{{Short description|Country music band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- For individuals; see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Williams Riley | image = | background = group_or_band | origin = United States | genre = Country | years_active = 2009-2010 | label = Golden Music<br />Wide Open Music | website = | past_members = Nick Buda<br />Derek George<br />Dave Guidry<br />Charlie Hutto<br />Joe Rogers<br />Travis Thibodaux<br />Steve Williams }} '''Williams Riley''' was an American country music band composed of Steve Williams (lead vocals), Derek George (guitar, background vocals), Charlie Hutto (guitar, background vocals), Joe Rogers (steel guitar, fiddle, harmonica), Dave Guidry (bass guitar), Travis Thibodaux (keyboards, background vocals) and Nick Buda (drums).<ref name="musicrow">{{cite web |last=King |first=Christie |title=On the Music Row Cover |url=http://www.musicrow.com/2009/07/on-the-music-row-cover-williams-riley/ |work=Music Row |date=2009-07-13 |accessdate=2009-09-28}}</ref> Derek George had formerly played guitar for Bryan White, and before that, he was a member of the band Pearl River. Williams Riley self-released its debut album in 2009 and has charted on the U.S. country charts with "Country Livin'." This album includes collaborations with White, as well as Slash and Edwin McCain.<ref>{{cite web |last=Horne |first=Adam |title=Williams Riley Band Help Slash Go Country |url=http://www.theboot.com/2009/01/13/williams-riley-band-help-slash-go-country/ |work=The Boot |date=2009-01-13 |accessdate=2009-09-28}}</ref> The band's self-titled debut album received a favorable review from Matt Bjorke of Roughstock, who called it a "well-crafted album of contemporary country music."<ref>{{cite web |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |title=''Williams Riley'' review |url=http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/williams-riley-band-williams-riley-band |work=Roughstock |date=2009-06-23 |accessdate=2009-09-28}}</ref>
On June 21, 2010, the band's label, Golden Music announced it was shutting its Nashville division. George produced Randy Houser's 2013 album ''How Country Feels''.
==Discography==
===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! style="width:14em;"| Title ! style="width:16em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''Williams Riley'' | * Release date: June 23, 2009 * Label: Golden Music |- ! scope="row"| ''A Different Kind of Country'' | * Release date: May 25, 2010 * Label: Golden Music |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Single ! colspan="1"| Peak Positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="60"| US Country |- | rowspan="2"| 2009 ! scope="row"| "I'm Still Me" | — | align="left"| ''Williams Riley'' |- ! scope="row"| "Country Livin'" | 43 | align="left" rowspan="2"| ''A Different Kind of Country'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2010 ! scope="row"| "Makes Me Go (La La)" | 59 |- ! scope="row"| "Life in the Fast Lane" | — | align="left"| Non-album song |- | colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |- |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Year ! style="width:12em;"| Video ! Director |- | rowspan="2"| 2009 ! scope="row"| "I'm Still Me" | Stephen Shepherd |- ! scope="row"| "Better Man | |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.williamsriley.com Official website]
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Category:American country music groups Category:Musical groups established in 2009
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