Wayne Mills
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Genre:
Country
Location: Nashville, Tn
About Wayne Mills:
Wayne Mills, who hails from the rural town of Arab, Alabama, was raised on values of a working man. His father, Jack Mills, instilled many honorable qualities and traits during Wayne’s upbringing. One of those lessons being that Anything Worth Having Is Worth Working For.Wayne Mills took heed to the wisdom his late father bestowed upon him. In the early 90’s and against all odds, Wayne Mills earned a walk-on position on the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide football team. The two years prior to his walk-on, Wayne played baseball at Wallace State College in Hanceville, Alabama. Although he loved the fast-pitch sport, Mills only had two years of eligibility left to play college sports. Thus, the decision was made to follow his dream of playing football.
Wayne Mills took that same goal oriented determination to heart when it came to his music. The early days of the Wayne Mills Band were also very difficult. Wayne recalls, “Nobody would give us the time of day. I was told that there wasn’t an audience for my kind (country) of music.” Just like the days of playing football on that one-hundred-and-fifteen degree football field in Tuscaloosa, the Wayne Mills Band took some hard hits! Wayne continues, “We stuck to our guns and NEVER let a setback compromise the sound, style or integrity of our music.”
Constant touring throughout the southeast, as well as a weekly Tuesday night gig at Harry’s Bar in Tuscaloosa, his fan base grew exponentially. WMB began receiving acclaim from the larger clubs around his home state of Alabama, which resulted in the band laying musical claim to the surrounding states. As the band’s popularity continued to grow, so did the venues.
The new Century was approaching and Wayne Mills Band sold out almost every venue they performed throughout the south. This caught the attention of many big names in Country music and Wayne Mills was invited to play with some of his musical heroes (Willie Nelson, Travis Tritt and Charlie Daniels.) A solid fan base had been established, and the Midwest was inevitably open territory.
14 years on the road will put a lot of life’s experience under your belt. During that time, Wayne Mills Band established a sturdy grass roots following in the United States, and in 2007, WMB’s music began showing up on the international music charts (ECMA.)
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