Chris Housman
Chris Housman (born c. 1990) is an American country singer-songwriter who has released songs featuring gay themes.
Life
[edit]Housman was born c. 1990 in western Kansas and raised on a farm in a town of 200 people.[1][2] He came out at the age of 18.[2] He attended Belmont University.[2]
In 2020, Housman released the single "Nobody" about his experience going through a breakup.[2] It was co-written with his friends Emily Kroll and Christian Wood.[2] He purposely did not use any pronouns in the lyrics.[2] In 2021, he released "Blueneck" cowritten with Nell Maynard.[3] It charted number one on the iTunes country chart and sixteen on the Billboard Digital Country Sales chart and went viral on TikTok.[3] On April 14, 2023, following the passage of the Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act, Housman released "Drag Queen" in support of the LGBTQ community.[1] The song was cowritten by Housman, Chris Sligh, and Mary Kutter.[1] The music video was filmed in the Nashville gay bar, Play where Housman saw his first drag show in 2008.[1] Directed by Ford Fairchild, it included local drag queens Arsyn, Perplexity, Sasha Dereon, Ivy St. James, Vanity, Deception, and Obsinity.[1] All royalties from the song are donated to a Nashville-based LGBT youth nonprofit, Just Us at Oasis Center.[1]
In April 2024, Housman released the single "Guilty As Sin" about a gay romance in a country setting.[4] The music video was directed by Fairchild and features Housman and Gabe LaDuke.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Blackwelder, Carson (April 28, 2023). "Country singer Chris Housman on why his song 'Drag Queen' is what America needs now". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ a b c d e f Despres, Tricia (June 30, 2022). "Chris Housman Proves That a Broken Heart Is Universal on 'Nobody': Anybody Can 'Insert Themselves in This Song'". People Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ a b Hiltner, Justin (2023-09-22). "Out Now: Chris Housman". The Bluegrass Situation. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ a b Slovacek, Randy (2024-04-24). "Chris Housman Is 'Guilty As Sin' In Sexy New Music Video". Instinct Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
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