- Western Flyer
Infobox musical artist
Name = Western Flyer
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Origin =Texas ,USA
Genre = Country
Years_active = 1993-1997
Label = Step One
Past_members = Steve Charles
Bruce Gust
T. J. KlayChris Marion
Danny Myrick
Roger Helton
Associated_acts =Little River Band Western Flyer were an American
country music band founded in 1993 in the state ofTexas cite book |title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |pages=380] by Danny Myrick (lead vocals ,bass guitar ),Chris Marion (keyboards, vocals), T. J. Klay (harmonica ,mandolin , vocals), Bruce Gust (drums, vocals), Steve Charles (lead guitar , vocals), and Roger Helton (acoustic guitar ,banjo , vocals). The band took their name from a brand of bicycle.Signed to the independent Step One Records label in 1993, Western Flyer recorded a self-titled debut in 1994, followed by "Back in America" two years later. These two albums produced a total of six singles for the band. Among these were "Cherokee Highway", which gained media attention for its story of racial violence, [cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F360C88DA2F1666&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Country song dares to tackle racism head-on |accessdate=2008-08-04 |date=1995-02-18 |work=Deseret News] as well as their highest-charting single, "What Will You Do with M-E?", a #32 in late 1996.
The band broke up not long after their second album. Marion joined the
Little River Band , a rock band, in 2004. Danny Myrick signed to a songwriting contract with 3 Ring Circus Music, co-writing two singles that charted for other artists in 2007: "International Harvester" by Craig Morgan and "Loud" byBig & Rich . [cite web |url=http://www.3ringcircusmusic.com/content/home_c.htm |title=3 Ring Circus Music |accessdate=2008-04-01 |work=3 Ring Circus Music]Discography
Albums
Both albums released on Step One Records.
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References
External links
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* [http://www.tjklay.com Official TJ Klay website]
* [http://www.brucegust.com Official Bruce Gust website]
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