Whiskey Myers

Whiskey Myers

Whiskey Myers is a southern rock band from Palestine, Texas, active since 2005. The group is associated with Spinefarm Records and is led by Cody Cannon.

Line-up and origins

The band begins with Cannon and John Jeffers learning guitar together, influenced by artists including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams Jr. and Waylon Jennings. Cody Tate later joins the pair, after which the group becomes a fuller band with Jeff Hogg on drums. Cannon’s cousin Gary Brown is also part of the early line-up on bass. The band later develops with John Jeffers on lead, slide and lap steel guitar and vocals, Cody Tate on lead and rhythm guitar and vocals, Jeff Hogg on drums, Tony Kent on percussion and drums, and Jamey Gleaves on bass.

Early releases and wider recognition

The band starts out playing shows around its hometown and across Texas, building a following in the Texas/Red Dirt scene. Its debut album, Road of Life, appears in 2008. Firewater follows in 2011 on Wiggy Thump and reaches the Top 30 of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, helped by the single “Ballad of a Southern Man”.

Albums and chart success

Early Morning Shakes is released in 2014 and receives mostly positive reviews. Mud appears in September 2016 and reaches number one on the charts, while its song “Stone” reaches number nine across all genres. The band’s self-titled album, Whiskey Myers, is released in 2019 and debuts at number one on Billboard Country, number two on Billboard’s active rock chart and number six on the Billboard 200. Tornillo follows in 2022.

Recent activity and media appearances

Whiskey Myers also appears in four episodes of Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount Network series Yellowstone in 2018. After that appearance, the band’s available albums move into the Top 10 of the iTunes country chart. The group’s discography also includes seven albums in total.