Shawn Randolph "Randy" Houser
(born December 18, 1975 in Lake, Mississippi) is an American country music artist. Signed to the Universal South Records label in 2008, he charted the single "Anything Goes" that year. This song, a Top 20 hit on the Billboard
country singles charts, is the title track to his debut album Anything Goes
, which has also produced a second Top 10 hit in "Boots On". Houser also co-wrote the singles "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" for Trace Adkins and "Back That Thing Up" for Justin Moore.
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Biography
Randy Houser was born in
Lake, Mississippi. His father, a professional musician as well, performed at various local venues.
[1] Houser fronted his own band by age thirteen, and while attending
East Central Community College in
Decatur, Mississippi, he formed another band called 10lb. Biscuit.
By 2002, Houser moved to
Nashville, Tennessee in pursuit of a songwriting career. One of his first cuts as a songwriter was "
Honky Tonk Badonkadonk", which he co-wrote with
Jamey Johnson and Dallas Davidson. This song was recorded by
Trace Adkins on his 2005 album
Songs About Me
, and was a Top 5 single for him.
[2] After this song's success, Houser shifted his focus to performing, and started playing at local gigs in Nashville. He was briefly signed to
MCA Nashville but did not release anything on the label.
[3]
Houser subsequently signed to
Universal South Records in 2008. His first single, "Anything Goes", was released in May of that year.
[4] It was co-written by
Brice Long and
John Wiggins.
Houser performed the song on
Late Show with David Letterman
in August after host
David Letterman heard it on a satellite radio station.
[5] The song entered Top 40 on the
Billboard
country charts that same month. His debut album, also titled
Anything Goes
, was released in November, at which point the title track was in the Top 20 on the country charts. "Boots On" was released as the album's second single in February 2009, and became his first top ten hit in July 2009. Houser also co-wrote "Back That Thing Up", the debut single for
Valory Music Group artist
Justin Moore. This song peaked at #38 on Hot Country Songs in December 2008.
Discography
Studio albums
Year
| Album
| Chart Positions
|
US Country
| US
| US Heat
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2008
| Anything Goes
- Released: November 18, 2008
- Label: Universal South
| 21
| 101
| 1
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Singles
Year
| Single
| Chart Positions
| Album
|
US Country
| US
| CAN Country
|
2008
| "Anything Goes"
| 16
| 92
| 41
| Anything Goes
|
2009
| "Boots On"[A
| 2
| 53
| 32
|
"My Kind of Country"[B
|
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;Notes
- A^
Current single.
- B^
To be released.
Music Videos
Year
| Video
| Director
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2008
| "Anything Goes"
| Vincenzo Giammanco
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2009
| "Boots On"
| Drake Vaughan/Eric Welch
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References
- Who's New: Randy Houser
- Randy Houser biography
- David Letterman gives boost to country singer
- Randy Houser dishes out first single
- Randy Houser Drops In On GAC’s Top 20