Chancey Williams (born August 24, 1981) is an American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
singer-songwriter and former
saddle bronc rider. He and fellow Wyoming artist and rodeo cowboy
Chris LeDoux are the only two individuals to compete in the rodeo and perform on the main stage of
Cheyenne Frontier Days.
Chancey Williams "3rd Street" released May 22, 2020. It is their 5th studio album.
Early life
Chancey Williams was raised on a ranch near the small town of
Moorcroft
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History
In 1897, Staffordshire pottery manufacturers ...
, Wyoming. Williams followed his dad as a saddle bronc rider, going to the National High School Rodeo Finals, the College National Finals and won two rounds at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Williams has a total of four degrees, including a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the
University of Wyoming
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.
Career
Williams and his former drummer, lifelong friend Travis DeWitt, started the Younger Brothers Band with the initial goal of entering a high school talent contest.
In 2008 they were joined by Wyatt Springsteen (
lead guitar
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and
vocal harmonies) and Brooke Latka (
fiddle
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and
vocal harmonies). In 2012 Jack Robbins (
bass
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Music
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** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
) joined the band. The studio album ''Honkey Tonk Road'' was released in 2008,
''Highway Junkie'' in 2011
and, recently, the Billboard charting ''Echo''.
Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band have sold, between digital downloads and CD sales, more than 40,000 records. In the Fall of 2013, Williams signed with HomeSlice Artist Management, a subsidiary of
the HomeSlice Group
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, an entertainment and media company that is the worldwide exclusive licensing agent
of the
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Williams signed with WME, the industries premier booking agency in Fall of 2019. On February 4, 2021, via the office twitter page, the departure of founding member and drummer Travis DeWitt was announced.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''HonkyTonk Road''
** Released 2008
** Label: Self-Released
* ''Highway Junkie''
** Released 2011
** Label: Self-Released
* ''Echo''
**Released 2013
**Label: Self-Released
**Peaked at #10 on Billboards Mountain-Heatseeker Chart
*''Rodeo Cold Beer''
**Released 2017
**Label : Younger Brothers Records
* ''3rd Street''
** Released 2020
** Label: Self-Released
Singles
*"Six Figure Job" (2008)
*"She Loves me Anyway" (2011)
*"Worth the Whiskey" (2013)
*"Down with That" (2015)
*"Silhouette" (2016)
Music videos
References
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American country music groups
Musical groups from Wyoming
People from Crook County, Wyoming