Wade Bowen

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::summary American singer-songwriter ::

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Field	Value
name	Wade Bowen
birth_name	Paul Wade Bowen
background	solo_singer
birth_date
origin	Waco, Texas, U.S.
genre	Country, Red Dirt, Texas Country
years_active	2000–present
label	BNA, Columbia
associated_acts	Cross Canadian Ragweed
Randy Rogers Band
Brandon Rhyder
website	https://wadebowen.com
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| name = Wade Bowen | image = | caption = | birth_name = Paul Wade Bowen | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_date = | origin = Waco, Texas, U.S. | genre = Country, Red Dirt, Texas Country | years_active = 2000–present | label = BNA, Columbia | associated_acts = Cross Canadian Ragweed Randy Rogers Band Brandon Rhyder | website = https://wadebowen.com | current_members =

Paul Wade Bowen (born 1977) is an American Texas Country/Red Dirt singer from Waco, Texas, United States.

Bowen was a member of the band West 84 with friend Matt Miller until 2001 when the group became known as Wade Bowen and West 84. He released his first album in 2002, Try Not To Listen, which became a regional hit in Texas. He released his first live album in 2003, recorded live at The Blue Light in Lubbock, Texas, followed by studio albums Lost Hotel in 2006 and If We Ever Make It Home in 2008. On November 21, 2009, Bowen recorded his second live album at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth. The album was released on April 27, 2010, as a CD/DVD combo.

Bowen released his fourth studio album, The Given, in 2010. It was his first on a major label, Sony imprint BNA Records, though he returned to releasing music independently after BNA closed. He released a self-titled studio album in 2014, followed by a duets album in 2015 with singer Randy Rogers of the Randy Rogers Band, titled Hold My Beer Vol. 1. Bowen's next album was * Then Sings My Soul: Songs for My Mother*, a solo gospel influenced studio release. He has released 3 more albums: Watch This, with Randy Rogers, Solid Ground, released in 2018, and a follow-up to Hold My Beer Vol. 1, Hold My Beer Vol. 2 with Randy Rogers.

During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, Wade started a web series of live shows called Wade's World, where he hosted other prominent Texas musicians to play and tell stories about their songs every Friday night. Guests included Bruce Robison, Cody Canada, Jack Ingram, and others.

Personal life

Bowen is the brother-in-law of Cross Canadian Ragweed frontman Cody Canada and is a graduate of Texas Tech University, where he is a member of the Epsilon Nu chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Discography

Albums

::data[format=table] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | US Country | US | US Folk | US Heat | US Indie | Try Not to Listen | The Blue Light Live | Lost Hotel | If We Ever Make It Home | Live at Billy Bob's Texas | The Given | Wade Bowen | Hold My Beer, Vol. 1 (with Randy Rogers) | Then Sings My Soul: Songs for My Mother | Watch This (with Randy Rogers) | Solid Ground | Hold My Beer, Vol. 2 (with Randy Rogers) | Somewhere Between the Secret and the Truth | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | 176 | — | 2 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | — | — | 16 | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 44 | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 47 | — | — | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 37 | — | — | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | — | — | — | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | — | 8 | — | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | — | 10 | — | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Singles

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | | Peak positions | Album | US Country | "Saturday Night" | "To Live Is to Fly" | "Songs About Trucks" | "Another Song Nobody Will Hear" (with Will Hoge) | "When I Woke Up Today" | "Rainin on Me" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2011 | 39 | The Given | | | | | | | | | | 2012 | — | | | | | | | | | | | 2013 | — | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 2014 | — | Wade Bowen | | | | | | | | | | 2024 | — | Flyin | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Music videos

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Year	Video	Director	"God Bless This Town"	"Trouble"	"Saturday Night" (Acoustic)	"Songs About Trucks"	"When I Woke Up Today"	"Standards" (with Randy Rogers)	"Rodeo Clown" (with Randy Rogers)
2006	Matheson Muir
2009	Evan Kaufmann
2012	Deaton Flanigen
2013	Rose/Weems
2014	Trey Fanjoy
2015	The Edde Brothers
2020	Tim Duggan
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References

References

1. "Wade Bowen Biography".
2. "Biography".
3. "Wade Bowen: If We Ever Make It Home Review".
4. "WADE BOWEN GEARS UP FOR "LIVE AT BILLY BOB'S" ALBUM AND DVD ON NOV. 21, 2009".
5. Hennessey, Katie. "Texas Americana Artist Wade Bowen Hosts Quaranstream Concert Series on Friday Nights".
6. "Galleywinter Interview with Cody Canada".
7. "Wade Bowen".
8. (August 22, 2014). "Texas Star Wade Bowen Announces New Album".
9. Matt Bjorke. (January 21, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For January 21, 2015". Roughstock.
10. Matt Bjorke. (May 6, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For May 6, 2015". Roughstock.
11. Bjorke, Matt. (March 28, 2016). "Country Album Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock.
12. "Will Hoge (Feat. Wade Bowen), 'Another Song Nobody Will Hear' – Song Review".
13. "Country Aircheck Weekly: April 8, 2024 Issue 904".
14. "CMT : Videos : Wade Bowen : Songs About Trucks". [[Country Music Television]].
15. "CMT : Videos : Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen : Standards". [[Country Music Television]].
16. "CMT : Videos : Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen : Rodeo Clown". [[Country Music Television]].

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