Wade Bowen "When I Woke Up Today"

If you haven’t heard of WADE BOWEN, first - to paraphrase Lyle Lovett, you’re not from Texas and second – you’re going to hear about him now. Whether you've been following Bowen and his music in the Texas/Oklahoma region for years, or fell in love with his recent hit "Songs About Trucks"....or if this is your first time to hear his music, be prepared to hear Bowen's name and his music on a national level.

Roughstock is pleased to share an exclusive premiere of the first release from his self-titled album, set to release October 28.

In this album, Bowen's first as an independent artist, Bowen marks a new beginning, the turning of the page to a place where the music becomes a little bit freer, a little bit looser, and a lot more intimate.

In short, this is THE Wade Bowen, the real thing.

A staple of the Texas Music charts, Bowen has sold over half a million album in his short career, sung duets with the likes of Will Hoge ("Another Song Nobody Will Hear") and Brandy Clark, (the duet "Love in the First Degree" on "High Cotton: A Tribute to Alabama"), and has been featured on compilations alongside the likes of Charlie Daniels, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Eli Young Band. His Wade Bowen Classic golf tournament has raised over 1 million dollars to benefit children's charities across central Texas.

“The focus (of the album) was to talk about what I’ve been through - to get personal,” Bowen says of writing these new tracks. “Everything I’ve been through lead me to this.”

As far as this single, "When I Woke Up Today" Bowen remarks, “I just started analyzing the road and my passion to put up with so much to make a dream fly! I’m still here! It’s like I tell people, the road has tried to get rid of me but I’m still here!”

Sometimes, starting new means going back to where you began in the first place, where music was played straight from the gut, for the sheer and beautiful joy of it. The album "Wade Bowen"
was made without the burdens that come with big business or the pressures to fit in any kind of particular box. This is simple, American-made Americana, created on the road and played in the company of good friends.

For more information, check out Wade Bowen's website and follow him on Twitter and Facebook.