Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band

Chancey Williams (born August 24, 1981) is an American country music singer-songwriter and former saddle bronc rider.  He and fellow Wyoming artist and rodeo cowboy Chris LeDoux are the only two individuals to compete in the rodeo and perform on the main stage of Cheyenne Frontier Days.[1]

Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band
Chancey Williams in August 2014
Background information
OriginMoorcroft, Wyoming, US
GenresCountry music
Years active2007-present
LabelsIndependent
Members
  • Chancey Williams
  • Travis DeWitt
  • Wyatt Springsteen
  • Brooke Latka
  • Jack Robbins

Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band's newest Album "3rd Street" released May 22, 2020. It is their 5th album.

Early life

Chancey Williams was raised on a ranch near the small town of Moorcroft, Wyoming. Williams  followed his dad as a saddle bronc rider, going to the National High School Rodeo Finals, the College National Finals and won two rounds at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Williams has a total of four degrees, including a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the University of Wyoming.[1]

Career

Williams and his drummer, lifelong friend Travis DeWitt, started the Younger Brothers Band with the initial goal of entering a high school talent contest.[2] In 2008 they were joined by Wyatt Springsteen (lead guitar and vocal harmonies) and Brooke Latka (fiddle and vocal harmonies). In 2012 Jack Robbins (bass) joined the band. The studio album Honkey Tonk Road was released in 2008,[3] Highway Junkie in 2011[4] and, recently, the Billboard charting Echo.[5] Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band have sold, between digital downloads and CD sales, more than 40,000 records. In the Fall of 2013, Williams signed with HomeSlice Artist Management, a subsidiary of the HomeSlice Group,[6] an entertainment and media company that is the worldwide exclusive licensing agent [7] of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Williams signed with WME, the industries premier booking agency in Fall of 2019.

Discography

Studio albums
  • HonkyTonk Road[3]
    • Released 2008
    • Label: Self-Released
  • Highway Junkie[4]
    • Released 2011
    • Label: Self-Released
  • Echo[5]
    • Released 2013
    • Label: Self-Released
    • Peaked at #10 on Billboards Mountain-Heatseeker Chart[8]
  • Rodeo Cold Beer
    • Released 2017
    • Label : Younger Brothers Records

Singles
  • "Six Figure Job" (2008)[9]
  • "She Loves me Anyway" (2011)[10]
  • "Worth the Whiskey" (2013)[11]
  • "Down with That" (2015)[12]
  • "Silhouette" (2016)[13]

Music videos
YearVideoDirector
2008Six Figure JobDelaney Gillilan
2011She Loves Me AnywayBrian Guice
2014Worth the WhiskeyBrian Guice / Chris Hornick
2015Down With ThatBrian Guice
gollark: I still can't actually do whistling, but it also doesn't really come up so meh.
gollark: Observe, Bi.
gollark: ddg! CNC
gollark: What's wrong with computer numerical control or whatever it is?
gollark: > wait, if humans always halt, how can we be TC?What if we make immortal humans? WHAT THEN?

References
  1. "Chancey Williams: A CFD double threat". Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
  2. "Event : Chokecherry Jam street dance featuring Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band : Enjoy". billingsgazette.com.
  3. "iTunes - Music - Honky Tonk Road by Chancey Williams". iTunes.
  4. "iTunes - Music - Highway Junkie by Chancey Williams & The Younger Brothers Band". iTunes.
  5. "iTunes - Music - Echo by Chancey Williams & the Younger Brothers Band". iTunes.
  6. Deanna Darr Journal staff. "Wyoming band brings the rowdy to rodeo". Rapid City Journal.
  7. "Sturgis Chamber brings trademark management home". Black Hills Pioneer.
  8. "Chart Search - Billboard". billboard.com.
  9. "iTunes - Music - Honky Tonk Road by Chancey Williams". iTunes.
  10. "iTunes - Music - Highway Junkie by Chancey Williams & The Younger Brothers Band". iTunes.
  11. "iTunes - Music - Echo by Chancey Williams & the Younger Brothers Band". iTunes.
  12. "iTunes - Music - Down with That by Chancey Williams & the Younger Brothers Band". iTunes.
  13. "iTunes - Music - Silhouette by Chancey Williams & the Younger Brothers Band". iTunes.
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