"I've always been a big believer in tradition," declares James Wesley. "A l… Read Full Bio ↴"I've always been a big believer in tradition," declares James Wesley. "A lot of the old ways are the best ways: family, God, treating people right, doing what you're supposed to do. I think it's time to come back to what's real. That's what country music is about."
James Wesley puts those core values into his music with a whiskey-smooth voice and a timelessly winning way with a great country song. Wesley sings directly to real people about real things that profoundly affect real lives—and from his small-town upbringing to his blue-collar work ethic, he has a deep understanding of what those folks are longing to hear.
"I know there's more people out there than just me who want to hear something that grabs you and makes you go, 'Wow, that's me—that's how I feel, that's my day, that's my family,'" he says. "When you swing a hammer every day, when you're out there doing what you have to do, you learn a lot of compassion for the people that do it day in and day out."
Wesley grew up in tiny Mound Valley, a community of about 200 people in Southeastern Kansas. He first discovered country music via his grandmother's record collection, which included heaping helpings of classic crooners like Marty Robbins, George Jones and Ray Price. "We'd go over there on the weekends," he recalls. "She'd have the console set up and the records stacked up and we'd listen to them as they dropped. Those guys back then, they could sing. I thought, 'That's what I want to do.'"
His mother was the first to notice Wesley's own talent for singing when she overheard him belting out his favorite songs behind his bedroom door. "I thought if I shut my door I blocked everybody out, but evidently I didn't block Mom out," he says with a chuckle. "She heard me and said, 'I'd love to have you sing in church.' So that's what I did." Soon he taught himself to play guitar on an old Stella practice model. "I've got it to this day," he says. "You can still see where I wore down the D, C and G chords on the fretboard."
By his late teens he was singing in local nightclubs and beginning to think about making music his life. "I'd sit in my bedroom and stare out of the window and dream of being out there, getting to see the world," he remembers. His first move in that direction was to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where he performed in a nightly music and variety show.
There he met his wife, Mindee, with whom he now has two young children—and finally set his sights on Nashville. "I could have stayed in Eureka Springs for the rest of my life, but I just had to chase the dream," he says. "I had to follow my gut." He and Mindee sold their house and almost everything in it, rented a moving truck and headed for Music City. Once there, Wesley took a construction job to make ends meet and began learning the ropes of the Nashville music business. He met hit songwriter Rodney Clawson and producer Dan Frizsell, and the three began recording together.
Their work caught the attention of Broken Bow Records, which signed Wesley in December and quickly released the very first song on his original demo, "Jackson Hole," as his debut single. The tune (penned by Clawson and Monty Criswell) immediately began racing up the charts, driven by listeners who loved its vivid story of fleeting love in a snowy setting. "Jackson Hole" offered fans an upfront introduction to the more vulnerable aspects of Wesley's personality. "Growing up with three sisters, I've got a sensitive side too," he says with a smile. "But I'm proud that I have that side, that I'm not callous. The only thing calloused about me is my hands."
The breakout success of "Jackson Hole" instantly validated the enormous risk Wesley took in uprooting his family from Eureka Springs for an uncertain future in Nashville was worth it. "My family has seen all the ups and downs," he says. "There's been a lot of hard work. There's been times it wasn't easy, and they've been there the whole time. They're great." It also meant that Wesley's days of construction work were over. "Thank God I get to put the hammer down, at least for a while," he says with a laugh. "It's nice to be able to do what I love to do."
James Wesley hopes to do what he loves to do for a long time to come. "I want to be in it for the long haul," he says. "I want to do those songs that everybody wants to hear, and that everybody can feel. I want to be the guy who tells the stories, and tells it like it is."
James Wesley puts those core values into his music with a whiskey-smooth voice and a timelessly winning way with a great country song. Wesley sings directly to real people about real things that profoundly affect real lives—and from his small-town upbringing to his blue-collar work ethic, he has a deep understanding of what those folks are longing to hear.
"I know there's more people out there than just me who want to hear something that grabs you and makes you go, 'Wow, that's me—that's how I feel, that's my day, that's my family,'" he says. "When you swing a hammer every day, when you're out there doing what you have to do, you learn a lot of compassion for the people that do it day in and day out."
