Stephanie Quayle is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
Early life
Stephanie Quayle grew up in
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman is a city and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Located in southwest Montana, the 2020 census put Bozeman's population at 53,293, making it the fourth-largest city in Montana. It is the principal city of th ...
. She began playing piano at the age of 4, bought a guitar at 15, and the following year began singing in a band and found her calling on stage.
Career
2016–2018: ''Love the Way You See Me''
In June 2016, Quayle released "Drinking with Dolly" via Rebel Engine Entertainment.
It was written by
Victoria Banks and
Rachel Proctor
Rachel Christine Proctor (born August 11, 1974) is an American country music artist. Before signing to a record deal, she co-wrote Martina McBride's 2002 single " Where Would You Be". By 2003, Proctor had signed to BNA Records, releasing her de ...
. The music video topped the CMT Music 12 Pack
while the single peaked in the Top 50 of the ''Billboard'' Indicator Chart. Quayle made her national television debut performing on ''Fox & Friends'' in December 2016.
In March 2017, her single "Winnebago," was released to radio, with the music video airing on GAC, CMT, and The Country Network.
Winnebago Winnebago can refer to:
* The exonym of the Ho-Chunk tribe of Native North Americans with reservations in Nebraska, Iowa, and Wisconsin
** Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, a federally recognized tribe group in the state
** The Winnebago language of the ...
teamed up as a partner on her tour, along with The RV Loft and KOA
where Quayle traveled across the US from the Empire State Building to the Golden Gate, living out the lyrics of the song.
''Rolling Stone'' named Quayle "Top 10 Artists To Watch" in May 2017 and she has shared the stage with artists including Chase Rice, Granger Smith, LoCash, Trace Adkins, and Gary Allan.
Rebel Engine Entertainment released her album ''Love The Way You See Me'' on September 1, 2017, with an exclusive "first" listen with People Country. The album's third single, "Selfish," was released in late 2017, and became her first single to chart on the ''Billboard''
Country Airplay
Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States since January 20, 1990.
This chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored ...
chart when it debuted at number 60 for the week dated April 14, 2018.
Quayle was the only independent artist invited to perform for the five living former US presidents (Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter) alongside artists like Lady Gaga and Alabama as part of the hurricane relief benefit concert, "Deep from the Heart: The One America Appeal" in Texas.
On April 7, 2018, Quayle made her
Grand Ole Opry
The ''Grand Ole Opry'' is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM. Currently owned and operated by Opry Entertainment (a divis ...
debut.
In November 2018, Quayle was inducted into CMT's 2019 Next Women of Country class.
2019–present: ''If I Was a Cowboy''
Quayle's highly anticipated EP ''If I Was a Cowboy'' was released on October 4, 2019. Rebel Engine Entertainment released the stripped-down version of the ''If I Was a Cowboy'' EP and "My Home's in Montana" in a video series, ''The Montana Sessions'' Presented by Wrangler, on February 14, 2020. She made her national daytime television debut performing "Whatcha Drinkin 'Bout" on ''The Kelly Clarkson Show''.
Quayle was named in 2020 as the First Female Country Music Ambassador for Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's. She has teamed up with national brands Harley-Davidson, Kampgrounds Of America (KOA), Winnebago, Wrangler, Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply, and Running Iron Whiskey. She is an active supporter of charitable organizations including the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women movement, Care Camps, Gibson Gives, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
* ''Ain't No Housewife'' (2009)
* ''Stand Back'' (2013)
* ''If I Was a Cowboy'' (2019)
Singles
Music videos
References
External links
Rebel Engine EntertainmentWebsite
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American women singer-songwriters
People from Bozeman, Montana
Living people
American women country singers
American country singer-songwriters
Singers from Montana
Songwriters from Montana
21st-century American singer-songwriters
Country musicians from Montana
21st-century American women singers
1992 births