Hayes Carll

Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll
Background information
Birth name	Joshua Hayes Carll
Born	January 9, 1976 (age 49)
Origin	Houston, Texas
Genres	Texas Country, Americana
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Lost Highway Records, Compadre Records, Highway 87 Records
Spouse	Allison Moorer (m. 2019)
Website	hayescarll.com

Joshua Hayes Carll (born January 9, 1976),^[3] known professionally as Hayes Carll, is an American singer-songwriter. A native of The Woodlands,^[4] Texas, his style of roots-oriented songwriting has been noted for its plainspoken poetry and sarcastic humor.

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After releasing his debut album, Flowers & Liquor, in 2002, Carll was voted Best New Act by the Houston Press.^[5] 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."^[6] He released his second album, Little Rock, in 2004. Produced by R.S. Field, Little Rock was the first self-released album to reach No. 1 on the Americana Chart. Carll signed with Lost Highway records in 2006 and released his next album, Trouble in Mind, in 2008. It was ranked No. 60 of the year by The Village Voice.^[7] "She Left Me For Jesus," which appeared on Trouble in Mind, was the Americana Music Association Song of the Year 2008.^[8] 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.

KMAG YOYO & Other American Stories was released in 2011. KMAG YOYO is military slang for "Kiss my ass, guys, you're on your own."^[1] It received a nomination for Best Album by the Americana Music Association in 2011, and Spin voted it No. 3 in the category of "Best Country/Americana".^[9] American Songwriter voted the song "Another Like You" the No. 1 song of 2011,^[10] and the album No. 6.^[11] Rolling Stone ranked "KMAG YOYO" at No. 46 of best singles of 2011,^[12] and the album No. 47 on their list of "50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own."^[13] After KMAG's success, Carll left Lost Highway Records.^[14] In 2015 he went into the studio with producer Joe Henry to record Lovers and Leavers and then released the album in April 2016 on his own Highway 87 Records to great critical acclaim.

Carll was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2016, Best Country Song, for "Chances Are".^[15] In 2019, he released his sixth album, What It Is, on Dualtone Records. He re-recorded many of his songs, including duets with Ray Wylie Hubbard and his wife, Allison Moorer, for 2020's Alone Together Sessions. His latest album, You Get It All, was released on October 29, 2021 on Dualtone Records.

Albums

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Title	Date	Label	Peak chart position (U.S.)						Sales
Title	Date	Label	Country ^[16]	US ^[17]	Folk ^[18]	Rock ^[19]	Heat ^[20]	Indie ^[21]	Sales
Flowers & Liquor	June 11, 2002	Compadre Records	—	—	—	—	—	—
Little Rock	March 8, 2005	Highway 87 Records	—	—	—	—	—	—
Trouble in Mind	April 8, 2008	Lost Highway Records	—	—	—	—	11	—
KMAG YOYO	February 15, 2011	Lost Highway Records	12	67	—	17	—	—
Lovers and Leavers^[22]	April 8, 2016	Highway 87 Records	—	105	4	14	—	9
What It Is^[23]	February 15, 2019	Dualtone Records	26	—	10	39	6	6	*US: 11,800^[24]
Alone Together Sessions	September 4, 2020	Dualtone Records	—	—	—	—	—	—
You Get It All	October 29, 2021	Dualtone Records	—	—	14	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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Music videos

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Year	Video	Director	Producer
2008	"Crystal Beach Memories"^[25]	Collection Agency Films	Collection Agency Films
2008	"She Left Me For Jesus"^[26]	Collection Agency Films	Collection Agency Films
2011	"Another Like You" (ft. Cary Ann Hurst)^[27]	David Willis	David Willis
2013	"Bible on the Dash" (with Corb Lund)^[28]	Blake Judd	New West Records
2016	"The Magic Kid"^[29]	The Holden Brothers	Michael Lancaster
2019	"Times Like These"^[30]	Cody Ground	Arts + Labor

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Grammy Nomination for Best Country Song, 2016, for "Chances Are" (recorded by Lee Ann Womack)

Austin Music Awards^[31]