Wesley grew up in tiny Mound Valley, a community of about 200 people in Southeastern Kansas. He first discovered country music via his grandmother's record collection, which included heaping helpings of classic crooners like Marty Robbins, George Jones and Ray Price. "We'd go over there on the weekends," he recalls. "She'd have the console set up and the records stacked up and we'd listen to them as they dropped. Those guys back then, they could sing. I thought, 'That's what I want to do.'"
His mother was the first to notice Wesley's own talent for singing when she overheard him belting out his favorite songs behind his bedroom door. "I thought if I shut my door I blocked everybody out, but evidently I didn't block Mom out," he says with a chuckle. "She heard me and said, 'I'd love to have you sing in church.' So that's what I did." Soon he taught himself to play guitar on an old Stella practice model. "I've got it to this day," he says. "You can still see where I wore down the D, C and G chords on the fretboard."
By his late teens he was singing in local nightclubs and beginning to think about making music his life. "I'd sit in my bedroom and stare out of the window and dream of being out there, getting to see the world," he remembers. His first move in that direction was to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where he performed in a nightly music and variety show.
There he met his wife, Mindee, with whom he now has two young children—and finally set his sights on Nashville. "I could have stayed in Eureka Springs for the rest of my life, but I just had to chase the dream," he says. "I had to follow my gut." He and Mindee sold their house and almost everything in it, rented a moving truck and headed for Music City. Once there, Wesley took a construction job to make ends meet and began learning the ropes of the Nashville music business. He met hit songwriter Rodney Clawson and producer Dan Frizsell, and the three began recording together.
Their work caught the attention of Broken Bow Records, which signed Wesley in December and quickly released the very first song on his original demo, "Jackson Hole," as his debut single. The tune (penned by Clawson and Monty Criswell) immediately began racing up the charts, driven by listeners who loved its vivid story of fleeting love in a snowy setting. "Jackson Hole" offered fans an upfront introduction to the more vulnerable aspects of Wesley's personality. "Growing up with three sisters, I've got a sensitive side too," he says with a smile. "But I'm proud that I have that side, that I'm not callous. The only thing calloused about me is my hands."
The breakout success of "Jackson Hole" instantly validated the enormous risk Wesley took in uprooting his family from Eureka Springs for an uncertain future in Nashville was worth it. "My family has seen all the ups and downs," he says. "There's been a lot of hard work. There's been times it wasn't easy, and they've been there the whole time. They're great." It also meant that Wesley's days of construction work were over. "Thank God I get to put the hammer down, at least for a while," he says with a laugh. "It's nice to be able to do what I love to do."
James Wesley hopes to do what he loves to do for a long time to come. "I want to be in it for the long haul," he says. "I want to do those songs that everybody wants to hear, and that everybody can feel. I want to be the guy who tells the stories, and tells it like it is."
Shake It Off
James Wesley Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Shake It Off' by these artists:
.Taylor Swift I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
A.M.7 Come on Uuh uuh You look good More than you should You' re t…
ÂêÀûÑÅ.¿ÀòMariah Carey I gotta shake you off 'Cause the loving ain't the same And…
Alexia xxx I stay up too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
Andre Papanicolaou ""I’ve lost all self-control I don’t know where to go This a…
Annabel Fay Let me tell you somethin' One thing you oughta know Impart a…
Autumns Cannon Five days a week chasing someone else's dream I'm burning o…
B. Kudanowski (Elias Beatz) (hey ladies, drop it down) (grrah) (Just wanna…
B.T. Express You could never see me hidden in your dreams I'm in…
Bird and Byron Oh the players gonna play Oh and the haters gonna hate I…
Carlene Davis SHAKE IT OFF (ft. DJ Nicholas) Problem me no know…
Charli XCX I shake it, I shake it, I shake it, ooh I…
Chef Word [Chorus] I gotta shake you off 'Cause the loving ain't the…
Chelsea Heart I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
D.A.R.E. Baltimore we in this bitch K-Swift Rest In Peace Baby Haha …
Daphne Willis (*Daphne Willis, Tim Lauer and Tony Lucido) [Verse 1:] Scrat…
Death Team (Shake it off, shake it) Shake it off, shake it off,…
