Music >> Artists >> Country
Genre:
Country

Years Active:
'00s, '10s






Kevin Fowler

Biography

Country-pop may have ruled the charts, but Kevin Fowler established himself impressively throughout Texas by making modest honky tonk-style country for regular folks. Raised in the West Texas town of Amarillo, the guitarist began his musical career on both drums and piano. He left Texas at age 20 for the bright lights of Los Angeles, where he studied music at the Guitar Institute of Technology. He returned to Texas soon after and settled in Austin, where he joined the hard rock band Dangerous Toys. Following this eye-opening stint, Fowler started his own Southern hard rock band, Thunderfoot. He soon came to the realization, however, that he couldn't shake his West Texas roots and gave up hard rock for country, the style of music he grew up with. . Fowler put together a country band in 1998 and began playing Tuesday nights at Babe's on Sixth Street in Austin. Within two years, he'd begun recording albums and struck it big with his self-released Beer, Bait and Ammo (2000). The album sold around 30,000 copies in the Texas area and garnered an impressive amount of airplay, particularly for the album's title track. The song became somewhat of a Texas anthem; Mark Chesnutt made the song part of his live show, and Sammy Kershaw recorded it. Fowler returned in 2002 with his third album, High on the Hog, and boasted some impressive guests, including Willie Nelson and David Lee Garza.

Fowler steadily built up an audience throughout the 2000s through concerts and a pair of albums for Equity, 2004's Loose, Loud & Crazy and Bring It On. By 2010, Fowler's profile had increased enough to attract major-label attention — Lyric Street signed him in January but the label folded shortly afterward, with Fowler's contract transferring to Disney — and he wound up with two solid hit singles later that year in "Beer Season" and "Pound Sign (#?*!)." Both singles were featured on Best Of...So Far, which appeared at the end of the year. In 2011, Fowler released his sixth studio album, Chippin' Away, featuring four singles, including "Hell Yeah, I Like Beer" and "That Girl," the latter of which was the most successful, reaching 45 on the Billboard country charts. Preceded by the singles "How Country Are Ya?" and "Love Song," Fowler's seventh album, How Country Are Ya?, was released in March of 2014.

Top Albums


1. Bring It On
Loose, Loud & Crazy, Kevin Fowler
2. Loose, Loud ..
Best of ...So Far, Kevin Fowler
3. Best of ...S..
Chippin' Away, Kevin Fowler
4. Chippin' Awa..
Bring It On, Kevin Fowler
5. Bring It On
Loose, Loud & Crazy, Kevin Fowler
6. Loose, Loud ..
How Country Are Ya?, Kevin Fowler
7. How Country ..
Live At Billy Bob's Texas: Kevin Fowler, Kevin Fowler
8. Live At Bill..
Long Line of Losers, Kevin Fowler
9. Long Line of..
The Best (feat. Kacey Musgraves & Kevin Fowler), Mark McKinney
10. The Best (fe..
High on the Hog, Kevin Fowler
11. High on the ..
Beer, Bait and Ammo, Kevin Fowler
12. Beer, Bait a..
One for the Road, Kevin Fowler
13. One for the ..
Love Song - Single, Kevin Fowler
14. Love Song - ..
How Country Are Ya? - Single, Kevin Fowler
15. How Country ..
Santa Got Busted by the Border Patrol (feat. Ray Benson) - Single, Kevin Fowler
16. Santa Got Bu..
That Girl - Single, Kevin Fowler
17. That Girl - ..
Hell Yeah I Like Beer - Single, Kevin Fowler
18. Hell Yeah I ..

Top Songs

NameAlbumTimePrice
1.
Panhandle PoorboyHow Country Are Ya?3:20$1.29
2.
That GirlChippin' Away3:28$1.29
3.
Hard Man to LoveLoose, Loud & Crazy4:02$0.99
4.
Lord Loves the Drinkin' ManBest of ...So Far4:37$0.99
5.
Long Line of LosersBring It On4:11$0.99
6.
Don't Touch My WillieLoose, Loud & Crazy4:25$0.99
7.
Beer, Bait & AmmoLive At Billy Bob's Tex..7:13$0.99
8.
100% TexanLive At Billy Bob's Tex..4:44$0.99
9.
I Pulled a Hank Last NightBring It On3:29$0.99
10.
Long Line of LosersBring It On4:11$0.99
11.
I'll Try Anything TwiceLoose, Loud & Crazy4:03$0.99
12.
Triple CrownLoose, Loud & Crazy2:44$0.99
13.
Santa Got Busted by the Border Patro..Santa Got Busted by the Bor..2:32$0.99
14.
All the Tequila In TijuanaOne for the Road3:37$0.99
15.
Ol' What's Her NameOne for the Road3:47$0.99
16.
One for the RoadOne for the Road3:52$0.99
17.
Fat Bottomed GirlsHigh on the Hog4:31$0.99
18.
Ol' What's Her NameHigh on the Hog3:46$0.99
19.
All the Tequila In TijuanaHigh on the Hog3:44$0.99
20.
High On the HogHigh on the Hog4:06$0.99
21.
Tall Drink of WaterHigh on the Hog2:50$0.99
22.
She Ain't Bad But She Ain't ..High on the Hog3:55$0.99
23.
Our Love Is a PrisonHigh on the Hog3:44$0.99
24.
Fool and His HeartHigh on the Hog3:45$0.99
25.
Lord Loves the Drinkin' ManHigh on the Hog4:37$0.99

Top Music Videos

Hell Yeah, I Like Beer, Kevin Fowler
1. Hell Yeah, I ...
Hip-Hop In A Honky Tonk (feat. Kevin Fowler), Colt Ford
2. Hip-Hop In A ...
That Girl, Kevin Fowler
3. That Girl


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