# Williams Riley

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{{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](/source/Country_music)
| years_active        = 2009-2010
| label               = Golden Music<br />Wide Open Music
| website             = 
| past_members        = Nick Buda<br />[Derek George](/source/Derek_George)<br />Dave Guidry<br />Charlie Hutto<br />Joe Rogers<br />Travis Thibodaux<br />Steve Williams
}}
'''Williams Riley''' was an American [country music](/source/country_music) band composed of Steve Williams ([lead vocals](/source/lead_vocals)), Derek George ([guitar](/source/guitar), [background vocals](/source/background_vocals)), Charlie Hutto (guitar, background vocals), Joe Rogers ([steel guitar](/source/steel_guitar), [fiddle](/source/fiddle), [harmonica](/source/harmonica)), Dave Guidry ([bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar)), Travis Thibodaux ([keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument), background vocals) and Nick Buda ([drums](/source/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](/source/Bryan_White), and before that, he was a member of the band [Pearl River](/source/Pearl_River_(band)). 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](/source/Slash_(musician)) and [Edwin McCain](/source/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](/source/Randy_Houser)'s 2013 album ''[How Country Feels](/source/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](/source/Hot_Country_Songs)
|- 
| 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](/source/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]

{{Authority control}}

Category:American country music groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2009

{{US-country-band-stub}}

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