Whiskey Myers is an American rock band from Palestine, Texas composed of Cody Cannon (lead vocals and acoustic guitar), John Jeffers (lead guitar, slide guitar, lap steel guitar, vocals), Cody Tate (lead and rhythm guitar, vocals), Jeff Hogg (drums), Tony Kent (percussion/drums), and Jamey Gleaves (bass). They have released seven albums, the latest being Whomp Whack Thunder released in September 2025.
Music career In 2008, the band released their debut album, Road of Life. Their second album, Firewater, was released by Wiggy Thump in 2011 and debuted in the Top 30 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, largely thanks to the single "Ballad of a Southern Man". On February 4, 2014, the album, Early Morning Shakes, was released and received mostly positive reviews. In September 2016, their fourth album Mud was released. The band's self-titled album was released on September 27, 2019, followed by "Tornillo" on July 29, 2022.
The band started when friends Cody Cannon and John Jeffers began learning guitar together, inspired by the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams Jr., Waylon Jennings, amongst many other artists. After being joined by Cannon's co-worker and friend Cody Tate, and playing together for a while, the three decided to start a more serious band. They enlisted friend Jeff Hogg to play drums, and asked Cannon's cousin Gary Brown to play bass (although he did not know how to play the instrument at the time). They began playing shows around their hometown and native state of Texas, slowly starting to build a following on the Texas/Red Dirt scene.
In 2018, the band was featured in four episodes of the Taylor Sheridan Paramount Network series Yellowstone. Shortly afterwards, the band's three available albums moved into the top 10 iTunes country chart. Their most recent album at the time, Mud, reached No. 1 on the charts, and its song "Stone" reached No. 9 in all genres.
On September 27, 2019, the band released the self-titled album, Whiskey Myers. It debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Country, No. 2 on Billboard active rock, and No. 6 on the Billboard 200.
Band members
Current members
Cody Cannon – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica (2007–present) John Jeffers – guitar, slide guitar, lap steel, vocals (2007–present) Cody Tate – guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals (2007–present) Jeff Hogg – drums (2007–present) Tony Kent – keyboards, percussion (2016–present) Jamey Gleaves – bass guitar (2017–present)
Former members Gary Brown – bass guitar (2007–2017)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US Country US USHeat USIndie USRock Road of Life Release date: July 15, 2008 Label: Smith Entertainment — — — — — Firewater Release date: April 26, 2011 Label: Wiggy Thump 26 198 4 39 — RIAA: Platinum Early Morning Shakes Release date: February 4, 2014 Label: Wiggy Thump 10 54 — 12 — Mud Release date: September 9, 2016 Label: Wiggy Thump 4 80 — 12 17US: 8,600 Whiskey Myers Release date: September 27, 2019 Label: Wiggy Thump 1 6 — 1 2US: 47,900 Tornillo Release date: July 29, 2022 Label: Wiggy Thump 10 67 — 10 14 Whomp Whack Thunder Release date: September 26, 2025 Label: Neon Cross Studio — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles Year Title Peak chart positionsCertifications Album US Country Digi. US Digi. US Main. US Rock Digi.2007"Lonely East Texas Nights"———— RIAA: Platinumnon-album single2011"Ballad of a Southern Man" — — — — RIAA: PlatinumFirewater2013"Virginia" — — — — RIAA: Platinum"Home" — — — —Early Morning Shakes2014"Dogwood" — — — —2016"Stone" 13 44 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: GoldMud 2019 "Gasoline" — — 20 — Whiskey Myers "Bury My Bones" — — — 16 RIAA: Platinum 2020 "Die Rockin" — — 45 — 2022 "Tornillo" — — — — Tornillo "John Wayne" 21 — — 15 "The Wolf" — — — — 2025 "Time Bomb" — — 34 — Whomp Whack Thunder "Tailspin" — — — —
Other charted and certified songs Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album AUS IRE WW 2011 "Bar, Guitar and a Honky Tonk Crowd" — — — RIAA: Gold Firewater"Broken Window Serenade" 35 84 186 RIAA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum 2014"Reckoning" — — — RIAA: Gold Early Morning Shakes 2016"Trailer We Call Home" — — — RIAA: Gold Mud
Music videos Year Video Director 2011 "Ballad of a Southern Man" Mason Dixon 2012 "Anna Marie" Matt Bizer 2013 "Virginia" Phillip Guzman "Home" Jeff Ray 2014 "Dogwood" Phillip Guzman 2016 "Frogman" 2018 "Stone" 2019 "Die Rockin" Zack Morris "Bitch" Khris Poage "Gasoline" Zack Morris 2020 "Bury My Bones" Evan Kaufmann 2022 "John Wayne" Nayip 2025 "Tailspin" Khris Poage
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