- Eric Heatherly
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Eric Heatherly
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Background = solo_singer
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Born = birth date and age|1970|2|21
Origin =Chattanooga, Tennessee ,USA
Instrument = VocalsElectric guitar Acoustic guitar Bass guitar Mandolin
OrganSynthesizer Harmonica
Genre = Country
Occupation =Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 2000-present
Label = Mercury Nashville
DreamWorks Nashville
NashVegas/Koch
Associated_acts =The Statler Brothers Shania Twain
URL = http://www.ericheatherly.comEric Heatherly (born
21 February ,1970 inChattanooga, Tennessee ) is an Americancountry music singer-songwriter and guitarist. In 2000, he debuted with a cover ofThe Statler Brothers ' "Flowers on the Wall ", the first of three singles from his debut album "Swimming in Champagne ", issued in 2000 onMercury Nashville Records . A second album for Mercury was planned in 2001 but not released, due to the label's restructuring at the time.By 2002, he had signed to DreamWorks Nashville, where he recorded a third studio album which was also unreleased.cite web |url=http://wc07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:j9ftxqykld6e~T1 |title=allmusic ((( Eric Heatherly > Biography ))) |accessdate=2007-12-14 |last=Phares |first=Heather |work=
Allmusic ] His fourth overall album, and second to be released, was 2005's "The Lower East Side of Life", issued on his own NashVegas Records label.Biography
Eric Heatherly was born February 21, 1970 in
Chattanooga, Tennessee . Influenced at an early age bycountry rock acts such asCreedence Clearwater Revival , Eric wrote his first song at age eight. Throughout his teenage years, Heatherly played guitar in several bands in the Chattanooga area.He later moved to
Nashville, Tennessee , where he gained a following as a musician, as well as endorsements for guitar manufacturersFender Musical Instruments Corporation andTakamine Guitars . At the 1997Country Music Association awards show, Heatherly also played lead guitar inShania Twain 's band.Musical career
In 2000, Heatherly was signed to
Mercury Nashville Records as a recording artist. His debut single was a cover of "Flowers on the Wall ", which was also the debut single forThe Statler Brothers in 1965. [cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1476343/20030808/heatherly_eric.jhtml |title="Flowers on the Wall" Blooms Again |accessdate=2007-12-14 |date=2000-02-03 |work=CMT.com] Heatherly's renedition was a Top Ten hit on the "Billboard"Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, peaking at #6 in mid-2000.The song served as the first single from his debut album. Entitled "
Swimming in Champagne ", the album was co-produced byKeith Stegall . Due to a restructuring of Mercury Nashville's parent company, however, "Swimming in Champagne" received minimal promotion; its second and third singles peaked at #46 and #32, respectively, on the charts. A second album had also been recorded for Mercury, but it was not released, and Heatherly was dropped from the label by 2002. [cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1452243/20020211/heatherly_eric.jhtml |title=Heatherly Parts With Mercury |accessdate=2007-12-14 |date=2002-04-11 |work=CMT.com]A month after parting ways with Mercury, Heatherly signed to
DreamWorks Records ' Nashville division. [cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1452857/20020312/heatherly_eric.jhtml |title=Heatherly Signs With DreamWorks |accessdate=2007-12-14 |date=2002-03-12 |work=CMT.com] His third album, to be titled "Sometimes It's Just Your Time", was to have been released in late 2002. Although its lead-off single (titled "The Last Man Committed") entered the country music charts, and although promotional advance copies of the album had been issued, "Sometimes It's Just Your Time" was ultimately unreleased as well.Three years after his departure from DreamWorks' roster, he founded a personal label named NashVegas Records, with
Koch Records serving as distributor. His fourth album overall (but only the second to be released), "The Lower East Side of Life ", was issued in 2005, though no singles were released from it.Discography
Albums
ingles
References
External links
* [http://www.ericheatherly.com Official website]
*myspace|ericheatherly|Eric Heatherly
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