Randy Rogers Band is an American country music band from San Marcos, Texas. The band is composed of Randy Rogers (lead vocals), Geoffrey Hill (guitar), Jon Richardson (bass guitar), Brady Black (fiddle), Les Lawless (drums), and Todd Stewart (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, keyboards).[1] They have recorded seven studio albums and two live albums, and have charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

Randy Rogers Band
An image of the Randy Rogers Band in concert
Randy Rogers Band in 2009
Background information
OriginSan Marcos, Texas, United States
GenresTexas country, Red Dirt, country
Years active2000-present
LabelsMercury Nashville
MCA Nashville
Thirty Tigers
MembersRandy Rogers
Brady Black
Geoffrey Hill
Les Lawless
Jon Richardson
Todd Stewart
Websitehttp://randyrogersband.com

Biography edit

Randy Rogers was born in Cleburne, Texas. At the age of 6 years, he learned to play the piano from his grandmother, and later started playing the guitar.[2]

The Randy Rogers Band recorded its debut album, Live at Cheatham Street Warehouse, at a music hall of the same name in San Marcos, Texas.[1][3] By 2002, the band was signed to the independent Downtime record label, on which they released the album Like It Used to Be. It was around this time that the band began performing outside of San Marcos, primarily at Nutty Brown Cafe and Amphitheatre in nearby Dripping Springs, Texas. Two years later, the album Rollercoaster was released, producing two minor entries on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in early 2005.[1] Rogers also co-wrote "Somebody Take Me Home", a song recorded by Kenny Chesney, on his 2005 album, The Road and the Radio. Several of the songs on Rollercoaster were co-written by Radney Foster, who also co-produced the album.[3] Just a Matter of Time, the band's first major-label album, was released on Mercury Nashville Records in 2006.[1] The band also released their self-titled album on September 23, 2008, also on Mercury Nashville Records. The first single "In My Arms Instead", was released in August.

The band's fifth album, Burning the Day, was released on August 24, 2010, on MCA Nashville. The album's first single was "Too Late for Goodbye." It debuted at 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and after four weeks on the chart, it peaked at 47.

"One More Sad Song" was released in late 2012. The song became the band's first Billboard Top 40 hit, and the first single from their sixth album, Trouble.

Dreamer: A Tribute to Kent Finlay, released in 2016 on Austin-based Eight 30 Records, features Randy Rogers and Sunny Sweeney's duet "Between You and Me".

Pop Culture edit

Randy Rogers Band and their song “Speak of the Devil” referenced in Showtime TV series Billions (“STD” 21:04).

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Country
[4]
US
[5]
US Folk
[6]
US Indie
[7]
Like It Used to Be[8]
  • Release date: June 25, 2002
  • Label: Downtime Records
Rollercoaster
  • Release date: August 24, 2004
  • Label: Smith Music Group
Just a Matter of Time 8 61
Randy Rogers Band
  • Release date: September 23, 2008
  • Label: Mercury Nashville
3 29
Burning the Day 2 8
Trouble
  • Release date: April 30, 2013
  • Label: MCA Nashville
3 9
Hold My Beer, Vol. 1
(Randy Rogers with Wade Bowen)
  • Release date: April 20, 2015
  • Label: Lil' Buddy Toons
4 37 3
Nothing Shines Like Neon
  • Release date: January 15, 2016
  • Label: Tommy Jackson Records[9]
5 47 2
Hellbent
Hold My Beer, Vol. 2
(Randy Rogers with Wade Bowen)
  • Release date: May 8, 2020
  • Label: Lil' Buddy Toons
Homecoming
  • Release date: October 14, 2022
  • Label: Thirty Tigers
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums edit

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Country
[4]
US
[5]
US Indie
[7]
Live at Cheatham Street Warehouse[11]
  • Release date: 2000
  • Label: Smith Music Group
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Live at Billy Bob's Texas
  • Release date: August 16, 2005
  • Label: Smith Music Group
  • Formats: CD, download
62
Homemade Tamales – Live at Floore's
  • Release date: April 15, 2014
  • Label: Room 8 Records
  • Formats: CD, download
11 70 14
Watch This
(Randy Rogers with Wade Bowen)[12]
  • Release date: June 3, 2016
  • Label: Lil' Buddy Toons
  • Formats: CD, music download
21 19
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles edit

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country
[13]
US Country Airplay
[14]
US Bubbling
[15]
2005 "Tonight's Not the Night (For Goodbye)" 43 Rollercoaster
"Down and Out" 48
2006 "Kiss Me in the Dark" 43 Just a Matter of Time
2007 "One More Goodbye" 53
2008 "In My Arms Instead" 52 Randy Rogers Band
2010 "Too Late for Goodbye" 47 Burning the Day
"Steal You Away"[16]
2012 "One More Sad Song" 38 37 21 Trouble
2013 "Trouble Knows My Name"[17]
"Fuzzy"[18]
2014 "Satellite"[19] Homemade Tamales – Live at Floore's
2016 "Neon Blues"[20] Nothing Shines Like Neon
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos edit

Year Video Director
2006 "Kiss Me in the Dark"[21] Shaun Silva
2007 "One More Goodbye"[22] The Brads
2008 "In My Arms Instead"[23] Andy Wherspann
2010 "Interstate"[24] Stephen Shepherd
2012 "One More Sad Song"[25]
2013 "Fuzzy"[26]
2014 "Satellite"[27] The Edde Brothers
2015 "Standards" (Randy Rogers with Wade Bowen)[28]
2016 "Neon Blues"[29]
"San Antone"[30]
2017 "Meet Me Tonight"
2020 "Rodeo Clown" (Randy Rogers with Wade Bowen)[31] Tim Duggan

References edit

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  7. ^ a b "Randy Rogers Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  8. ^ "Like It Used to Be". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  9. ^ Carr, Courtney (October 15, 2015). "Randy Rogers Band Announce New Album". The Boot. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  10. ^ Watts, Cindy (January 21, 2019). "Exclusive: Randy Rogers Band reveals new album 'Hellbent,' new tour". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "Live at Cheatham Street Warehouse". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  12. ^ Parton, Chris (May 18, 2016). "Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen Ready Live Album 'Watch This'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
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  14. ^ "Randy Rogers Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  15. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of September 15, 2012". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  16. ^ "RANDY ROGERS BAND, 'STEAL YOU AWAY' – SONG SPOTLIGHT". Taste of Country. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  17. ^ "SONGS & STORIES OF SAN MARCOS: RANDY ROGERS". Lonestar Music Magazine. March 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Fuzzy". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Single review - "Satellite"". The Daily Country. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Single Releases". MusicRow. 4 January 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  21. ^ "Kiss Me in the Dark". Vevo. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  22. ^ "One More Goodbye". Vevo. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  23. ^ "In My Arms Instead". Vevo. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  24. ^ "Interstate". Vevo. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  25. ^ "One More Sad Song". Vevo. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  26. ^ "CMT : Videos : Randy Rogers Band : Fuzzy". Country Music Television. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  27. ^ "CMT : Videos : Randy Rogers Band : Satellite". Country Music Television. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  28. ^ "CMT : Videos : Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen : Standards". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  29. ^ "CMT : Videos : Randy Rogers Band : Neon Blues". Country Music Television. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  30. ^ McCarthy, Amy (July 12, 2016). "Randy Rogers Band Release Music Video for 'San Antone' [WATCH]". The Boot. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  31. ^ "CMT : Videos : Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen : Rodeo Clown". Country Music Television. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

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