top 50 Songs Of 2011[4]
Discography [edit]
Albums [edit]
| Title | Date | Label | Peak chart position (U.S.) | |||
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| Country | Pop | Rock | Heat | |||
| Flowers & Liquor | June 11, 2002 | Compadre Records | — | — | — | — |
| Little Rock | March 8, 2005 | Highway 87 | — | — | — | — |
| Trouble in Mind | April 8, 2008 | Lost Highway Records | — | — | — | 11 |
| KMAG YOYO | February 15, 2011 | Lost Highway Records | 12 | 67 | 17 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Country Strong [edit]
Multiple songs written by Carll appear in the film Country Strong. Three of those were then released on iTunes and on the album Country Strong: More Music from the Motion Picture.
- "Hard Out Here" – performed by Garrett Hedlund
- "Take Me Away" – performed by Carll himself
- "Hide Me Babe" – performed by Garrett Hedlund
- "Turn Loose the Horses" – performed by Garrett Hedlund
Honors [edit]
- Trouble In Mind
- Top Albums of 2008 (#60) - The Village Voice, January 21, 2009[5]
- "She Left Me For Jesus"
- Top Singles of 2008 (#36) - The Village Voice, January 21, 2009[6]
- Americana Music Association Song of the Year 2008
KMAG YOYO
- 2011 Song "Another Like You" (#1) - American Songwriter
- Best Album of 2011 (#6) - American Songwriter
- Best Album of 2011 (#32) - Spin
- Best Country / Americana of 2011 (#3) - Spin
- Best Single, "KMAG YOYO" of 2011 (#43) - Rolling Stone
- No. 1 Album of 2011 - Americana Music Association
Television Appearances [edit]
- The Tonight Show - January 21, 2011
- Austin City Limits - October 30, 2010
- Later with Jools Holland - September 26, 2008
References [edit]
- ^ Family Tree Legends Joshua Hayes Carll
- ^ [1].
- ^ "Hot Tunes, Summer in the City Houston Press Music Awards Showcase 2002". Houston Press. 18 July 2002.
- ^ www.americansongwriter.com
- ^ "Pazz + Jop Albums 2008". The Village Voice. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Pazz + Jop Singles 2008". The Village Voice. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
External links [edit]
- Official website
- Hayes Carll at CMT
- Hayes Carll at Lone Star Music
- Hayes Carll at Lost Highway Records
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Darrell Scott |
AMA Song of the Year (Songwriter) 2008 with Brian Keane |
Succeeded by Julie Miller |
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