James Wesley

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title: "James Wesley" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["american-country-singer-songwriters", "american-male-singer-songwriters", "bbr-music-group-artists", "living-people", "warner-records-artists", "people-from-labette-county,-kansas", "date-of-birth-unknown", "country-musicians-from-kansas", "1970-births", "singer-songwriters-from-kansas"] description: "American country music singer (born 1970)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wesley" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American country music singer (born 1970) ::

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Field	Value
name	James Wesley
image	James_wesley.jpg
caption	Wesley at CMA Music Festival, June 2010
landscape	yes
alias	James Prosser
birth_name	James Wesley Prosser
birth_place	Mound Valley, Kansas
birth_date
instrument	Guitar and Vocals
genre	Country
occupation	Singer
years_active	1999–present
label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Broken Bow
associated_acts	Rodney Clawson
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| name = James Wesley | image = James_wesley.jpg | alt = | caption = Wesley at CMA Music Festival, June 2010 | image_size = | landscape = yes | alias = James Prosser | birth_name = James Wesley Prosser | birth_place = Mound Valley, Kansas | birth_date = | origin = | instrument = Guitar and Vocals | genre = Country | occupation = Singer | years_active = 1999–present | label = Warner Bros. Nashville Broken Bow | associated_acts = Rodney Clawson | website = James Wesley Prosser (born March 9, 1970) is an American country music singer. In 1999, Prosser released the album Life Goes On through Warner Bros. Records. Ten years later, he signed to Broken Bow Records under the name James Wesley. Wesley released five singles for this label, including the top 30 hits "Real" and "Didn't I". He recorded a second studio album, Real, for the label, but it went unreleased.

Early life and career

Wesley was born in Mound Valley, Kansas.

''Life Goes On''

James Wesley Prosser was born in Mound Valley, Kansas. He played music at several venues in college before meeting songwriter Rodney Clawson, who has co-written singles by Jason Aldean and George Strait. Prosser signed to a recording deal with Warner Bros. Records and recorded his debut album, Life Goes On, in 1999. The album produced two singles which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. Allmusic gave the album three stars, saying that Prosser's "singing and writing … are truly unique."

After the release of this album, Prosser worked various blue collar jobs. He returned to Nashville in 2006.

Second album

Wesley signed to Broken Bow in 2009 and released his first single for the label, "Jackson Hole," on December 7, 2009. This song debuted at number 54 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts dated for January 16, 2010. Later in 2010, Wesley charted again with the song "Real", written by Neal Coty and Jimmy Melton. "Real" was made into a music video in September 2010, directed by Chris Hicky. Wesley's third single for Broken Bow, "Didn't I," was released in April 2011. It was followed by "Walking Contradiction", co-written by Kip Moore, which did not make Top 40. His next single was "Thank a Farmer", written by Steve Bogard, Josh Thompson, and Dustin Lynch, and inspired by a 2013 Dodge Ram commercial incorporating Paul Harvey's "So God Made a Farmer" speech. This song was released during Super Bowl XLVII. On March 22, 2015 Wesley released to iTunes a single called, "Hooked Up" which a portion of the proceeds go to the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament Charities and the ASA's Keep America Fishing Foundation. A music video has been completed and premiered on August 31, 2015 on CMT television.

Discography

Singles

As James Prosser

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | US Country | CAN Country | "Life Goes On" | "Angels Don't Fly" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1999 | 59 | 84 | Life Goes On (unreleased) | | | | | | 66 | — | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart | | | | | | | | ::

As James Wesley

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | US Country | US Country Airplay | US Bubbling | "Jackson Hole" | "Real" | "Didn't I" | "Walking Contradiction" | "Thank a Farmer" | "Hooked Up" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2010 | 41 | — | — | Real (unreleased) | | | | | | | | | | 22 | — | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2011 | 24 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | 2012 | 54 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | 2013 | — | 50 | — | | | | | | | | | | | 2015 | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Music videos

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Year	Video	Director	"Life Goes On"	"Real"	"Didn't I"	"Hooked Up"
1999	Jim Shea
2010	Chris Hicky
2011	Marcel
2015	Alexander Manning
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References

References

1. (7 June 2010). "Who's New: James Wesley". [[Country Weekly]].
2. (20 November 2009). "Broken Bow signs James Wesley". [[Country Standard Time]].
3. Price, Deborah Evans. (27 March 1999). "Warner touts the Traditional "Life" of James Prosser".
4. Monger, James Christopher. "James Wesley biography". [[Allmusic]].
5. "''Life Goes On''". [[Allmusic]].
6. (21 April 2011). "'Real' turn of events for Wesley". Youngstown Vindicator.
7. Edward Morris. (9 January 2010). "Taylor and Reba Top the Chart Again — As If You Couldn't Have Guessed". [[Country Music Television.
8. "Listing for "Real"". [[Broadcast Music Incorporated]].
9. (27 September 2010). "Wesley gets real with video". Country Standard Time.
10. Dauphin, Chuck. (27 May 2013). "James Wesley Sets Up Debut Album With 'Thank a Farmer'".
11. "Chart history for James Wesley".
12. (September 2025). "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of February 12, 2011". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
13. ""Real" music video". [[Country Music Television.
14. ""Hooked Up" music video". [[Country Music Television.

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