Diana I'm into something I can't shake it loose I'm into something…
Dizmas It's too late to say okay, you didn't mean it…
DJ Fit & Fresh Don't shit impress me Ain't amazed by little shit (Ay) Got b…
DJ Jazzy Jeff [Chorus] I gotta shake you off 'Cause the loving ain't the…
DJ Talia B I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That′s what…
Dr. Kid I stay up too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
Dumpstaphunk [Chorus] I gotta shake you off 'Cause the loving ain't the…
El Perro del Mar I said that I will but I won’t I said that…
Es-k Shake it off When all them problems come against me I…
FAMILY ROOM - Taylor Swift I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
Fast Forward Music I stay up too late I′ve got the mark of cain That's…
Fujii Kaze I stay out too late, got nothin' in my brain That's…
Futuristic & Devvon Terrell Came through with the same old team If they hate on…
Hanna & Andrea I could've waited for All the time in the world Broken my…
Hi-Five I learned a lot as a kid. I learned the…
Hurry I said "Good afternoon" And something's always wrong Can't s…
Jarvis Church If it's the thing that you fear It will always be…
Jay Z and Mariah Carey I gotta shake you off 'Cause the loving ain't the same And…
Jay-Z & Young Jeezy Aye, Shake it off I do the Harlem shake Girl like…
Jay-Z feat. Mariah Carey [Ms. Jade] You best come on, get that ass swung on When…
Jay-Z Mariah Carey & Young Jeezy Cast a way a doubt my dear|wait until your head…
Jeffrey Gaines Seven green romeo clowns With the road map upside down Shoot…
Jens Lekman & El Perro Del Mar I said that I will but I won't I said that…
Joel Cross Oh i stay out too late now Got bothing in my…
Johanna Klay I stay out too late Got nothing in my brains That′s what…
Keywest I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
KIDZ BOP Kids I stay up too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
KIDZ BOP Kids (Children's) I stay up too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
KITCHEN - Taylor Swift I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
KJ-52 now put two in the air (man just go and…
Krystal Meyers There is no room to breathe, I am underwater I can't…
LA Nightcore There's a place downtown, Where the freaks all come around. …
Labrinth I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That′s what…
Lady Diva I gotta shake you off 'Cause the loving ain't the same And…
Laura Zocca I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
Lauryn Harris Hit it one two three Step on out are you feeling…
Leo Pull up with some white chicks, no Wayne's Bro's Me I…
LOUNGE - Taylor Swift I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
Lyrics Born My woman left me out to twist in the wind She…
Main-de-Gloire I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
Mariah Carey I gotta shake you off 'Cause the loving ain't the same And…
Mariah Carey f Jay-Z & Young J Ya know them boys Down at Momo beats Stackin' paper to infin…
mariah carey feat. jay - z and I gotta shake you off 'Cause the loving ain't the same And…
Mariah Carey feat. Jay-Z and Young Jeezy [Chorus] I gotta shake you off Cause the loving's ain't th…
Mariah Carey ft. Jay-Z & Young Jeezy I gotta shake you off 'Cause the loving ain't the same And…
Mariah Carey Jay-Z & Young Jeezy [Chorus] I gotta shake you off Cause the loving's ain't th…
Massive Metal Covers I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
Meisa Kuroki タクシー渋滞/寝不足/Damn/ 上下/左右/Shake it Off/振り払え I wanna dance now! …
Mic Sol-o Fresh up out the shower wet and soft Why you got…
Mini Pop Kids I stay up to late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
N.E.O.N Project [Intro: Swizz Beatz (N.O.R.E.)] Set it off in this mother-mo…
N.O.H.A. Grown up now Alone in the big city Gave up your life…
Navelin Oh dear, surrounded by your laughter and cheer. You're hummi…
New Country I stay up too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
News Anchor Dance 2 feat Taylor Swift I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
Nick Kroll I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
Nick Pitera I stay up too late, got nothing in my brain That's…
Nicky B ft. Snoop Dogg [Snoop] Real nigga shit, Now I'm bout to show you how the…
Ninja High School Here's a good reason why I get riled: I spent…
p & l 烟雾弥漫的DISCO PUB 飙舞马上要开始 手放空中不要躲着偷挖鼻屎 随着我们的节奏尽情的摆动摆动 把BASS开到最大…
Rebecka Karlsson Been sitting eyes wide open behind these four walls, hoping…
Reese Witherspoon I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
Richie Kotzen[ Up you take me o' o' Up you turn me, up…
Robert Bradley Sweet little thing that comes out in the east I'll tell…
Ruth Anna Mendoza I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
Sam Amidon I gotta shake it off ‘Cause the loving ain’t the same And…
