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Infobox musical artist| name = Wade Hayes| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Tony Wade Hayes| birth_date = birth date and age|1969|04|20| origin = Bethel Acres, Oklahoma , USA | instrument = singing|Vocals , guitar | genre = country music|Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1994present| label = Columbia Records|Columbia , Monument Records|Monument (solo) Universal South Records|Universal South (in McHayes)| associated_acts = McHayes RandyOwen | website = Tony Wade Hayes (born April 20, 1969 in Bethel Acres, Oklahoma )cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p141661/biography|pure_url=yes |title=Wade Hayes biography |accessdate=2007-10-12 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |authorlink=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |work= Allmusic 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 (magazine)|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 Records|Monument roster, where he released Highways & Heartaches (Wade Hayes album)|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 Records|Universal South label. He joined the backing band for former Alabama (band)|Alabama lead singer RandyOwen in the late 2000s, and self-released an album in 2009.
Biography
Wade Hayes was born and raised in Bethel Acres, Oklahoma . His father, Don Hayes, also a professional country musician, inspired him to begin playing music as well. Initially, Hayes had learned to play mandolin, but later switched to guitar after his father bought him one.cite web |url= http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Wade-Hayes.html |title=Wade Hayes biography |accessdate=2007-10-12 |work=Oldies.com When he was eleven years old, his family moved to Nashville, Tennessee , where his father signed him to an independent record label. The label soon declared bankruptcy. The family returned to Oklahoma, where Wade later found work as a musician in his father's band.
Although he attended three different colleges, Hayes dropped out of college in 1991 in pursuit of a career in country music, after seeing bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs perform on the 1991 Country Music Association awards show.Wade returned to Nashville, where he began recording demo tapes and writing his own material. Eventually, Hayes partnered with a songwriter named Chick Rains, who recommended him to Don Cook, a record producer who has produced albums for several country music artists, including Brooks & Dunn .
Musical career
1994-1996: Old Enough to Know Better
With Cook's help, Hayes was signed to a record deal with Columbia Records in late 1994. The same year, Hayes' debut single, " Old Enough to Know Better (song)|Old Enough to Know Better ", was released, and by early 1995, it peaked at Number One on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. The single was followed by the release of Hayes' debut album, also titled Old Enough to Know Better , which produced three additional Top Ten singles on the country music charts: " I'm Still Dancin' with You ", "Don't Stop" and "What I Meant to Say", at #4, #10 and #5 respectively. It was also certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping 500,000 copies. Also in 1995, Hayes was nominated for Top New Male Vocalist of the Year by the Country Music Association .
1996-1997: On a Good Night
On a Good Night , Hayes' second album, was released via Columbia in 1996. Although the album's lead-off single (which was the title track) peaked at #2 on the country charts. The second and third singles "Where Do I Go to Start All Over" and "It's over My Head" both failed to make Top 40. Nonetheless, the album was certified gold as well. Also included on this album was a cover of "Undo the Right", a song originally recorded by Willie Nelson .
1997-1999: When the Wrong One Loves You Right
In 1997, Hayes also issued a cover of Glen Campbell 's song " Wichita Lineman " as the first single for a third album which was to have been titled Tore Up from the Floor Up . This cover failed to reach Top 40, however, and the album was delayed.cite web |url= http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives? p_product=HT& p_theme=ht& p_action=search& p_maxdocs=200& p_topdoc=1& p_text_direct-0=0EAFEBA146F802BE& p_field_direct-0=document_id& p_perpage=10& p_sort=YMD_date:D& s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Wade Hayes' "Wrong" Is Just Right for Him |accessdate=2008-11-21 |date=1997-11-28 |work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune It was followed with "The Day That She Left Tulsa (In a Chevy)", which reached #5 on the country charts. After this song's release, Hayes's third album by then re-titled When the Wrong One Loves You Right was issued, with the Glen Campbell cover omitted. "The Day That She Left Tulsa" was followed by "When the Wrong One Loves You Right", "How Do You Sleep at Night" (his final Top 40 hit at #13), and finally, "Tore Up from the Floor Up". Hayes considered When the Wrong One Loves You Right as a more mature effort than his first two albums, with more of an emphasis on ballads than his previous two albums.cite web |url= http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1473654/20030708/hayes_wade.jhtml |title=CMT.com : Wade Hayes : Wade Hayes Shifts Gears |accessdate=2007-10-12 |work=CMT.com
2000-2001: Highways & Heartaches
By 2000, Hayes had switched from Columbia Records to Monument Records . His fourth and final album before his nine-year hiatus, titled Highways & Heartaches (Wade Hayes album)|Highways & Heartaches , was released in 2000. Three singles were released from the album before Hayes left Monument.
2001-2004: Duo formation and hiatus
In 2003, Hayes joined fiddler Mark McClurg to form the duo McHayes , which charted one single ("It Doesn't Mean I Don't Love You", which reached #41 on the country charts) and recorded one unreleased album for Universal South Records . After McHayes disbanded in July 2004, McClurg rejoined Jackson's road band, and Hayes went on hiatus.
2008-2009: Return to music and Place to Turn Around
He rejoined the music business in 2008, taking a role as lead guitar ist and singer in former Alabama (band)|Alabama lead singer RandyOwen 's road band.cite web |url= http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/concertreview.asp? xid=327 |title=Randy Owen leaves Alabama behind |accessdate=2008-12-02 |last=Remz |first=Jeffrey B. |date=2008-08-31 |work= Country Standard Time Hayes also returned to touring on his own. Hayes released a fifth album, Place to Turn Around , in July 2009, on an independent label. The album is available via Hayes' website and at live shows, and features eleven songs, with ten being penned by Hayes.
Personal life
On April 4, 1999, Hayes married former Miss USA runner-up Danni Boatwright , who appeared in the video for Hayes' single "Tore Up from the Floor Up". http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1474989/wades-wedding.jhtml Wade's Wedding Boatwright later was a contestant on the CBS reality television series Survivor (US TV series)|Survivor .cite web |url= http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1474989/20030730/hayes_wade.jhtml |title=CMT.com : Wade Hayes : Wade's Wedding |accessdate=2007-10-12 |work=CMT.comcite web |url= http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/person.php? p=516 |title=Danni Boatwright contestant information |accessdate=2007-10-12 |work=Reality TV world The couple divorced in 2003.
In December 2011, Hayes was diagnosed with colon cancer , which was successfully operated on that same month.cite web|url= http://www.roughstock.com/blog/sources-wade-hayes-has-stage-iv-colon-cancer/|title=Sources: Wade Hayes Has Stage IV Colon Cancer|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=9 December 2011|work=Roughstock|accessdate=15 December 2011 The last tumors were removed in March 2012.cite web|url= http://tasteofcountry.com/wade-hayes-chemo-therapy-colon-cancer/|title=Wade Hayes Tumor Free Following Surgery and Chemo Therapy for Colon Cancer|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|date=4 March 2012|work=Taste of Country|accessdate=4 March 2012
Discography
Studio albums
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Album details
Peak chart positions
Certifications ( List of music recording sales certifications
Recording Industry Association of America|US : GoldCertification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Old Enough to Know Better|artist=Wade Hayes
Music Canada|CAN : GoldCertification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=album|title=Old Enough to Know Better|artist=Wade Hayes
On a Good Night
Release date: June 25, 1996
Label: Columbia Records
Formats: CD, cassette
US: GoldCertification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=On a Good Night|artist=Wade Hayes
CAN: GoldCertification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=album|title=On a Good Night|artist=Wade Hayes
http://www.wadehayes.com Official Wade Hayes website
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