Royal Wade Kimes
Royal Wade Kimes | |
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| Birth name | Royal Wade Kimes[1] |
| Born | March 3, 1951[2] Chester, Arkansas[1] |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Asylum, Wonderment |
Royal Wade Kimes (born March 3, 1951 in Chester, Arkansas) is an American country music singer.
Biography[]
Kimes worked at his father's sawmill until his father encouraged him to move to Nashville, Tennessee, which he did in 1983. He also worked at Loretta Lynn's dude ranch and later began recording demos through the encouragement of Eddy Arnold. Kimes also wrote the cut "We Bury the Hatchet" on Garth Brooks' album Ropin' the Wind, and signed with Asylum Records in 1996. The label released the single "Leave My Mama Alone",[1] followed by his debut album Another Man's Sky.[3] Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album three stars out of five, saying that it had "uneven material" but that Kimes's voice had "gravelly conviction".[4]
Following it was the album's title track, which was made into a music video.[5] The album's third single, "Guardian Angel", received a positive review in Billboard, which called it "country to the core" and praised Kimes as a "talented songwriter".[6] After Kimes left Asylum, he began recording for Wonderment Records. Kimes charted at number 60 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated January 3, 2004 with "Mile High Honey".[2]
Discography[]
Albums[]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Another Man's Sky |
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| A Dyin' Breed |
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| Cowboy Cool |
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| Snow |
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| Hangin' Around the Moon |
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| Strikin' Matches |
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| How the West Was Sung |
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| White Light |
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| Crossing the Roads |
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| A Proud Land |
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Singles[]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 1996 | "Leave My Mama Out of This" | — | Another Man's Sky |
| 1997 | "Another Man's Sky" | — | |
| "Guardian Angel" | — | ||
| 2002 | "There Ain't Enough Miles" | — | A Dyin' Breed |
| 2003 | "Night Birds" (with Garth Brooks) | — | |
| "Mile High Honey" | 60 | ||
| 2004 | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | — | Cowboy Cool |
| "Feelin' Stud" | — | ||
| 2006 | "I've Got Your Back" | — | Strikin' Matches |
| 2011 | "I'm an Ole Song" | — | Crossing the Roads |
| "500 Miles Away from Home" | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos[]
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "Another Man's Sky" | Norry Niven |
| 2000 | "On The Border" | |
| 2002 | "There Ain't Enough Miles" | |
| "In My Land" | ||
| 2006 | "Strikin' Matches In The Rain" | |
| 2011 | "Cold Country" |
References[]
- ^ a b c Price, Deborah Evans (September 28, 1996). "Sky's the Limit for Royal Kimes". Billboard: 33, 35.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Royal Wade Kimes biography". Allmusic. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Another Man's Sky review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ "Production notes". Billboard: 84. June 14, 1997.
- ^ "Single reviews: Country". Billboard: 75. June 28, 1997.
- 1951 births
- American country singer-songwriters
- American male singer-songwriters
- Living people
- Singer-songwriters from Arkansas
- Asylum Records artists
- People from Crawford County, Arkansas
- Country musicians from Arkansas