Justin Wells (musician)
Justin Wells | |
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| Birth name | Justin William Wells |
| Born | August 11, 1982 Bossier City, Louisiana, US |
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| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals guitar |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Website | justinwellsmusic |
Justin William Wells (born August 11, 1982) is an American country music and roots rock singer-songwriter. To date, Wells has released one solo album, 2016's Dawn in the Distance, and four albums as singer/songwriter/rhythm guitarist for former Lexington, Kentucky alternative country/southern rock band Fifth on the Floor.[1]
Personal life
Wells is married and lives with his wife in Lexington, Kentucky. They have identical twin daughters.[2]
Career
Wells started writing songs and performing in high school. He moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 2005 to start a band, and a year later founded Fifth on the Floor. Fifth on the Floor self-released two albums, 2007's The Color of Whiskey and 2010's Dark and Bloody Ground. In 2013, they released their third full-length, Ashes & Angels, produced by multiple Grammy-winning producer/artist Shooter Jennings and released by Black Country Rock/Entertainment One.[3] In January 2015, the band announced they were breaking up.[4] Their final release, the EP & After, was released that same month.
On August 5, 2016, Wells released his debut solo album, Dawn in the Distance. The album was produced by Duane Lundy (Ringo Starr, Sturgill Simpson's Sunday Valley, Joe Pug, Vandaveer).[5] Wells' song "The Dogs" was named Saving Country Music's Song of the Year for 2016.[6]
On August 9, 2018, Wells released a single, "A Love Song", as part of the 10 in 20 Series, a series that has featured a number of Grammy-winning and nominated artists, including Sturgill Simpson, Matt Duncan, and Justin Craig.[7] The next day, Jason Eady released his album I Travel On, which included a co-write with Wells, "Pretty When I Die".[8] Later that year, Wells released a physical-only 7" vinyl single that included a stripped-down version of "The Dogs" and a cover of Elton John's "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters".
On August 28, 2020, Wells released his second studio album, The United State, produced by Duane Lundy.[9]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
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| US Country | |||
| Dawn in the Distance |
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| The United State |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Singles
| Title | Album | Peak positions |
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| US Country | ||
| A Love Song |
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| The Dogs b/w Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (single) |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Fifth on the Floor albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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| US Country | ||
| The Color of Whiskey |
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| Dark and Bloody Ground |
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| Ashes & Angels |
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| & After EP |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Other album appearances
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Blood, Sweat, and Tears" (with Those Crosstown Rivals) | Hell and Back |
| 2016 | "A Little Misunderstood" (with Brian Combs) | Sad Songs and Other Natural Disasters[10] |
| "Like Gasoline" (with Brian Combs) | ||
| "She Thinks I'm Her Stone" (with Brian Combs) |
Videography
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Distant Memory Lane" | Blake Judd |
| 2013 | "January in Louisiana" | |
| "Whiskey" | ||
| 2016 | "Going Down Grinnin'" | Casey Pierce |
| "The Dogs" | ||
| 2017 | "Still No Rain" | |
| 2018 | "So Far Away" | Jon Scott |
| 2018 | "A Love Song" | John Buckman |
| 2020 | "You'll Never Know, Dear, How Much I Love You" | Jon Scott |
| 2020 | "The Screaming Song" | Casey Pierce |
| 2020 | "No Time for a Broken Heart" | |
| 2020 | "Walls Fall Down" |
Other video appearances
| Year | Title | Video Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Outlaw You" | Shooter Jennings |
| 2012 | "The Real Me" | |
| 2013 | "A Hard Lesson to Learn" | |
| "The Other Life" |
Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | |
| 2013 | The Other Life | Himself[11] | |
References
- ^ http://www.kentucky.com/entertainment/music-news-reviews/article104852591.html [bare URL] (subscription required)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Ashes & Angels - Fifth on the Floor | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Kentucky's Fifth on the Floor is Breaking up". Savingcountrymusic.com. January 6, 2015.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Saving Country Music's 2016 Song of the Year". Savingccountrymusic.com. December 30, 2016.
- ^ "Justin Wells - Ten in Twenty". 10in20.net.
- ^ "Jason Eady Travels On with New Record". Thedailycountry.com. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ "Justin Wells Shows Dedication to His Craft on New Single, "No Time for a Broken Heart"". Americansongwriter.com. July 23, 2020.
- ^ http://www.kentucky.com/entertainment/music-news-reviews/article101960137.html [bare URL] (subscription required)
- ^ "Shooter Jennings' the Other Life (Short 2013)". IMDb.com.
External links
- Articles with bare URLs for citations from December 2021
- 1982 births
- Living people
- American country singer-songwriters
- American country rock singers
- American rock singers
- American male singer-songwriters
- American Southern Rock musicians
- People from Bossier City, Louisiana
- Musicians from Lexington, Kentucky
- 21st-century American singers
- Country musicians from Louisiana
- Country musicians from Kentucky
- 21st-century American male singers