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Background information
Birth nameJoshua Hayes Carll
Born (1976-01-09) January 9, 1976 (age 48)
Origin Houston, Texas
Genres Texas Country, [1] Americana
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2002–present
Labels Lost Highway Records, Compadre Records, Highway 87 Records
Spouse
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(m. 2019)​
[2]
Website hayescarll.com

Joshua Hayes Carll (born January 9, 1976), [3] known professionally as Hayes Carll, is an American singer-songwriter. A native of The Woodlands, [4] Texas, his style of roots-oriented songwriting has been noted for its plainspoken poetry and sarcastic humor.

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Career

After releasing his debut album, Flowers & Liquor, in 2002, Carll was voted Best New Act by the Houston Press. [5] Since then he's been compared to other Texas songwriters, including Townes Van Zandt, who he said "ruined me and saved me at the same time." [6] He released his second album, Little Rock, in 2004. Produced by R.S. Field, Little Rock was the first self-released album to reach No. 1 on the Americana Chart. Carll signed with Lost Highway records in 2006 and released his next album, Trouble in Mind, in 2008. It was ranked No. 60 of the year by The Village Voice . [7] "She Left Me For Jesus," which appeared on Trouble in Mind, was the Americana Music Association Song of the Year 2008. [8] Four songs by Carll appeared in the 2010 film Country Strong , three of which also appeared on the film's second soundtrack album, Country Strong: More Music from the Motion Picture .

KMAG YOYO & Other American Stories was released in 2011. KMAG YOYO is military slang for "Kiss my ass, guys, you're on your own." [1] It received a nomination for Best Album by the Americana Music Association in 2011, and Spin voted it No. 3 in the category of "Best Country/Americana". [9] American Songwriter voted the song "Another Like You" the No. 1 song of 2011, [10] and the album No. 6. [11] Rolling Stone ranked "KMAG YOYO" at No. 46 of best singles of 2011, [12] and the album No. 47 on their list of "50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own." [13] After KMAG's success, Carll left Lost Highway Records. [14] In 2015 he went into the studio with producer Joe Henry to record Lovers and Leavers and then released the album in April 2016 on his own Highway 87 Records to great critical acclaim.

Carll was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2016, Best Country Song, for "Chances Are". [15] In 2019, he released his sixth album, What It Is, on Dualtone Records. He re-recorded many of his songs, including duets with Ray Wylie Hubbard and his wife, Allison Moorer, for 2020's Alone Together Sessions. His latest album, You Get It All, was released on October 29, 2021 on Dualtone Records.

Discography

Albums

TitleDateLabelPeak chart position (U.S.)Sales
Country
[16] 		US
[17] 		Folk
[18] 		Rock
[19] 		Heat
[20] 		Indie
[21]
Flowers & Liquor June 11, 2002 Compadre Records ——————
Little Rock March 8, 2005Highway 87 Records——————
Trouble in Mind April 8, 2008 Lost Highway Records ————11—
KMAG YOYO February 15, 2011Lost Highway Records1267—17——
Lovers and Leavers [22] April 8, 2016Highway 87 Records—105414—9
What It Is [23] February 15, 2019 Dualtone Records 26—103966*US: 11,800 [24]
Alone Together SessionsSeptember 4, 2020Dualtone Records——————
You Get It AllOctober 29, 2021Dualtone Records——14———
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirectorProducer
2008"Crystal Beach Memories" [25] Collection Agency FilmsCollection Agency Films
2008"She Left Me For Jesus" [26] Collection Agency FilmsCollection Agency Films
2011"Another Like You" (ft. Cary Ann Hurst) [27] David WillisDavid Willis
2013"Bible on the Dash" (with Corb Lund) [28] Blake Judd New West Records
2016"The Magic Kid" [29] The Holden BrothersMichael Lancaster
2019"Times Like These" [30] Cody GroundArts + Labor

Awards and nominations

Grammy Nomination for Best Country Song, 2016, for "Chances Are" (recorded by Lee Ann Womack)

Austin Music Awards [31]

Americana Music Awards

SESAC Music Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 Sullivan, James (July 2, 2015). "Singer-songwriter Hayes Carll slows down for current tour". The Boston Globe . Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ ".Allison Moorer and I were married seven days ago and it still feels a bit surreal. In part because we only got to spend one day together before I flew off to another country for this current tour, and in part because getting married has been such a long time coming. Our relationship has been such an adventure, a struggle, a journey, a revelation, a dream, that putting some kind of official stamp or label on it seems inadequate for the emotions and the experience involved. Regardless, If we're labeling it she has gone from acquaintance, to crush, to friend, to girlfriend, to fiancé, to wife and it's still hard for me to believe". facebook.com.
  3. ↑ Family Tree Legends Joshua Hayes Carll
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