# Western Flyer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Western_Flyer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Western_Flyer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Flyer > Source revision: 1298335628 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American country music band}} {{About|the American band||Western Flyer (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Western Flyer | image = WesternFlyer-2011.jpg | caption = The members of Western Flyer at a reunion dinner in 2011 (from left to right: Danny Myrick, Chris Marion, Roger Helton, Steve Charles, TJ Klay, and Bruce Gust) | alt = The six members of Western Flyer, gathered at a restaurant | background = group_or_band | origin = [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee), U.S. | genre = [Country](/source/country_music) | years_active = 1992–1997 | label = [Step One](/source/Step_One_Records) | past_members = Steve Charles
Bruce Gust
T. J. Klay
[Chris Marion](/source/Chris_Marion)
Danny Myrick
Roger Helton }} '''Western Flyer''' was an American [country music](/source/country_music) band founded in 1992 in [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee). The band consisted of Danny Myrick (lead vocals, bass guitar), [Chris Marion](/source/Chris_Marion) (keyboards, vocals), T. J. Klay (harmonica, [mandolin](/source/mandolin), vocals), Bruce Gust (drums, vocals), Steve Charles (lead guitar, vocals), and Roger Helton (acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals). The band released two albums for [Step One Records](/source/Step_One_Records), as well as six singles. Their highest peaking single is "What Will You Do with M-E?", which reached No. 32 on the ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' country charts in 1996. After Western Flyer disbanded, Marion joined the [Little River Band](/source/Little_River_Band), and Myrick began writing songs for other artists. ==History== Western Flyer was founded in 1992 by lead singer and bass guitarist Danny Myrick and keyboardist Chris Marion. Completing the lineup were harmonicist/mandolinist T.J. Klay, drummer Bruce Gust, lead guitarist Steve Charles, and guitarist/banjoist Roger Helton. The band members met in Nashville at a church where some of them had been playing in the church band. The band took the name Western Flyer from a brand of bicycle.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=456|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}{{cite news |last=Rush |first=Diane Samms |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qbwwAAAAIBAJ&pg=6755%2C4222623 |title=Western Flyer's in gear |work=[Lakeland Ledger](/source/Lakeland_Ledger) |date=November 27, 1994 |page=6C |accessdate=2015-08-30 }} The group signed to the independent Step One Records label in 1993, and released a self-titled debut album a year later. This album accounted for five chart singles, of which four reached the lower regions of the ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' country charts. The album's third release, "[Cherokee Highway](/source/Cherokee_Highway)", did not chart in the U.S., although it was a Top 40 hit on the ''[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))'' Country Tracks charts and received media attention for its story of interracial violence.{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/405063/COUNTRY-SONG-DARES-TO-ATTACK-RACISM-HEAD-ON.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923231101/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/405063/COUNTRY-SONG-DARES-TO-ATTACK-RACISM-HEAD-ON.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |title=Country song dares to tackle racism head-on |accessdate=2008-08-04 |date=February 18, 1995 |work=[Deseret News](/source/Deseret_News)}}{{cite news |last=Rose |first=Van |url=http://archives.timesleader.com/1994_13/1994_10_03_FOR_BAND_WESTERN_FLYER__NO_ROAD_S_TOO_ROUGH__NO_SUBJECT_S_TOO_TO.html |title=For Band Western Flyer, No Road's Too Rough, No Subject's Too Tough |work=[Times Leader](/source/Times_Leader) |date=October 3, 1994 |accessdate=2015-08-30 }} Western Flyer's second album, 1996's ''Back in America'', produced its highest charting single in "What Will You Do with M-E?" which reached No. 32 on the U.S. country charts. Also included on this album were "She Wants to Be Wanted Again," which [Ty Herndon](/source/Ty_Herndon) also released on his 1996 album ''[Living in a Moment](/source/Living_in_a_Moment)'' and released as a single in 1997, and "Lost in You", which received a "Critic's Choice" review in ''Billboard''.