Flynnville Train
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Flynnville Train is an American country rock
band. Their self-titled debut album was released on September 11, 2007, and it produced two singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs
charts. The band is composed of Brian Flynn (lead vocals
), Brent Flynn (lead guitar
), Damon Michael (bass guitar
), and Tommy Bales (drums
).
on June 21, 2006, after five years of playing local venues independently. Said Toby Keith
regarding his signing of the band: "As soon as I got the CD I put it on and was hooked. Right then I knew I had to see if Flynnville Train were as good performing live as they are on the disc. They were more than I could have expected and I signed them on the spot. You will hear great things from this band." Their self-titled debut album was released on September 11, 2007. It produced two charting singles with "Last Good Time" and "Nowhere Than Somewhere", which reached #47 and #50 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs
charts, respectively. A third single, "Tequila Sheila", failed to chart. A fourth single was released in 2009, intended to be the lead-off single to a new album, however, the single never charted and no album was released.
In April 2009, Flynnville Train and Show Dog Nashville parted ways.
Flynnville Train is now managed by Shelia Shipley Biddy and John Dorris at Hallmark Direction Company with offices in Nashville, TN.
A fifth single, "Preachin' to the Choir", was issued in June 2010 as the lead single from their second album, Redemption. Note: REDEMPTION was never released to the buying public.
Country rock
Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...
band. Their self-titled debut album was released on September 11, 2007, and it produced two singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts. The band is composed of Brian Flynn (lead vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
), Brent Flynn (lead guitar
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
), Damon Michael (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), and Tommy Bales (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
).
History
The band was officially signed to Show Dog NashvilleShow Dog Nashville
Show Dog-Universal Music is an American independent record label specializing in country music artists. It was formed from the merger of Show Dog Nashville and Universal South Records in 2009...
on June 21, 2006, after five years of playing local venues independently. Said Toby Keith
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
regarding his signing of the band: "As soon as I got the CD I put it on and was hooked. Right then I knew I had to see if Flynnville Train were as good performing live as they are on the disc. They were more than I could have expected and I signed them on the spot. You will hear great things from this band." Their self-titled debut album was released on September 11, 2007. It produced two charting singles with "Last Good Time" and "Nowhere Than Somewhere", which reached #47 and #50 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts, respectively. A third single, "Tequila Sheila", failed to chart. A fourth single was released in 2009, intended to be the lead-off single to a new album, however, the single never charted and no album was released.
In April 2009, Flynnville Train and Show Dog Nashville parted ways.
Flynnville Train is now managed by Shelia Shipley Biddy and John Dorris at Hallmark Direction Company with offices in Nashville, TN.
A fifth single, "Preachin' to the Choir", was issued in June 2010 as the lead single from their second album, Redemption. Note: REDEMPTION was never released to the buying public.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| US Country |
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| Flynnville Train Flynnville Train (album) Flynnville Train is the debut album of American country music band Flynnville Train. The album was released by Show Dog Nashville on September 11, 2007 and it includes two chart singles: "Last Good Time" and "Nowhere Than Somewhere", which peaked at #47 and #50, respectively, on the Hot Country... |
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49 | 22 |
| Redemption |
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— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2007 | "Last Good Time" | 47 | Flynnville Train |
| "Nowhere Than Somewhere" | 50 | ||
| "Tequila Sheila" | — | ||
| 2009 | "Turn Left" | — | Redemption |
| 2010 | "Preachin' to the Choir" | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Last Good Time" | Stephen Shephard |
| "Nowhere Than Somewhere" | Stan Morse | |