Wild Horses (American country band) explained

Wild Horses
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Texas, United States
Genre:Country
Years Active:1989-present
Label:Epic, Persimmon
Website:http://www.wildhorsesband.com
Current Members:Lon Holland
Steve Kellough
Michael Blake Mahler
Ralph McCauley
Angela Rae
Chris Sigmon
Past Members:Joe Lee Koenig

Wild Horses is an American country music band composed of Lon Holland (accordion, percussion), Steve Kellough (bass guitar), Michael Blake Mahler (lead guitar, vocals), Ralph McCauley (drums), Angela Rae (lead vocals), and Chris Sigmon (steel, fiddle, & Dobro).[1] [2] Mahler and Rae are husband and wife, and guitarist Joe Lee Koenig was formerly a member.[3]

Founded in 1989 in the state of Texas,[4] the band signed to Epic Records in 2002, releasing their debut single "I Will Survive" that year. The song went on to peak at No. 46 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts,[3] and was included on a compilation album entitled Dancin' with Thunder, which was issued in association with Professional Bull Riders.[5] An album, Frontier Free for All, was released in 2003 on Persimmon Records.

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Frontier Free for All
  • Release date: April 8, 2003
  • Label: Persimmon Records
Unbroken
  • Release date: June 26, 2007
  • Label: Dreamkeeper Records
KMA..Goodbye
  • Release date: May 21, 2010
  • Label: Dreamkeeper Records

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
2001"I Will Survive"46Dancin' with Thunder
2003"You Gotta Ride"Frontier Free for All
"Safely Home"
2008"Surrounded"Unbroken
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wild Horses: About Us . 2008-03-28 . WildHorses.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080706111228/http://www.wildhorsesband.com/aboutus.htm . 2008-07-06.
  2. Web site: Country and blues take center stage at BBQ showdown . 2008-05-06 . 2005-06-03 . Rend Lake College.
  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 462. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. Web site: Featured band: Wild Horses . 2008-03-03 . Prime Source Entertainment . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061123172826/http://www.primesourceentertainment.com/bands/featured/wild_horses.html . November 23, 2006 .
  5. Web site: CD Review: Dancin' With Thunder - Various Artists . 2008-03-28 . Huenke . Trisha . About.com.