Musician of the Year (2017)
Album of the Year (2017)
Song of the Year (2017)
Songwriter of the Year (2017)
Best Male Vocals (2017)
Album Art (2017)
Best Folk Performer (2017)

Americana Music Awards

Artist of the Year Nomination (2012)
Song of the Year Nomination for KMAG-YOYO (2011)
Artist of the Year Nomination (2011)
Song of the Year Nomination for Drunken Poets Dream (2010)
Emerging Artist of the Year Winner (2010)

SESAC Music Awards

"Times Like These" (2019)
"None'Ya" (2019)

[1]
Sullivan, James (July 2, 2015). "Singer-songwriter Hayes Carll slows down for current tour". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
[2]
".Allison Moorer and I were married seven days ago and it still feels a bit surreal. In part because we only got to spend one day together before I flew off to another country for this current tour, and in part because getting married has been such a long time coming. Our relationship has been such an adventure, a struggle, a journey, a revelation, a dream, that putting some kind of official stamp or label on it seems inadequate for the emotions and the experience involved. Regardless, If we're labeling it she has gone from acquaintance, to crush, to friend, to girlfriend, to fiancé, to wife and it's still hard for me to believe". facebook.com.
[3]
Family Tree Legends Joshua Hayes Carll
[4]
Williams, Tiffany (April 24, 2006). "Woodlands man signed by Lost Highway Records". Houston Chronicle.
[5]
"Hot Tunes, Summer in the City Houston Press Music Awards Showcase 2002". Houston Press. July 18, 2002.
[6]
Atkinson, Brian T. (2011). I'll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt. Texas A&M University Press. p. xvi. ISBN 9781603445276.
[7]
"Pazz + Jop Albums 2008". The Village Voice. January 2, 2009. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
[8]
"Americana Music Honors & Awards". Americana Music Association. June 15, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
[9]
Harvilla, Rob (December 20, 2011). "SPIN's 20 Best Country & Americana Albums of 2011". SPIN. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
[10]
"American Songwriter's Top 50 Songs Of 2011". American Songwriter. December 13, 2011. p. 6. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
[11]
"American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums Of 2011". American Songwriter. November 29, 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
[12]
"50 Best Singles of 2011". Rolling Stone. December 7, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
[13]
"Hayes Carll, 'KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)' (2011) – 50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own". Rolling Stone. 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
[14]
Varias, Chris (June 23, 2015). "Hayes Carll: Next album should be more intimate". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
[15]
Hight, Jewly. "Songs We Love: Hayes Carll, 'The Love That We Need'". NPR.org. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
[16]
"Hayes Carll: Chart History: Top Country Albums". Billboard.
[17]
"Hayes Carll: Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.
[18]
"Hayes Carll: Chart History: Americana/Folk Albums". Billboard.
[19]
"Hayes Carll: Chart History: Top Rock Albums". Billboard.
[20]
"Hayes Carll: Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard.
[21]
"Hayes Carll: Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard.
[22]
Moss, Marissa R. (January 25, 2016). "Hear Hayes Carll's Plaintive 'The Love That We Need'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
[23]
Hight, Jewly (February 7, 2019). "Hayes Carll Crafts Wry Songs For These Trying Times On 'What It Is'". NPR Music. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
[24]
Bjorke, Matt (March 3, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums In Pure Sales: March 2, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
[25]
Hayes Carll (April 4, 2008), Hayes Carll – "Crystal Beach Memories" Animated Short, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved February 25, 2017
[26]
HayesCarllVEVO (December 1, 2009), Hayes Carll – She Left Me For Jesus, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved February 25, 2017
[27]
HayesCarllVEVO (June 6, 2011), Hayes Carll – Another Like You ft. Cary Ann Hearst, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved February 25, 2017
[28]
"CMT: Videos : Corb Lund : Bible on the Dash". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
[29]
Hayes Carll (April 2, 2016), "The Magic Kid" // Hayes Carll // Official Music Video, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved February 25, 2017
[30]
Hayes Carll (February 2, 2019), Hayes Carll – Times Like These (Official Video), archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved May 27, 2019
[31]
"Austin Music Awards – 2016–2017 – Best of the Year – The Austin Chronicle". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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Preceded by Darrell Scott	AMA Song of the Year (Songwriter) 2008 with Brian Keane	Succeeded by Julie Miller

