Small Business Resources, Business Advice and Forms from AllBusiness.com

Trent Willmon

West Texas singer/songwriter Trent Willmon is likely one of the few honky-tonkers who actually wore a cowboy hat before he turned pro, and on his debut album he comes off more like a veteran than a rookie. The songs are a mixture of lightweight but fun party cuts ("Beer Man," the unfortunately titled

barn burner "Dixie Rose Deluxe's Honky Tonk, Feed Store, Gun Shop, Used Car, Beer, Bait, BBQ, Barber Shop, Laundromat") and well-drawn, heartfelt fare ("Population 81," "Home Sweet Holiday Inn"). Willmon owns a sturdy baritone with a well-placed vocal catch; he brings muscle and confidence to pounding cuts like "She Don't Love Me" and the workin' man treatise "The Good Life." He also lends emotional weight to such deeper cuts as "The Wishing Well" and "Every Now and Then."—RW

In addition, make sure to read these articles:

  • Nashville Scene: Willmon Cooks Up Some Fun
  • Columbia Records artist Trent Willmon may have come up with the longest song title in country history.
  • The corporate corruption phantom.
  • The late Ira G. Corn, Jr. was chairman and chief executive officer of Michigan General Corporation. His remarks were based on a speech at the ......
  • Sample Hours: KSCS, KPLX, KTYS
  • This week, Billboard Radio Monitor explored Lorrin Palagi's approach to programming the "deep end " of country radio in Dallas. The following are samples of ......
  • Album Review Spotlight
  • Album Review Spotlight ......
  • Willmon Song Checks In To Hotel Spot
  • Hotel chain Holiday Inn has debuted a new commercial featuring Columbia artist Trent Willmon's ballad "Home Sweet Holiday Inn." ......
  • A well of wishes
  • By the time seniors move into a skilled nursing facility, they have already given up much in their lives: friends, health, possessions, independence, and autonomy....
  • THOSE WHO LOVE ME CAN TAKE THE TRAIN
  • In its premise and execution, Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train is a truly smug movie, one that is targeted to-how do the ......
  • I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
  • Top-40 radio may have all but abandoned youth pop, but savvy labels know that kids still have plenty of disposable income, and when the music ......
  • Shut Up and Love Me
  • Presented by and at the Westbeth Theatre Center, 151 Bank St., NYC, July 24-Aug. 25.
  • The Good Life
  • The subject ensures that McInerney will generate more attention than he has since his debut (Bright Lights, Big City, 1984). Now that the novelist is ......
  • Enjoy the Good Life with new packaging.
  • Children know better than many adults the importance of minimising the impact of packaging waste on the environment. The Good Life range of plates, bowls ......
  • Papa, Do You Love Me?
  • A pendant and companion to this duo's beloved Mama, Do You Love Me? (1991). While the gorgeous and glowing colors of the Maasai in Africa ......
  • Designing The Good Life.
  • Designing The Good Life Norman M. Giller & Sarah Giller Nelson University Press of Florida University of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street, Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 ......
  • New products showcased at expo.
  • New Products Showcased at Expo Turfgrass managers can find anything from wishing wells to new shredder lawn mowers, and a lot of stuff in between, ......
  • Causes and effects
  • IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 Poor press and an increasingly wary public are prompting charities to adopt ever more sophisticated fundraising and publicity techniques. Adrienne Margolis asks ......