{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vQkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22western+flyer%22+billboard&pg=PA78 |title=Reviews and Previews |magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |date=November 16, 1996 |page=78 |accessdate=2015-08-30 }} ''Back in America'' produced no other chart singles, and Western Flyer disbanded in 1997. Marion subsequently joined the [Little River Band](/source/Little_River_Band), a [rock](/source/rock_music) group, in 2004. Danny Myrick signed to a songwriting contract with 3 Ring Circus Music, which is owned by [Jeffrey Steele](/source/Jeffrey_Steele). Myrick has co-written "[International Harvester](/source/International_Harvester_(song))" for [Craig Morgan](/source/Craig_Morgan_(singer)), "Loud" for [Big & Rich](/source/Big_%26_Rich),{{cite web |url=http://www.3ringcircusmusic.com/content/home_c.htm |title=3 Ring Circus Music |accessdate=2008-04-01 }} the Number One hit "[She's Country](/source/She's_Country)" for [Jason Aldean](/source/Jason_Aldean), and "[How Far Do You Wanna Go?](/source/How_Far_Do_You_Wanna_Go%3F)" by [Gloriana](/source/Gloriana_(band)). ==''Western Flyer'' (1994)== {{Infobox album | italic_title = no | name = Western Flyer | type = studio | artist = Western Flyer | cover = westernflyer1.jpg | alt = | released = August 20, 1994 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Country | length = | label = Step One No. 85 | producer = [Ray Pennington](/source/Ray_Pennington), Western Flyer | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Back in America | next_year = 1996 }} ===Track listing=== #"Western Flyer" (Danny Myrick, Tony Wood) – 3:53 #"She Should've Been Mine" ([Kent Blazy](/source/Kent_Blazy), Jim Dowell, [Rob Crosby](/source/Rob_Crosby)) – 3:41 #"His Memory" ([Donny Kees](/source/Donny_Kees), Richard Ross) – 3:20 #"Cherokee Highway" (Myrick, Wood) – 4:45 #"I Would Give Anything" (Roger Ball) – 3:10 #"Friday Night Stampede" ([Marcus Hummon](/source/Marcus_Hummon), [Monty Powell](/source/Monty_Powell)) – 3:07 #"Liar's Moon" (Myrick, Don Pfrimmer, Philip Douglas) – 2:41 #"A Hundred Others Like It" (Myrick, Wood) – 2:45 #"The One Who Understands" (Greg Barnhill, Richard Bach) – 3:43 #"Pathway to the Moon" (Hummon, Michael Puryear) – 3:43 ===Personnel=== ====Western Flyer==== *Steve Charles- [electric guitar](/source/electric_guitar), background vocals *Bruce Gust- [drums](/source/drums), [percussion](/source/percussion), background vocals *Roger Helton- [banjo](/source/banjo), [fiddle](/source/fiddle), [acoustic guitar](/source/acoustic_guitar), background vocals *T.J. Klay- acoustic guitar, [harmonica](/source/harmonica), [mandolin](/source/mandolin), background vocals *[Chris Marion](/source/Chris_Marion)- [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument), background vocals *Danny Myrick- [bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar), lead vocals ====Additional musicians==== *Cory Hutchinson- background vocals *Steve Mauldin- string arrangements *Kris Wilkinson- [strings](/source/String_instrument) ==''Back in America'' (1996)== {{Infobox album | italic_title = no | name = Back in America | type = studio | artist = Western Flyer | cover = westernflyer2.jpg | alt = | released = July 23, 1996 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Country | length = | label = Step One No. 98 | producer = Ray Pennington, Western Flyer | prev_title = Western Flyer | prev_year = 1994 | next_title = | next_year = }} ===Track listing=== #"Back in America" ([Layng Martine, Jr.](/source/Layng_Martine%2C_Jr.)) – 3:52 #"Lost in You" (Bryan Smith) – 3:36 #"Wish You Were Here" (Bob Dellaposta) – 3:54 #"Surrender" ([Joe Diffie](/source/Joe_Diffie), [Kent Blazy](/source/Kent_Blazy), [Lonnie Wilson](/source/Lonnie_Wilson)) – 2:52 #"I Know Where You're Coming From" (Jerry Taylor, Ashe Underwood) – 3:41 #"What Will You Do with M-E?" (Craig