Trent Willmon
(born March 6, 1973 in Amarillo, Texas [1]) is an American country music artist. Active since 1998 as a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Willmon was signed to Columbia Records in 2004. He released two albums for the label (2004's Trent Willmon
and 2006's A Little More Livin'
) and charted six singles on the U.S. Billboard
Hot Country Songs charts before exiting Columbia in 2006. A third album, entitled Broken In
, was released on the independent Compadre label in February 2008.
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Musical career
Willmon was raised on a ranch near
Afton, Texas. His second year in college, he dropped out to join a bluegrass band. In 1995, he moved to Nashville to start a songwriting career, and by 1998 he had a song-publishing contract with Sea Gayle Music. One of his first cuts as a songwriter was "It Doesn't Mean I Don't Love You", which he co-wrote with
Bobby Pinson and Jeremy Spillman. It was recorded by the duo
McHayes (which comprised 1990s country singer
Wade Hayes and fiddler Mark McClurg), and reached #41 on the country charts in 2003.
Willmon signed with
Columbia Records in 2004. His
self-titled debut album was released that year, and it produced four singles. The first of these was "Beer Man", which peaked at #30 on the country charts. Following it were "Dixie Rose Deluxe's" at #36, "Home Sweet Holiday Inn" at #49, and finally "The Good Life" at #38. A second album,
A Little More Livin'
, followed in 2006. Although its lead-off single "On Again Tonight" became his highest chart entry at #27, the follow-up "So Am I" peaked at #59, and Willmon exited Columbia's roster.
Willmon signed with
Compadre Records in 2007. His third album,
Broken In
, was released on February 26, 2008.
The album produced three singles in "There Is a God", the title track, and "Cold Beer and a Fishing Pole", though none of these entered the charts. In early 2008, he also made his acting debut in the film
Palo Pinto Gold
, a cowboy film also starring
Roy Clark and
Mel Tillis [2] He also had another chart success as a songwriter in early 2008, having co-written
Montgomery Gentry's Number One hit "
Back When I Knew It All."
Brad Paisley and
Eric Church have recorded his songs as well.
Discography
Albums
| Year
| Album
| Chart Positions
| Label
|
| US Country
| US
| US Heat
| US Indie
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| 2004
| Trent Willmon
| 22
| 150
| 5
| —
| Columbia Nashville
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| 2006
| A Little More Livin'
| 19
| 70
| —
| —
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| 2008
| Broken In
| 33
| —
| 7
| 30
| Compadre
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Singles
| Year
| Single
| Chart Positions
| Album
|
| US Country
| US
|
| 2004
| "Beer Man"
| 30
| —
| Trent Willmon
|
"Dixie Rose Deluxe's Honky-Tonk, Feed Store, Gun Shop,
Used Car, Beer, Bait, BBQ, Barber Shop, Laundromat"
| 36
| —
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| 2005
| "Home Sweet Holiday Inn"
| 49
| —
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| "The Good Life"
| 38
| —
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| 2006
| "On Again Tonight"
| 27
| 124
| A Little More Livin
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| "So Am I"
| 59
| —
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| 2007
| "There Is a God"
| —
| —
| Broken In
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| 2008
| "Broken In"
| —
| —
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| "Cold Beer and a Fishin' Pole"
| —
| —
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Music videos
| Year
| Title
| Director
|
| 2004
| "Beer Man"
| Brent Hedgecock
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| "Dixie Rose Deluxe's…"
| Traci Goudie
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| 2005
| "Home Sweet Holiday Inn"
| Deb Haus
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| 2006
| "On Again Tonight"
| Sam Erickson
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| 2007
| "There Is a God"
| Andy Wehrspan
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| 2008
| "Broken In"
| The Brads
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References
- Trent Willmon biography
- The Scoop: Trent Goes to the Movies