Hayes Carll
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Carll at a festival in Cambridge, England August, 2009 Photo: Sean Rowe
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joshua Hayes Carll |
| Born | January 9, 1976 |
| Origin | The Woodlands, Texas |
| Genres | Country, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Labels | Lost Highway Records, Compadre Records, Highway 87 Records |
| Associated acts | Ray Wylie Hubbard, Guy Clark, Corb Lund |
| Website | Hayes Carll |
Joshua Hayes Carll (born January 9, 1976), known professionally as Hayes Carll, is a singer-songwriter. A native of the Woodlands, Texas, his style of roots-oriented songwriting has been noted for its plainspoken poetry and sarcastic humor. He was nominated for a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance for the track "Chances Are" (Record by Lee Ann Womack). In 2011, American Songwriter awarded him with Song of the Year for “Another Like You." He was also nominated for Artist of the Year at the Americana Awards in that same year.
After releasing his debut album, Flowers & Liquor (2002), Carll was voted the Best New Act of 2002 by the Houston Press,. Since then he's been compared to other Texas songwriters, including Townes Van Zandt, who he said "ruined me and saved me at the same time,") and Jerry Jeff Walker. His 2008 album Trouble in Mind (2008) was ranked #60 by The Village Voice, and the single "She Left Me for Jesus" was the #36 "Top Singles of 2008" for The Village Voice and the Americana Music Association Song of the Year 2008. Four songs by Carll appeared in the 2010 film Country Strong, three of which also appeared on the film's second soundtrack album, Country Strong: More Music from the Motion Picture.
His biggest commercial and artistic success to date is his fourth album, KMAG YOYO & Other American Stories (2011). (The acronym in the title is military slang for "Kiss my ass, guys, you're on your own.") The album was nominated for Best Album by the Americana Music Association in 2011, and Spin voted it #3 in the category of "Best Country/Americana".American Songwriter voted the song "Another Like You" the #1 song of 2011, and the album #6.Rolling Stone ranked "KMAG YOYO" at #46 of best singles of 2011, and the album #47 on their list of "50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own." After KMAG's success, Carll left Lost Highway Records and divorced his wife. In 2015 he went into the studio with producer Joe Henry and emerged with a new album entitled Lovers and Leavers, released in April 2016.
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