Casey Donahew (born April 21, 1977 in Burleson, Texas) is an American Texas country music singer. His last four albums charted on the Billboard US country top 10. The 2016 album All Night Party reached number three on the Billboard country chart, his highest chart position to date. On July 26, 2019, his album One Light Town was released and made its debut at number two on the Billboard Country Album Sales chart.
Career Donahew began writing songs in high school, and credits past relationships as inspiration behind much of his early work, stating:
Eventually, he broke into the world of Texas Country, which was gaining popularity with Pat Green, Robert Earl Keen and Randy Rogers. Casey's approach to songwriting is different from typical country music artists, as he often writes about heartbreak with a unique twist on the subject, as well as his experiences in different locations across the state, most notably the Stockyards of Fort Worth.
Donahew began playing professionally in 2002 by booking mostly bar gigs and building a dedicated fanbase among younger crowds. He gained notoriety online and on airwaves throughout Texas, and reached the Top 30 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart with the album Moving On, released in 2009.
On October 24, 2011, the Casey Donahew Band released their fourth studio album titled Double-Wide Dream exclusively on iTunes. The album was officially released on CD, available at retailers like Best Buy, Walmart and Hastings on October 25, 2011. From this album, their single, "One Star Flag", held the number one spot on Texas Music Chart.
In 2013, the album Standoff was released. It reached No. 7 on Top Country Albums, selling 13,000 on its debut week.
All Night Party was released on August 19, 2016. It debuted at No. 3, selling 11,000 copies in its first week. It is their highest charting album on Top Country Albums.
On October 7, 2017, Donahew released 15 Years: The Wild Ride, 15 updated recordings of Donahew’s most popular songs from the first part of his career, as well as a recording of Matchbox 20’s "3AM," a song Casey played for years live before finally recording it in the studio.
On March 29, 2019, Casey announced a new project, "One Light Town." Released on July 26, 2019, and produced by Josh Leo, "One Light Town" features 15 new songs, 7 of which were released digitally to fans when the album was announced. Donahew wrote or co-wrote 8 of the 15 songs and recorded songs by songwriters including Tim Nichols, Jimmy Yeary, Brad Tursi, Ben Hayslip, David Lee Murphy, Josh Leo, Matt Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Jeff Hyde, Jon Randall, Rodney Clawson, Michael Lotten, Wynn Varble, Jeff Outlaw, and Steve Stone.
On September 27, 2024, Donahew released Never Not Love You featuring 17 new songs.
Discography
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales US Country US US Heat US Indie Lost Days Release date: August 15, 2006 Label: self-released - - - - Casey Donahew Band Release date: December 20, 2006 Label: self-released - - - - Moving On Release date: September 1, 2009 Label: Almost Country Entertainment 28 126 3 19 Double-Wide Dream Release date: October 25, 2011 Label: Almost Country Entertainment 10 32 - 8 Standoff Release date: April 16, 2013 Label: Almost Country Entertainment 7 32 - 7 All Night Party Release date: August 19, 2016 Label: Almost Country Entertainment 3 40 - 3 One Light Town Release date: July 26, 2019 Label: Almost Country Entertainment 25 - - 7 Built Different Release date: March 25, 2022 Label: Almost Country Entertainment - - - - Never Not Love You Release Date September 27, 2024 Label: Almost Country Entertainment - - - - "-" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Album details Live-Raw-Real in the Ville Release date: March 20, 2008 Label: self-released Lost My Brothers Goat Release date: June 19, 2020 Label: Almost Country Entertainment
Greatest Hits albums Title Album details 15 Years: The Wild Ride Release date: October 6, 2017 Label: Almost Country Entertainment
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Album US Country Airplay 2009 "Ramblin Kind" - Moving On 2010 "Next Time" - 2011 "Let Me Love You" - 2011 "Double-Wide Dream" - Double-Wide Dream 2011 "Let's Not Say Goodbye Again" - 2012 "One Star Flag" - 2012 "When Santa Rides Through Texas" - Non-Album Single 2013 "Whiskey Baby" - Standoff 2013 "Small Town Love" - 2014 "Loving Out of Control" - 2014 "Not Ready to Say Goodnight" - 2014 "Loser" - 2015 "Feels This Right" - All Night Party 2016 "Kiss Me" 49 2016 "Going Down Tonight" - 2017 "Country Song" 54 2018 "That Got the Girl" - 2019 "Drove Me to the Whiskey" - One Light Town 2020 "Bad Guy" - 2022 "83 Chevrolet Time Machine" - Built Different 2022 "Built Different" - 2022 "Telling on My Heart" - 2023 "God Blessed Texas" - Non-Album Single 2023 "Oklahoma" - Never Not Love You 2024 "Luckiest Guy I Know" - 2024 "Hungover Again" - 2024 "Whiskey Talkin’" - 2024 "When She Kissed Me" - 2024 "Green in Colorado" - 2024 "Never Not Love You" - 2026 "Earnhardt" - Non-Album Single "-" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videos
Year Video Director 2010 "Nowhere Fast" Randall Alexander 2012 "Double-Wide Dream" Evan Kaufmann "One Star Flag" 2013 "Whiskey Baby" 2014 "Lovin' Out of Control" 2016 "Kiss Me" 2018 "Country Song" 2020 "Bad Guy" 2023 "Oklahoma"
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