Wayne Mills (singer)

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Wayne Mills
Birth name Jerald Wayne Mills
Born (1969-08-17)August 17, 1969
Arab, Alabama
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Nashville, Tennessee
Genres country
Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Associated acts Wayne Mills Band, Taylor Hicks, Jamey Johnson, Blake Shelton
Website www.waynemillsband.com

Jerald Wayne Mills (August 17, 1969 – November 23, 2013) was an American country musician, known for touring with the Wayne Mills Band for over 15 years and playing alongside Blake Shelton, Jamey Johnson and 2006 American Idol winner, Taylor Hicks.[1][2] During his career Mills released five studio albums (with a sixth unreleased) and two live albums. He also had seven top 20 songs in Europe from 2008 to 2010, including a chart topper in Belgium in 2009.[3]

During his education at Wallace State Junior College in Hanceville Mills played baseball and later at The University of Alabama football. He had a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.[3] When Mills died, he left behind wife Carol (they married in 2000[4]) and seven-year-old son Jack.[5]

In the early hours of November 23, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee, Mills was shot in the head by a bar owner allegedly over an argument involving Mills lighting up a cigarette in a no-smoking area.[6] He was rushed to a hospital but later died.[7][8] On March 6, 2015, Chris Ferrell was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Wayne Mills.

Discography (with Wayne Mills Band)

Title Album details Notes
The Wayne Mills Band
  • Release date: June 13, 1999[9]
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD
  • Debut album.
Live At Harry's Bar
  • Release date: August 17, 1999[10]
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD
Bad Man
  • Release date: August 17, 2002[11]
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD
Ain't it Great To Be... aLIVE At Harry's II
  • Release date: August 17, 2002[12]
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD
Someday
  • Release date: June 13, 2007[13]
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD
Under the Influence of Outlaws & Mama
  • Release date: August 17, 2007[14]
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Reissued on August 17, 2008 with a new final track that replaced the one from the original release.[15] The CD is out-of-print but the 2008 version is available digitally.[16]
The Last Honky Tonk
  • Release date: June 7, 2010[17][18]
  • Label: Diesel LLC
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • The band's final album before Wayne Mills' death, and the only release that is currently available via mainstream digital retailers.[19]
Long Hard Road
  • Release date: Unreleased[20]
  • Label: N/A
  • Format: N/A
  • An album that Mills completed before his death that he planned to release.[21]

References

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  9. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/audio/the-wayne-mills-band/
  10. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/audio/live-at-harrys/
  11. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/audio/bad-man/
  12. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/audio/aint-it-great-to-be-alive-at-harrys-ii/
  13. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/audio/someday/
  14. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/audio/under-the-influence-of-outlaws-mama/
  15. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/audio/under-the-influence-of-outlaws-mama-2/
  16. ↑ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/waynemills
  17. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/product/last-honky-tonk/
  18. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HZV322?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
  19. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-last-honky-tonk/id458349262
  20. ↑ http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/wayne-mills-had-long-hard-road-album-ready-to-release/
  21. ↑ http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/wayne-mills-had-long-hard-road-album-ready-to-release/
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