McAlyster

McAlyster
Origin	Pensacola, Florida, USA
Genres	Country
Years active	2000
Labels	MCA Nashville
Associated acts	Lonestar
Past members
Cody Collins Valerie Gills Leigh Usilton Josh Walther

McAlyster was an American country music group founded in Pensacola, Florida. Its members comprised Cody Collins, Josh Walther, Leigh Usilton and Valerie Gills. They were signed to MCA Nashville Records in 2000. Their debut single, "I Know How the River Feels", was previously a #32 country single in 1999 for Diamond Rio, and was originally recorded by Ty Herndon on his 1996 album Living in a Moment.^[1] McAlyster's demo rendition was released as a single, peaking at #69 on the country charts.^[2] In 2007, former member Cody Collins succeeded Richie McDonald as lead singer of the group Lonestar, while Walther began a solo career.

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country
2000	"I Know How the River Feels"	69

References

1. ^ "MCA to Release Demo as Single". CMT. 2000-08-24. http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1477884/mca-to-release-demo-as-single.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-10-19. 
2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 261. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.