Williams Riley

Williams Riley was an American country music band composed of Steve Williams (lead vocals), Derek George (guitar, background vocals), Charlie Hutto (guitar, background vocals), Joe Rogers (steel guitar, fiddle, harmonica), Dave Guidry (bass guitar), Travis Thibodaux (keyboards, background vocals) and Nick Buda (drums).^[1] Derek George had formerly played guitar for Bryan White, and before that, he was a member of the band Pearl River. Williams Riley self-released its debut album in 2009 and has charted on the U.S. country charts with "Country Livin'." This album includes collaborations with White, as well as Slash and Edwin McCain.^[2] The band's self-titled debut album received a favorable review from Matt Bjorke of Roughstock, who called it a "well-crafted album of contemporary country music."^[3]

Williams Riley
Origin	United States
Genres	Country
Years active	2009-2010
Labels	Golden Music Wide Open Music
Past members	Nick Buda Derek George Dave Guidry Charlie Hutto Joe Rogers Travis Thibodaux Steve Williams

On June 21, 2010, the band's label, Golden Music announced it was shutting its Nashville division. George produced Randy Houser's 2013 album How Country Feels.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Williams Riley	Release date: June 23, 2009 Label: Golden Music
A Different Kind of Country	Release date: May 25, 2010 Label: Golden Music

Singles

Year	Single	Peak Positions	Album
		US Country
2009	"I'm Still Me"	—	Williams Riley
	"Country Livin'"	43	A Different Kind of Country
2010	"Makes Me Go (La La)"	59
	"Life in the Fast Lane"	—	Non-album song
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2009	"I'm Still Me"	Stephen Shepherd
	"Better Man