Samantha Vaga %I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That′s what…
Sassydee I stay out too late, got nothin' in my brain That's…
Secondhand Serenade I got the Monday blues on a Sunday afternoon Your coffee…
Senz Yea yea Yeah Maybe it’ll never be enough for you You keep sa…
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
Shara Caldwell and the LA Exchange I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
Skrat I just wanna know why I wanna know why this feels…
Sofia Karlberg I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
Soft Swells It happened like the lotto And it slipped out of my…
Spoon Somebody's walking among us, shake it off Ooh I'll let you…
Squintz You only see truth When you're slapped in the face; All thes…
Stripper's Union Here it comes Getting on the good foot in first class Up…
Sun Tailor I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
Swift I stay out too late, got nothin' in my brain That's…
Swifty I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
T-swift I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
T. Swift I stay out too late, got nothin' in my brain That's…
Take 5 Hey, 2000 what (5.4.3) (5.3) take off take off Take 5 baby W…
Taylor I stay out too late, got nothin' in my brain That's…
Taylor A Swift I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
Taylor S I stay out too late, got nothin' in my brain That's…
Taylor Swift I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
Taylor Swift & BloodPop® I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
Taylor Swift (cover) I stay out too late, got nothin' in my brain That's…
Taylor Swift (Deluxe) I stay up too late, got nothing in my brain That's…
TAYLOR SWIFT - 1989 I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
TAYLOR SWIFT 1989 I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
Taylor Swift Camila Cabello & Charli XCX I shake it, I shake it, I shake it, ooh I…
Taylor Swift feat. Camila Cabello & Charli XCX I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
Taylor Swift(테일러 스위프트) I stay out too late, got nothin' in my brain That's…
Taylor Swift. I stay up too late, got nothing in my brain That's…
Taylor Swift/BRC I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
Taylor.S I stay up too late, got nothing in my brain That's…
Taylor.Swift I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
Tela World turns black and white Pictures in an empty room Your…
The Fu Shake it down Shake it down Shake it down down Shake it…
The Gospel Whiskey Runners Come out wherever you've been hidin' Step into the glorious …
The Spinto Band A quiet moment on a subway train You say it hurts…
Tiffany Alvord I stay up too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
Tim Akers & The Smoking Section I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That′s what…
Twenty One Two I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain That's what…
VA - www.musicasparabaixar.org Yea Uhhhh Baby shake that ass for me Shake it I love it when…
Various Artists I stay out too late, got nothin' in my brain That's…
Whitney Houston/Mariah Carey I gotta shake you off 'Cause the loving ain't the same And…
Why Why? Little devils working overtime in my head I tried to flush…
Wilco Sunlight angles on A wooden floor at dawn A ceiling fan is…
William Singe Just keepin' it honest You wouldn't want a young brother if…
x.a preto Do my lil dance real quick (What) Do my lil dance…
Y.O.U. [Intro: Swizz Beatz (N.O.R.E.)] Set it off in this mother-mo…
►Taylor Swift I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
藤井風 I stay out too late, got nothin' in my brain That's…
黒木メイサ タクシー渋滞/寝不足/Damn/ 上下/左右/Shake it Off/振り払え I wanna dance now! …
Taylor Swift I stay out too late Got nothin' in my brain That's what…
We have lyrics for these tracks by James Wesley:
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Didn't I If regrets were like raindrops There'd be a river running th…
Didn't I. If regrets were like raindrops There'd be a river running t…
Didnt I If regrets were like raindrops There'd be a river running th…
Didnt I? If regrets were like raindrops There'd be a river running t…
Didn`t I If regrets were like raindrops There'd be a river running t…
Do What I Gotta Do I DO WHAT I GOTTA DO James Wesley Mark Nessler…
Jackson Hole It was plain to see she didn't know how to…
Real Five-hundred channels and there ain't much on tonight Excep…
Running This old truck has seen better days The windshield's cracked…
Thank a Farmer From the fuel that fills your truck To the coffee in…
The You I Wanna Know THE YOU I WANNA KNOW TELL ME BOUT YOUR TATOO HAVE…
Walking Contradiction People want to know right where I stand I just keep…
You Should Be Here With Me YOU SHOULD BE HERE WITH ME Rodney Clawson Andrew Dorff Jon…
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