The Wilsons (country duo)
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The Wilsons is a Canadian country music
duo composed of Dave and Kortney Wilson. Both Dave and Kortney had solo deals with Lyric Street Records
. While neither artist released an album for Lyric Street, Kortney charted two singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
chart in the United States
as Kortney Kayle. They started their family after they were each released from the label in 2003. To supplement their musical incomes, they began flipping
houses together. Kortney also made several appearances on the soap opera, One Life to Live
.
They have 3 children, Jett, Sullivan James (Sully) and a daughter Lennox Esmee.
Dave and Kortney began performing together as The Wilsons in 2006. In 2009, they became the stars of Meet the Wilsons, a eight-part half-hour series airing on CMT in Canada. The show debuted in the United States
on December 5 on CMT
with a four episode marathon. Their first single, "Stick Together," was released in August 2009 and has charted on the BDS
Canadian country singles chart. The Wilsons released their first album, The Wilsons for Open Road Recordings
in June 2010.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
duo composed of Dave and Kortney Wilson. Both Dave and Kortney had solo deals with Lyric Street Records
Lyric Street Records
Lyric Street Records was an American record label specializing in country music. The label was part of the Disney Music Group, owned by the The Walt Disney Company. President Randy Goodman, formerly a general manager for RCA Records, founded the label in 1997...
. While neither artist released an album for Lyric Street, Kortney charted two singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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...
chart in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as Kortney Kayle. They started their family after they were each released from the label in 2003. To supplement their musical incomes, they began flipping
Flipping
Flipping is a term used primarily in the United States to describe purchasing a revenue-generating asset and quickly reselling it for profit...
houses together. Kortney also made several appearances on the soap opera, One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
.
They have 3 children, Jett, Sullivan James (Sully) and a daughter Lennox Esmee.
Dave and Kortney began performing together as The Wilsons in 2006. In 2009, they became the stars of Meet the Wilsons, a eight-part half-hour series airing on CMT in Canada. The show debuted in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on December 5 on CMT
Country Music Television
Country Music Television, or CMT, is an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming includes music videos, taped concerts, movies, biographies of country music stars, game shows, and reality programs...
with a four episode marathon. Their first single, "Stick Together," was released in August 2009 and has charted on the BDS
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections...
Canadian country singles chart. The Wilsons released their first album, The Wilsons for Open Road Recordings
Open Road Recordings
Open Road Recordings, a division of Maple Core Ltd., is a Canadian country music record label established by Ron Kitchener in 2003 and distributed through Universal Music Canada.-Open Road artists:* Ridley Bent* Dean Brody* Doc Walker* Emerson Drive...
in June 2010.
Albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2010 | The Wilsons
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Stick Together" | The Wilsons |
| 2010 | "Mine All Mine" |
External links
- The Wilsons at CMT
- Meet the Wilsons at CMT
- The Wilsons at Open Road RecordingsOpen Road RecordingsOpen Road Recordings, a division of Maple Core Ltd., is a Canadian country music record label established by Ron Kitchener in 2003 and distributed through Universal Music Canada.-Open Road artists:* Ridley Bent* Dean Brody* Doc Walker* Emerson Drive...