Wade Hayes

 

What happens when you get with Don Cook who has that much beliefs in you? Also, have a dad that who also becomes the one to strongly recommend you to an independent record company? You end up with someone like Wade Hayes. Born in Bethel Acres, Oklahoma on April 20, 1969, Wade Hayes first learn to play the mandolin until his father, Don Hayes (professional musician throughout Oklahoma), gave him his first guitar. At age eleven, Wade family moved to Nashville, Tn. where his dad signed Wade to an Independent record label (not known). Not long after, that company declared bankruptcy (probably explains why the mention of the name wasn't revealed in any site that mentioned it).

Wade Hayes actual name is Tony Wade Hayes, and the first official record company he signed to that kicked his career off was Columbia Records. Where in 1994, Hayes debut album, Old Enough to Know Better, produced his debut single, the self-titled track, which also became his one and only #1 hit. The only other singles that ever got close to #1 were, "On a Good Night", found on his 1996 album of the same name as the single. His other singles have also reached the Top 40, except for a few. One of the worse one was from 1999, "Tore Up from the Floor Up", which only peaked #57.

Remember Glenn Campbell's 19968, "Wichita Lineman"? Hayes did a cover on his would-of-been-released album, Tore Up from the Floor Up, however, since the single had failed to chart top 40, The album was put on hold. Nevertheless, Hayes released his 1997 single, "The Day That She Left Tulsa (In a Chevy)", which peaked #5. Bringing Hayes third album to finally be released, but as, When the Wrong One Loves You Right, and "Witchita Lineman" was omitted from the album.

Hayes had a few other singles and albums released up to 2001, then went on a nine-hiatus (a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process). When he came back around 2008, he joined Alabama former member, Randy Owen's road band as a lead guitarist. n the meantime, also tours on his own. In 2009, he released, Place to Turn Around. Then in 2012, he released his latest single, "Is It Already Time" through RPM Entertainment. No album released with it yet tho.

Hayes latest single (as just mentioned) was written after Hayes was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer (development of cancer in the colon or rectum). in December of 2011. In the same month, was successfully operated on. His last tumor was removed in 2012 of March. Hayes currently (2015) is working on the album, Go Live Your Life, and according to http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/wadehayes, as of March 11, 2015, the project should be release sometime this year, but no sign rather or not, "Is It Already Time" will be found on it. Hayes mentioned how he doesn't like to sing the song due to it being too sad for him to sing. So who knows. You can still find the YouTube video and download the song on iTune. Hayes wrote nine of the ten songs that'll be found on the album.

Whatever the case may be, maybe the soon-to-be-release album will give Wade Hayes just what a lot of us could be hoping. Maybe another #1 single? MAybe a #1 album debut? Who knows? Anyways, the answers will soon be found. With that, I leave you with his latest single, "Is It Already Time". Farewell.

Resource:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Hayes
• https://books.google.com/books?id=LdxCPLZAExsC&pg=PA332&lpg=PA332&dq=Don+Hayes+professional+country+singer&source=bl&ots=nR5AoKGsPi&sig=G7CSeRoTTlrp9K331N3qWCOEJ7I&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8w0AVY-0CYapNtKygOAP&ved=0CEYQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Don%20Hayes%20professional%20country%20singer&f=false
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_Lineman
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorectal_cancer
• http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/wadehayes
• http://www.wadehayes-woww.com/wadehayesnews.html