| Boy Howdy | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genre(s) | country music |
| Years active | 1990-1996 |
| Label(s) | Curb |
| Former members | |
| Cary Park Larry Park Jeffrey Steele Hugh Wright |
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Boy Howdy was an American country music band founded in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. Its members included Jeffrey Steele (lead vocals, bass guitar), Hugh Wright (drums), and brothers Cary Park (rhythm guitar, mandolin, vocals) and Larry Park (lead guitar, fiddle, vocals). Between 1992 and 1995, the band recorded two albums and an EP on the Curb Records label, in addition to charting seven singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts; their highest-charting single, "They Don't Make Them Like That Anymore", peaked at #2 in 1994. Since the group's disbanding in 1996, Jeffrey Steele embarked on a solo career, recording several solo albums and charting four singles of his own. Steele, who also co-wrote most of Boy Howdy's material, has since become an award-winning songwriter, having penned more than sixty singles for other country music artists.
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History
Boy Howdy was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1990. Before the band's formation, lead singer Jeffrey Steele worked as a songwriter and solo artist in California.[1]Brothers Larry and Cary Park, sons of bluegrass music artist Ray Parks, met Steele at a gig at a club; drummer Hugh Wright, also present at the gig, soon joined.[1] A year into their union, the band released an independent single with their rendition of the old Civil War song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", at the height of the Gulf War.[1] This single was so well-received that it caught the attention of Curb Records, a Nashville, Tennessee record label, which signed the band in 1992. The same year, Boy Howdy released their debut album titled Welcome to Howdywood, from which three singles were released.[1]
She'd Give Anything
In late 1993, Boy Howdy released the single "She'd Give Anything", which became their first Top 5 hit on the Billboard country music charts. It was followed by the release of an EP the following year, also titled She'd Give Anything, which also produced the band's highest-charting hit in "They Don't Make Them Like That Anymore".[1] During the height of the band's career, drummer Hugh Wright was involved in a motorcycle accident, but recovered long enough to rejoin the group as they released their third and final album, Born That Way, in 1995. Three singles were released from that album, none peaking any higher than #23. A year later, the group announced that it was "on hold" with no immediate plans to resume playing together;[2] soon afterward, the members went their separate ways. Steele then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he began a solo career. Since then, he has also found success as a songwriter for many other country music artists.
Discography
- Welcome to Howdywood (1992)
- She'd Give Anything [EP] (1994); #19, US Country
- Born That Way (1995); #73, US Country
Singles
| Year | Title | US Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again" | ||
| "Our Love Was Meant to Be" | 43 | Welcome To Howdywood | |
| 1993 | "A Cowboy's Born with a Broken Heart" | 12 | |
| 1994 | "She'd Give Anything" | 4 | She'd Give Anything |
| "They Don't Make Them Like That Anymore" | 2 | ||
| 1995 | "True to His Word" | 23 | Born That Way |
| "Bigger Fish to Fry" | 57 | ||
| "She Can't Love You" | 48 |
References
- ^ a b c d e allmusic (((Boy Howdy > Biography))) (html). All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
- ^ (1996-08-05) "So Long, Howdy". Country Weekly 3 (35): 6. Retrieved on 2007-08-09.
