Heather Myles (born July 31, 1962) 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, with a

honky tonk A honky-tonk (also called honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is both a bar that provides country music for the entertainment of its patrons and the style of music played in such establishments. It can also refer to the type of piano ( tack piano) ...

Bakersfield sound.

Early life

Myles was born in

Riverside, California Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire an ...

, United States, where her parents bred and trained horses for

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. Heather had a job in the family business until the lure of the honky-tonks called her away. While still in her teens, she joined a band, and within a year they had a contract with HighTone.

Career

Myles has released five studio albums, including two on HighTone, two on Rounder, and one on the Me and My Americana Roots label. Her 1992 debut album ''Just Like Old Times'' contained mostly original compositions, along with songs from

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and

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, and was followed by ''Untamed'' in 1995. Her third studio album ''Highways and Honkytonks'' was released in 1998, and featured a duet with

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled af ...

on "No One is Gonna Love You Better." 2002's ''Sweet Talk & Good Lies'' included a duet with

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on the song "Little Chapel." Released in 2009, ''In The Wind'' was co-produced by Taras Prodaniuk (

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) who also played bass. They were accompanied by Larry Mitchell and Jim Christie (drums), and Bob Gothar (guitar).

Discography

Studio albums

* 1992: '' Just Like Old Times'' ( HighTone) * 1995: '' Untamed'' (HighTone) released on Demom in Europe * 1998: '' Highways and Honky Tonks'' (

Rounder Rounder(s) or The Rounder(s) may refer to: Film and television * ''The Rounders'' (1914 film), a comedy short * ''The Rounder'' (1930 film), a comedy short * ''The Rounders'' (1965 film), a western comedy * ''Rounders'' (film), a 1998 poker f ...

)) * 2002: ''

Sweet Talk and Good Lies Sweet Talk and Good Lies is the fifth album by Heather Myles. Highlights include the title song, "Sweet Talk and Good Lies, " "Nashville's Gone Hollywood,"and "Little Chapel," a duet with fellow honky-tonker Dwight Yoakam. Track listing #"Sweet ...

'' (Rounder) * 2009: ''In the Wind'' (Me and My American Roots) also released in 2011 by Ah Ha Music Group

Live albums

* 1996: '' Sweet Little Dangerous'' (

Demon A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, ani ...

) * 2008: ''Live @ Newland, NL'' (Me and My American Roots) * 2013: ''Live on TruCountry'' (Floating World Records)

Compilations

* 2005: ''Rum and Rodeo'' (HighTone)

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

Heather Myles official site
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Review of "Just Like Old Times"Review of "Highways & Honky Tonks"
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