Daniel "Dude" Mowrey (born February 10, 1972, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida[1]) is an American country music artist. Between 1991 and 1993, Mowrey recorded two studio albums, both on major labels: 1991's Honky Tonk on Capitol Records Nashville, and 1993's Dude Mowrey on Arista Nashville. These albums produced four singles for Mowrey on the Hot Country Songs charts. The first of these, "Cowboys Don't Cry", was later a Top 40 hit when Daron Norwood recorded it for his debut album three years after Mowrey's version. Another cut, "Fallin' Never Felt So Good", was later recorded by both Shawn Camp and Mark Chesnutt.

Dude Mowrey
Birth nameDaniel Mowrey
Born (1972-02-10) February 10, 1972 (age 52)
OriginFort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1991–1994; 2002–present
LabelsCapitol Nashville, Arista Nashville

Country singer Mel Tillis discovered Mowrey in the mid-1980s while Mowrey was still in his mid-teens;[1][2] Tillis also served as Mowrey's manager, and helped the singer sign to Capitol in 1991.[3] Mowrey's debut album, Honky Tonk, was released in 1991. Included on it was the single "Cowboys Don't Cry", as well as "Honky Tonk Song", a song which Tillis initially wrote for Webb Pierce. By 1993, Mowrey had transferred to Arista Nashville, releasing a self-titled album that year, as well as three more singles. Arista label mate Lee Roy Parnell made a guest appearance in Mowrey's music video for the song "Hold on Elroy" which was filmed at an old cabin just outside Nashville, TN.

Discography

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Honky Tonk (1991)

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Honky Tonk
 
Studio album by
Dude Mowrey
ReleasedApril 15, 1991 (1991-04-15)
StudioSound Stage Studios, Nashville TN
GenreCountry
Length29:30
LabelCapitol Nashville No. 95085
ProducerJimmy Bowen, Dude Mowrey

Track listing

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  1. "Honky Tonk Song" (Mel Tillis, Buck Peddy) – 1:57
  2. "It Could've Been Me" (Curt Ryle, Johnny Park) – 3:38
  3. "Cowboys Don't Cry" (Jim Allison, Bob Simon, Doug Gilmore, Jeff Raymond) – 2:34
  4. "Heartbreak Train" (Roger Murrah, J.D. Martin) – 3:12
  5. "Fallin' Never Felt So Good" (Shawn Camp, Will Smith) – 2:22
  6. "If I Ever Love Again" (Curtis Wright, Billy Spencer) – 3:41
  7. "Good Lookin'" (Mickey Jupp, Chris East) – 2:49
  8. "The Rest of Forever" (Jim Martin) – 3:24
  9. "We Got Love" (Kent Robbins) – 3:00
  10. "Do You Want to Make Something of It?" (Wright, T.J. Knight) – 2:53

Dude Mowrey (1993)

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Dude Mowrey
 
Studio album by
Dude Mowrey
ReleasedJune 8, 1993 (1993-06-08)
GenreCountry
Length32:12
LabelArista Nashville No. 18678
ProducerMike Clute, Tim DuBois

Track listing

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  1. "Maybe You Were the One" (Robert Bruce Landis, Hunter Moore) – 3:28
  2. "Dr. Wurlitzer" (Jeff Crossan) – 2:37
  3. "Walk Away" (Marc Beeson, Robert Byrne) – 4:02
  4. "Somewhere in Between" (Allen Shamblin, Jon Vezner) – 2:55
  5. "Happy Ever After (Comes One Day at a Time)" (Gary Nicholson, Kevin Welch) – 3:35
  6. "What Kind of Memories Remain" (Joe Doyle, Rick Peoples) – 2:52
  7. "Hold On, Elroy" (Dennis Linde) – 2:59
  8. "View from the Bottom" (Dude Mowrey, Ralph Murthy) – 3:35
  9. "I'll Never Listen to That Fool Again" (Larry Martin, Stan Munsey) – 3:36
  10. "Turn for the Worse" (Frank Dycus, Kerry Kurt Phillips, Billy Yates) – 2:38

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart
positions
Album
US Country CAN Country
1991 "Honky Tonk Song"[4] Honky Tonk
"Cowboys Don't Cry" 65
1993 "Maybe You Were the One" 57 87 Dude Mowrey
"Hold On, Elroy" 69 82
1994 "Somewhere in Between" 57 46
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

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Year Video Director
1993 "Maybe You Were the One"[5] Martin Kahan
"Hold On, Elroy"
1994 "Somewhere in Between"[6] chris rogers [sic]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dude Mowrey biography". Oldies.com. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  2. ^ "May 12 featured guests". Arts for the Arts. Archived from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  3. ^ "Dude Mowrey slated for appearance on TNN". Ocala Star-Banner. March 24, 1993. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  4. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. March 23, 1991.
  5. ^ "CMT : Videos : Dude Mowrey : Maybe You Were The One". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  6. ^ "CMT : Videos : Dude Mowrey : Somewhere in Between". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2011.