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Western Flyer
Background information
OriginNashville, Tennessee,U.S.
GenresCountry
Years active1992–1997
LabelsStep One
Past membersSteve Charles
Bruce Gust
T. J. Klay
Chris Marion
Danny Myrick
Roger Helton

Western Flyerwas an Americancountry musicband founded in 1992 by Danny Myrick (lead vocals, bass guitar),Chris Marion(keyboards, vocals), T. J. Klay (harmonica,mandolin,vocals), Bruce Gust (drums, vocals), Steve Charles (lead guitar, vocals), and Roger Helton (acoustic guitar,banjo,vocals). The band released two albums forStep One Records,as well as six singles. Their highest peaking single is "What Will You Do with M-E?", which reached No. 32 on theBillboardcountry charts in 1996. After Western Flyer disbanded, Marion joined theLittle River Band,and Myrick began writing songs for other artists.

History

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Western Flyer was founded in 1992 by lead singer and bass guitarist Danny Myrick and keyboardist Chris Marion. Completing the lineup were harmonicist/mandolinist T.J. Klay, drummer Bruce Gust, lead guitarist Steve Charles, and guitarist/banjoist Roger Helton. The band members met in Nashville at a church where some of them had been playing in the church band. The band took the name Western Flyer from a brand of bicycle.[1][2]

The group signed to the independent Step One Records label in 1993, and released a self-titled debut album a year later. This album accounted for five chart singles, of which four reached the lower regions of theBillboardcountry charts. The album's third release, "Cherokee Highway",did not chart in the U.S., although it was a Top 40 hit on theRPMCountry Tracks charts and received media attention for its story of interracial violence.[3][4]

Western Flyer's second album, 1996'sBack in America,produced its highest charting single in "What Will You Do with M-E?" which reached No. 32 on the U.S. country charts.[1]Also included on this album were "She Wants to Be Wanted Again," whichTy Herndonalso released on his 1996 albumLiving in a Momentand released as a single in 1997, and "Lost in You", which received a "Critic's Choice" review inBillboard.[5]Back in Americaproduced no other chart singles, and Western Flyer disbanded in 1997. Marion subsequently joined theLittle River Band,arockgroup, in 2004. Danny Myrick signed to a songwriting contract with 3 Ring Circus Music, which is owned byJeffrey Steele.Myrick has co-written "International Harvester"forCraig Morgan,"Loud" forBig & Rich,[6]the Number One hit "She's Country"forJason Aldean,and "How Far Do You Wanna Go?"byGloriana.

Western Flyer(1994)

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Western Flyer
Studio albumby
Western Flyer
ReleasedAugust 20, 1994
GenreCountry
LabelStep One No. 85
ProducerRay Pennington,Western Flyer
Western Flyer chronology
Western Flyer
(1994) 		Back in America
(1996)

Track listing

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  1. "Western Flyer" (Danny Myrick, Tony Wood) – 3:53
  2. "She Should've Been Mine" (Kent Blazy,Jim Dowell,Rob Crosby) – 3:41
  3. "His Memory" (Donny Kees,Richard Ross) – 3:20
  4. "Cherokee Highway" (Myrick, Wood) – 4:45
  5. "I Would Give Anything" (Roger Ball) – 3:10
  6. "Friday Night Stampede" (Marcus Hummon,Monty Powell) – 3:07
  7. "Liar's Moon" (Myrick, Don Pfrimmer, Philip Douglas) – 2:41
  8. "A Hundred Others Like It" (Myrick, Wood) – 2:45
  9. "The One Who Understands" (Greg Barnhill, Richard Bach) – 3:43
  10. "Pathway to the Moon" (Hummon, Michael Puryear) – 3:43

Personnel

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Western Flyer

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Additional musicians

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  • Cory Hutchinson- background vocals
  • Steve Mauldin- string arrangements
  • Kris Wilkinson-strings

Back in America(1996)

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Back in America
Studio albumby
Western Flyer
ReleasedJuly 23, 1996
GenreCountry
LabelStep One No. 98
ProducerRay Pennington, Western Flyer
Western Flyer chronology
Western Flyer
(1994) 		Back in America
(1996)

Track listing

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  1. "Back in America" (Layng Martine, Jr.) – 3:52
  2. "Lost in You" (Bryan Smith) – 3:36
  3. "Wish You Were Here" (Bob Dellaposta) – 3:54
  4. "Surrender" (Joe Diffie,Kent Blazy,Lonnie Wilson) – 2:52
  5. "I Know Where You're Coming From" (Jerry Taylor, Ashe Underwood) – 3:41
  6. "What Will You Do with M-E?" (Craig Martin, Rick Tiger) – 4:38
  7. "New Tin Roof" (Chapin Hartford, Jeff Moseley) – 3:11
  8. "She Wants to Be Wanted Again"(Billy Henderson, Steven Dale Jones) – 4:09
  9. "Less Than a Minute" (Tommy Barnes) – 3:15
  10. "Black and Blue" (Danny Myrick, Tony Wood) – 3:05
  11. "Rhythm of the Highway" (Myrick, Wood) – 4:17
  12. "Sixteen Tons"(Merle Travis) – 8:14

Personnel

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Western Flyer

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Additional Musicians

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  • Bobby All - acoustic guitar
  • Kelly Back - electric guitar
  • Buddy Emmons-steel guitar
  • Aubrey Haynie- fiddle
  • Dirk Johnson - keyboards, piano
  • Jerry Kroon - drums
  • Gary Prim - keyboards, piano
  • W. David Smith -bass guitar
  • Kevin Williams - acoustic guitar

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart
positions 		Album
US Country CAN Country
1994 "Western Flyer" 61 — Western Flyer
"She Should've Been Mine" 62 —
1995 "Cherokee Highway"[a] — 38
"Friday Night Stampede" 71 62
"His Memory" 74 80
1996 "What Will You Do with M-E?" 32 36 Back in America
1997 "Wish You Were Here"[8] — —
"Lost in You" — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
notes
  1. ^"Cherokee Highway" peaked at number 34 onCashboxTop 100 Country Singles.[7]

Music videos

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Year Video Director
1994 "Western Flyer"[9] Greg Crutcher
"She Should've Been Mine"
1995 "Cherokee Highway"

References

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  1. ^abWhitburn, Joel (2008).Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008.Record Research, Inc. p. 456.ISBN978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^Rush, Diane Samms (November 27, 1994)."Western Flyer's in gear".Lakeland Ledger.p. 6C.RetrievedAugust 30,2015.
  3. ^"Country song dares to tackle racism head-on".Deseret News.February 18, 1995. Archived fromthe originalon September 23, 2015.RetrievedAugust 4,2008.
  4. ^Rose, Van (October 3, 1994)."For Band Western Flyer, No Road's Too Rough, No Subject's Too Tough".Times Leader.RetrievedAugust 30,2015.
  5. ^"Reviews and Previews".Billboard.November 16, 1996. p. 78.RetrievedAugust 30,2015.
  6. ^"3 Ring Circus Music".RetrievedApril 1,2008.
  7. ^"Top 100 Country Singles"(PDF).Cashbox:22. May 6, 1995.
  8. ^"Going for Adds"(PDF).Radio & Records:81. March 7, 1997.
  9. ^"CMT: Videos: Western Flyer: Western Flyer".Country Music Television.Archived fromthe originalon March 5, 2016.RetrievedOctober 14,2011.
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