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Brian McComas - 69% match to James Otto

23 May 1972, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. McComas was raised mainly in Harrison, Arkansas, where he began writing songs. Encouraged by Paul Overstreet, he continued writing while studying at the University of Arkansas and Southwest Missouri State University. After dropping out of university he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he worked at PolyGram Records, Mercury Records an Read more

Danielle Peck - 62% match to James Otto

Wade Hayes - 51% match to James Otto

20 April 1969, Bethal Acres, Oklahoma, USA. Hayes’ family lived and breathed country music. His father, Don Hayes, was a professional musician and bought Wade his first proper guitar at the age of 11. The family suffered a traumatic period during the mid-80s when his father secured a record contract and moved the family to Nashville. The record company went bankrupt owi Read more

Doug Stone - 45% match to James Otto

Douglas Jackson Brooks 19 June 1956, Newnan, Georgia, USA. Stone, the product of a broken home, was encouraged to become a musician by his mother, although he lived with his father following the break up. She taught him to play guitar and had put him onstage by the age of 7, supporting Loretta Lynn. Stone, in addition to possessing a rich country voice, plays guitar, keyboar Read more

Rick Trevino - 39% match to James Otto

15 June 1971, Austin, Texas, USA. Treviño is a Mexican-American who sings in both English and Spanish. His first single was released in English as ‘Just Enough Rope’ and in Spanish as ‘Bastante Cordon’, with a bilingual version also available. Similarly, his first album, Just Enough Rope, was also available in Spanish as Dos Mundos. He moved to Col Read more

Blackhawk - 38% match to James Otto

When Henry Paul (25 August 1949, Kingston, New York, USA), the former lead singer of the southern rock band the Outlaws (1972-1977, and reunion 1986-1989) and his own Henry Paul Band (1979-1982) moved back to Nashville, Tennessee in the early 90s he formed the new country outfit FireHawk with Van Stephenson (b. 4 November 1953, Hamilton, Ohio, USA, d. 8 April 2001, Nashville Read more

Billy Dean - 37% match to James Otto

William Harold Dean Jnr., 2 April 1962, Quincy, Florida, USA. Dean was raised in a farming community and played in his father’s part-time country band. He accumulated many influences, including James Taylor and Dan Fogelberg, and he sang ‘My Way’ at his graduation ceremony. He won the Wrangler Star Search competition and settled in Nashville where he was given Read more

Tammy Cochran - 37% match to James Otto

30 January 1972, Austinburg, Ohio, USA. This country singer was raised in rural Ohio, growing up in a music-loving, church-going family. Cochran began singing as a child with her two elder brothers, with the trio giving impromptu concerts for their parents. She later recalled her childhood and her brothers, who both succumbed to cystic fibrosis at an early age, on the song & Read more

Dusty Drake - 35% match to James Otto

23 February 1964, Monaca, Pennsylvania, USA. As a small child Drake heard music on record and radio, mainly bluegrass and country. He began singing while still in school and at the age of 16 was singing and playing drums with local bands. He took a regular job, playing evenings and weekends and gradually building a loyal local audience. In 1993 he moved to Nashville, Tenness Read more

John Berry - 35% match to James Otto

14 September, 1959, Aiken, South Carolina, USA. The 90s country singer John Berry grew up appreciating soul music and the singer-songwriters of the early 70s. In 1981 both his legs were crushed in a motorcycle accident, but he recovered fully and decided to devote his time to music. He performed in Midwest clubs until settling in Athens, Georgia, in 1985. He self-financed si Read more

Whiskey Falls - 35% match to James Otto

Utilizing all four members’ talents as singer-songwriters, US country rockers Whiskey Falls made a splash in Nashville with their 2007 debut album. Seven Williams (Keith Volpone, USA; vocals) and Wally Brandt (vocals/guitar) worked in their own production company in Los Angeles, California, writing music for television and films, as well as making regular trips to Nashv Read more

Doc Walker - 18% match to James Otto

Shannon Brown - 13% match to James Otto