Wade Hayes

Genres:	Country & Bluegrass
Decades Active:	1990s, 2000s
Search for Artist on:	OLDIES.com, Wikipedia, Flikr (photos), YouTube (videos)
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Biography

1971, Bethel Acres, Oklahoma, USA. Hayes was virtually born with a guitar in his hand, arriving into a family that 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 owing Hayes Sr. a considerable amount of money - consequently, the family home was repossessed and they moved back to Oklahoma. Hayes Jr. started his professional career playing in his father's band as guitar and second vocalist. In 1992 Hayes met with the successful record producer Don Cook, and in a flurry of signings Hayes found himself with Columbia Records and a songwriting contract with Tree Publishing. He made his recording debut in 1995 with Old Enough To Know Better, an album that was featured widely on US country radio, and justifiably...

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