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[sullivan-1] [1]
Sullivan, James (July 2, 2015). "Singer-songwriter Hayes Carll slows down for current tour". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[2] [2]
".Allison Moorer and I were married seven days ago and it still feels a bit surreal. In part because we only got to spend one day together before I flew off to another country for this current tour, and in part because getting married has been such a long time coming. Our relationship has been such an adventure, a struggle, a journey, a revelation, a dream, that putting some kind of official stamp or label on it seems inadequate for the emotions and the experience involved. Regardless, If we're labeling it she has gone from acquaintance, to crush, to friend, to girlfriend, to fiancé, to wife and it's still hard for me to believe". facebook.com.

[3] [3]
Family Tree Legends Joshua Hayes Carll

[4] [4]
Williams, Tiffany (April 24, 2006). "Woodlands man signed by Lost Highway Records". Houston Chronicle.

[5] [5]
"Hot Tunes, Summer in the City Houston Press Music Awards Showcase 2002". Houston Press. July 18, 2002.

[6] [6]
Atkinson, Brian T. (2011). I'll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt. Texas A&M University Press. p. xvi. ISBN 9781603445276.

[Pazz_+_Jop_2008_Albums-7] [7]
"Pazz + Jop Albums 2008". The Village Voice. January 2, 2009. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2009.

[Americana_Music_Honors_&_Awards-8] [8]
"Americana Music Honors & Awards". Americana Music Association. June 15, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

[9] [9]
Harvilla, Rob (December 20, 2011). "SPIN's 20 Best Country & Americana Albums of 2011". SPIN. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.

[10] [10]
"American Songwriter's Top 50 Songs Of 2011". American Songwriter. December 13, 2011. p. 6. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[11] [11]
"American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums Of 2011". American Songwriter. November 29, 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[12] [12]
"50 Best Singles of 2011". Rolling Stone. December 7, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2023.

[13] [13]
"Hayes Carll, 'KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)' (2011) – 50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own". Rolling Stone. 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[varias-14] [14]
Varias, Chris (June 23, 2015). "Hayes Carll: Next album should be more intimate". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[:0-15] [15]
Hight, Jewly. "Songs We Love: Hayes Carll, 'The Love That We Need'". NPR.org. Retrieved February 22, 2016.

[16] [16]
"Hayes Carll: Chart History: Top Country Albums". Billboard.

[17] [17]
"Hayes Carll: Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.

[18] [18]
"Hayes Carll: Chart History: Americana/Folk Albums". Billboard.

[19] [19]
"Hayes Carll: Chart History: Top Rock Albums". Billboard.

[20] [20]
"Hayes Carll: Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard.

[21] [21]
"Hayes Carll: Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard.

[22] [22]
Moss, Marissa R. (January 25, 2016). "Hear Hayes Carll's Plaintive 'The Love That We Need'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 25, 2016.

[23] [23]
Hight, Jewly (February 7, 2019). "Hayes Carll Crafts Wry Songs For These Trying Times On 'What It Is'". NPR Music. Retrieved March 16, 2019.

[24] [24]
Bjorke, Matt (March 3, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums In Pure Sales: March 2, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

[25] [25]
Hayes Carll (April 4, 2008), Hayes Carll – "Crystal Beach Memories" Animated Short, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved February 25, 2017

[26] [26]
HayesCarllVEVO (December 1, 2009), Hayes Carll – She Left Me For Jesus, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved February 25, 2017

[27] [27]
HayesCarllVEVO (June 6, 2011), Hayes Carll – Another Like You ft. Cary Ann Hearst, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved February 25, 2017

[28] [28]
"CMT: Videos : Corb Lund : Bible on the Dash". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.

[29] [29]
Hayes Carll (April 2, 2016), "The Magic Kid" // Hayes Carll // Official Music Video, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved February 25, 2017

[30] [30]
Hayes Carll (February 2, 2019), Hayes Carll – Times Like These (Official Video), archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved May 27, 2019

[31] [31]
"Austin Music Awards – 2016–2017 – Best of the Year – The Austin Chronicle". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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