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! width="40"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/randy-houser/chart-history/457190?f=357&g=Singles|title=Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=March 3, 2011}}</ref>
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! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/randy-houser/chart-history/457190?f=379&g=Singles|title=Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=March 3, 2011}}</ref>
! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/randy-houser/chart-history/457190?f=379&g=Singles|title=Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=March 3, 2011}}</ref>
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Revision as of 16:40, 4 November 2012

Randy Houser
Houser in April 2010
Houser in April 2010
Background information
Birth nameShawn Randolph Houser[1]
Born (1975-12-18) December 18, 1975 (age 48)[2]
OriginLake, Mississippi, USA
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar
Years active2004-present
LabelsMCA Nashville, Show Dog-Universal, Stoney Creek

Shawn Randolph "Randy" Houser (born December 18, 1975) is an American country music artist. Signed to the Universal South Records label in 2008, he charted the single "Anything Goes" that year. This song, a Top 20 hit on the Billboard country singles charts, is the title track to his debut album Anything Goes, which has also produced his first Top 10 hit in "Boots On". Houser also co-wrote the singles "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" for Trace Adkins, "Back That Thing Up" for Justin Moore and "My Cowboy" for country-pop artist Jessie James.

Biography

Randy Houser was born in Lake, Mississippi. His father, a professional musician as well, performed at various local venues.[3] Houser fronted his own band by age thirteen, and while attending East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi, he formed another band called 10 lb. Biscuit.[4]

By 2002, Houser moved to Nashville, Tennessee to begin a songwriting career. One of his first cuts as a songwriter was "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk", which he co-wrote with Jamey Johnson and Dallas Davidson.[5] This song was recorded by Trace Adkins on his 2005 album Songs About Me, and was a Top 5 single for him.[4] After this song's success, Houser shifted his focus to performing, and started playing at local gigs in Nashville. He was briefly signed to MCA Nashville but did not release anything on the label.[6]

Personal Life

Houser Married Jessa Lee Yantz on Sept 2, 2011. The couple welcomed a son named West Yantz Houser on March 6, 2012.[7]

Music career

Debut album: Anything Goes (2008-2009)

Houser subsequently signed to Universal South Records in 2008. His first single, "Anything Goes", was released in May of that year.[8] It was co-written by Brice Long and John Wiggins.[4] Houser performed the song on Late Show with David Letterman in August after host David Letterman heard it on a satellite radio station.[9] The song entered Top 40 on the Billboard country charts that same month. His debut album, also titled Anything Goes, was released in November, at which point the title track was in the Top 20 on the country charts. "Boots On" was released as the album's second single in February 2009, and became his first top ten hit in July 2009. Houser also co-wrote "Back That Thing Up", the debut single for Valory Music Group artist Justin Moore. This song peaked at number 38 on Hot Country Songs in December 2008.

Houser received two nominations for the 2009 CMA Awards, including New Artist of the Year and Music Video of the Year for his Top 5 hit "Boots On".

Second album: They Call Me Cadillac (2009-2010)

Houser, along with Jamey Johnson and Jessie James co-wrote James' third single from her self-titled debut album, "My Cowboy". The song was released in late October 2009, and was also released as a music video. Also in October 2009, Houser released his third single. The song titled "Whistlin' Dixie", is the lead-off single to Houser's second studio album, They Call Me Cadillac. It debuted at number 59 on the Billboard country charts before the initial release date of November 2, 2009. It peaked at number 31 in January 2010. After it came "I'm All About It," which peaked at number 49 and was not included on the album. Houser's fifth single, "A Man Like Me," was co-written by Houser with Danny Green and Jameson Clark.

2011-present

In 2011, Houser released the song "In God's Time", which was the lead-off single to his upcoming, untitled third album. It peaked at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Houser left Show Dog-Universal in 2011 and signed with Broken Bow Records' Stoney Creek division.[10] Then on May 7, 2012, Houser released "How Country Feels", his first single on Stoney Creek.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
US Country
[11] 		US
[12] 		US
Heat
[13]
Anything Goes 21 101 1
They Call Me Cadillac 8 43 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions 		Album
US Country
[14] 		US Country Airplay
[15] 		US
[16]
2008 "Anything Goes" 16 — 92 Anything Goes
2009 "Boots On" 2 — 53
"Whistlin' Dixie" 31 — — They Call Me Cadillac
2010 "I'm All About It" 49 — — Non-album song
"A Man Like Me" 53 — — They Call Me Cadillac
2011 "In God's Time" 54 — — Non-album song
2012 "How Country Feels"A 20 17 85 TBD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
  • ACurrent single.

Music videos

Year Video Director
2008 "Anything Goes" Vincenzo Giammanco
2009 "Boots On" Drake Vaughan/Eric Welch
"Whistlin' Dixie" Chris Hicky
2010 "Boots On" (club version) Rob Dennis
2012 "How Country Feels" Wes Edwards

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Result
2009 Country Music Association New Artist of the Year Nominated
Music Video of the Year - "Boots On" Nominated
2010 Academy of Country Music Video of the Year - "Boots On" Nominated
CMT Music Awards USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year - "Boots On" Nominated
2011 Academy of Country Music Top New Solo Vocalist Nominated

References

  1. ^ Full name per ASCAP database.
  2. ^ Birthday celebration
  3. ^ Neal, Chris (2008-11-17). "Who's New: Randy Houser". Country Weekly. 15 (23): 20. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ^ a b c Leggett, Steve. "Randy Houser biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  5. ^ "Randy Houser Finds All "Goes" Well". Great American Country. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  6. ^ David Letterman gives boost to country singer
  7. ^ Randy Houser Baby Name. March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  8. ^ "Randy Houser dishes out first single". Country Standard Time. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  9. ^ "Randy Houser Drops In On GAC's Top 20". Great American Country. 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  10. ^ "Randy Houser Signs With Stoney Creek Records". CMT. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  12. ^ "Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  13. ^ "Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  14. ^ "Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  15. ^ "Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  16. ^ "Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

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