The Randy Rogers Band
is an American country music group from the state of Texas. The band is composed of Randy Rogers (lead vocals), Geoffrey Hill (guitar), Jon Richardson (bass guitar), Brady Black (fiddle), and Les Lawless (drums). [1] They have recorded four studio albums and two live albums, and have charted five singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs charts. Their highest-charting single, "Tonight's Not the Night (For Goodbye)", reached #43 in 2005.
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Biography
Randy Rogers was born in
Cleburne, Texas. When he was six years old, he learned to play the piano from his grandmother and later learned to play the guitar.
[2] Later, Rogers joined a backing band, before deciding to form his own band.
The Randy Rogers Band recorded its debut album,
Live at Cheatham Street Warehouse
at a bar of the same name in
San Marcos, Texas.
[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 Austin, Texas. Two years later, the album
Rollercoaster
was released, producing two minor entries on the
Billboard
Hot Country Songs charts in early 2005.
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.
Just a Matter of Time
, the band's first major-label album, was released on
Mercury Nashville Records in 2006.
The band also released their self-titled album on September 23 also on Mercury Nashville Records. The first single "In My Arms Instead", was released in August.
Discography
Albums
Year
| Album
| Chart Positions
| Label
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US Country
| US
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2002
| Like It Used to Be
| —
| —
| Downtime
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2004
| Rollercoaster
| —
| —
| Smith Music Group
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2006
| Just a Matter of Time
| 8
| 61
| Mercury Nashville
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2008
| Randy Rogers Band
| 3
| 29
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"—" denotes the album failed to chart
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Live albums
All live albums were released on Smith Music Group.
Year
| Album
| Chart Positions
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US Country
|
2000
| Live at Cheatham Street Warehouse
| —
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2004
| Live at Billy Bob's Texas
| 62
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"—" denotes the album failed to chart
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Singles
Year
| Single
| Chart Positions
| Album
|
US Country
|
2005
| "Tonight's Not the Night (for Goodbye)"
| 43
| Rollercoaster
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"Down and Out"
| 48
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2006
| "Somebody Take Me Home"
| —
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"Kiss Me in the Dark"
| 45
| Just a Matter of Time
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2007
| "One More Goodbye"
| 53
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2008
| "In My Arms Instead"
| 52
| Randy Rogers Band
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2009
| "Buy Myself a Chance"
| —
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"—" denotes the single failed to chart
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References
- allmusic ((( Randy Rogers > Overview )))
- Randy Rogers Band profile
- Randy Rogers Band biography