Hot Apple Pie was an American country music band founded in 2002. The band consisted of Brady Seals (lead vocals), Keith Horne (bass guitar), Trey Landry (drums), and Mark Matejka (guitar). Matjeka was replaced in 2006 by Kevin Ray. Seals was initially co-lead vocalist and keyboardist of Little Texas until 1994. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 2005, Hot Apple Pie released its self-titled debut album that year. This album produced three chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the No. 26-peaking "Hillbillies."
Hot Apple Pie | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 2002–2008 |
| Labels | DreamWorks Nashville, MCA Nashville |
| Spinoff of | Little Texas |
| Past members | Keith Horne Trey Landry Mark "Sparky" Matejka Kevin Ray Brady Seals |
History
editBrady Seals was a keyboardist and co-lead vocalist (alongside Tim Rushlow) in the country band Little Texas until late 1994, when he left in pursuit of a solo career.[1] Between then and the early 2000s, Seals recorded three albums, and charted six singles on the country charts.
After deciding that his solo career was not proving successful, Seals opted to form a second band. Guitarist Mark "Sparky" Matejka and drummer Trey Landry, both of whom had backed Seals during his solo career, were recruited, with bass guitarist Keith Horne completing the lineup.[2] These three musicians all had experience prior to the band's foundation. Matejka had played for Sons of the Desert and Charlie Daniels; Landry, for Rodney Crowell and Suzy Bogguss; and Horne, for Waylon Jennings.[2]
In 2005, Hot Apple Pie signed to DreamWorks Records' Nashville division.[1] That year, they released its debut album, also entitled Hot Apple Pie. It produced three singles, all of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Hillbillies", "We're Makin' Up" and "Easy Does It."[3] Due to the dissolution of DreamWorks Records in late 2005, these latter two singles were issued on MCA Nashville. The band exited this label in 2006, the same year that Matejka left to join the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.[4] Kevin Ray took Matjeka's place in 2006. Seals released another solo album in mid-2009.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] |
US [6] | ||
| Hot Apple Pie |
|
6 | 60 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [7] |
US Bubbling [3] | |||
| 2005 | "Hillbillies" | 26 | 22 | Hot Apple Pie |
| "We're Makin' Up" | 54 | — | ||
| 2006 | "Easy Does It" | 50 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Hillbillies"[8] | Philip Andelman |
| "We're Makin' Up"[9] | ||
| 2006 | "Easy Does It"[10] | Philip Andelman |
References
edit- ^ a b Monger, James Christopher. "Hot Apple Pie biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ a b Morris, Edward. "Hot Apple Pie Leaves the Oven". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Lynyrd Skynyrd hope to team up with George Jones". The Rock Radio. 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Hot Apple Pie Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "Hot Apple Pie Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "Hot Apple Pie Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Hot Apple Pie : Hillbillies". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Hot Apple Pie : We're Making Up". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Hot Apple Pie : We're Making Up". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 27, 2012.[dead link]