Martin, Rick Tiger) – 4:38 #"New Tin Roof" (Chapin Hartford, Jeff Moseley) – 3:11 #"[She Wants to Be Wanted Again](/source/She_Wants_to_Be_Wanted_Again)" (Billy Henderson, Steven Dale Jones) – 4:09 #"Less Than a Minute" (Tommy Barnes) – 3:15 #"Black and Blue" (Danny Myrick, Tony Wood) – 3:05 #"Rhythm of the Highway" (Myrick, Wood) – 4:17 #"[Sixteen Tons](/source/Sixteen_Tons)" ([Merle Travis](/source/Merle_Travis)) – 8:14 ===Personnel=== ====Western Flyer==== *Steve Charles - [electric guitar](/source/electric_guitar), background vocals *Bruce Gust - [drums](/source/drums), [percussion](/source/percussion), background vocals *Roger Helton - [banjo](/source/banjo), [fiddle](/source/fiddle), [acoustic guitar](/source/acoustic_guitar), background vocals *T.J. Klay - acoustic guitar, [harmonica](/source/harmonica), [mandolin](/source/mandolin), background vocals *[Chris Marion](/source/Chris_Marion) - [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument), [piano](/source/piano), background vocals *Danny Myrick - lead vocals ====Additional Musicians==== *Bobby All - acoustic guitar *Kelly Back - electric guitar *[Buddy Emmons](/source/Buddy_Emmons) - [steel guitar](/source/steel_guitar) *[Aubrey Haynie](/source/Aubrey_Haynie) - fiddle *Dirk Johnson - keyboards, piano *Jerry Kroon - drums *Gary Prim - keyboards, piano *W. David Smith - [bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar) *Kevin Williams - acoustic guitar ==Singles== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak chart
positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"| [US Country](/source/Hot_Country_Songs) ! width="45"| [CAN Country](/source/RPM_(magazine)) |- | rowspan="2"| 1994 ! scope="row"| "Western Flyer" | 61 | — | align="left" rowspan="5"| ''Western Flyer'' |- ! scope="row"| "She Should've Been Mine" | 62 | — |- | rowspan="3"| 1995 ! scope="row"| "[Cherokee Highway](/source/Cherokee_Highway)"{{efn|"Cherokee Highway" peaked at number 34 on ''[Cashbox](/source/Cashbox_(magazine))'' Top 100 Country Singles.{{cite journal | url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1995/CB-1995-05-06.pdf | title=Top 100 Country Singles | journal=Cashbox | pages=22 | date=May 6, 1995}}}} | — | 38 |- ! scope="row"| "Friday Night Stampede" | 71 | 62 |- ! scope="row"| "His Memory" | 74 | 80 |- | 1996 ! scope="row"| "What Will You Do with M-E?" | 32 | 36 | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Back in America'' |- |rowspan=2|1997 ! scope="row"| "Wish You Were Here"{{cite journal | url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1997/RR-1997-03-07.pdf | title=Going for Adds | journal=[Radio & Records](/source/Radio_%26_Records) | pages=81 | date=March 7, 1997}} | — | — |- ! scope="row"| "Lost in You" | — | — |- | colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |- |} ;notes {{notelist}} ==Music videos== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! Year ! style="width:16em;"| Video ! Director |- | rowspan="2"| 1994 ! scope="row"| "Western Flyer"{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/western-flyer/384598/western-flyer.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305074436/http://www.cmt.com/videos/western-flyer/384598/western-flyer.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2016|title=CMT : Videos : Western Flyer : Western Flyer|publisher=[Country Music Television](/source/Country_Music_Television)|accessdate=October 14, 2011}} | rowspan="3"| Greg Crutcher |- ! scope="row"| "She Should've Been Mine" |- | 1995 ! scope="row"| "Cherokee Highway" |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.tjklay.com Official TJ Klay website] * [http://www.brucegust.com Official Bruce Gust website] * [http://www.stevenpcharlesmusic.com Official Steve Charles website] {{Authority control}} Category:Country music groups from Tennessee Category:Musical groups from Nashville, Tennessee Category:Musical groups established in 1992 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1997 Category:Step One Records artists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Western Flyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Flyer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Flyer?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.