Tucker Wetmore Explained

Background:person
Tucker Wetmore
Birth Place:Kalama, Washington
Genre:Country
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2021–present

Tucker Wetmore is an American country music singer and songwriter.[1]

Early life and education

Wetmore was raised in Kalama, Washington and graduated from Kalama High School in 2018.[2] At age 11, he taught himself how to play piano. This was inspired by a love for Jerry Lee Lewis. [3] He played football at Montana Technological University, where he majored in business and information technology.[4]

Career

After an injury ended his football career, Wetmore turned to music and relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 2020. He released a string of promotional singles in 2021: "Kiss My A$$", "Another Shot", and "She's Trouble".[5]

In 2023, Wetmore signed with Back Blocks Music,[1] and then later signed an additional partnership with UMG Nashville.[6] "Wine Into Whiskey" became his first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts in 2024.[7] "Wind Up Missin' You" was digitally released on March 29, 2024, and was released as Wetmore's country radio debut single on June 10, 2024.

Discography

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[8]
US Country
[9]
US Country Airplay
[10]
CAN
[11]
CAN
Country
[12]
NZ
Hot

[13]
"Wine Into Whiskey"202468 16 56 64 rowspan="3"
"Wind Up Missin' You"[14] 63 11 29 42 58 13

Promotional singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US Country
[15]
"Kiss My A$$"2021rowspan="4"
"Another Shot"
"She's Trouble"
"What Would You Do?"202444

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hollabaugh . Leslie . Tucker Wetmore Signs With Back Blocks Music . MusicRow . 6 March 2024.
  2. News: n.a. . Pickering, VandenBos, Torgerson sign with Tech . 6 March 2024 . Great Falls Tribune.
  3. News: Leskiw . Jason . 2B State Football Championship: Quick-study Wetmore Shines in Final Year . 7 March 2024 . Longview Daily News.
  4. Web site: n.a. . Tucker Wetmore . Dig City Supply . 6 March 2024.
  5. Web site: n.a. . Tucker Wetmore Issues a Written Warning with His New Single "She's Trouble" . The Country Note . 6 March 2024.
  6. Web site: Anderson . Liza . Tucker Wetmore Signs With UMG Nashville In Partnership With Back Blocks Music . Music Row . May 31, 2024.
  7. Web site: Zellner . Xander . Hot 100 First-Timers: Tucker Wetmore Scores First Chart Hit With 'Wine Into Whiskey' . Billboard . 6 March 2024.
  8. Billboard Hot 100: Week of June 29, 2024. Billboard. June 25, 2024.
  9. Billboard Country Update. Billboard. April 30, 2024.
  10. Peaks on the Country Airplay chart:
  11. Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of April 13, 2024. Billboard. April 9, 2024.
  12. Canada Country: Week of August 24, 2024. Billboard. August 20, 2024.
  13. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. April 8, 2024. April 5, 2024.
  14. Web site: Country Aircheck Weekly May 28, 2024, Issue 911. May 28, 2024. Country Aircheck. May 29, 2024.
  15. Billboard Country Update. Billboard. June 4, 2024.