Whiskey Myers

About Whiskey Myers

Whiskey Myers came out of East Texas in 2007 with the kind of sound that makes you wonder if anyone in the band has ever owned a clean shirt. The group formed around vocalist and guitarist Cody Cannon and guitarist John Jeffers in Palestine, a small town where the Southern rock tradition runs deeper than the groundwater. They added Cody Tate on guitar, Jeff Hogg on drums, and Jamey Gleaves on bass, creating something that fell somewhere between Lynyrd Skynyrd's sweat and modern country's occasional bursts of authenticity.

Their early albums established the template: big guitar riffs, gravel-voiced storytelling, and zero interest in whatever was happening on country radio. Road of Life dropped in 2008, followed by Firewater in 2011, but it was their third album, Early Morning Shakes, in 2014 that started getting attention beyond Texas. The title track sounded like a hangover felt, and songs like "Broken Window Serenade" showed they could write hooks that stuck without sanding down the edges.

Mud became their commercial breakthrough in 2016, hitting number four on the country charts and number twenty-two on the Billboard 200. "Stone" got some rock radio play, and the album demonstrated they could pack rooms outside their regional stronghold. More importantly, they did it without changing much about who they were. The guitars still had teeth. The lyrics still leaned into whiskey-soaked philosophy and working-class frustration.

They kept that momentum going with Whiskey Myers in 2019, a self-titled album that felt like a band comfortable in their own skin. "Die Rockin'" became a set closer fans could count on, and "Rolling Stone" showed their Southern rock influences weren't just window dressing. Then "Broken Window Serenade" got featured in Yellowstone, which introduced them to people who thought they didn't like country music. The song's been streamed into oblivion since.

Tornillo arrived in 2020, recorded at the famous Sonic Ranch studio in Texas. Dave Cobb produced it, which made sense given his work with Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson. The album leaned harder into the rock side without abandoning the country roots. "Frogman" opened with the kind of guitar tone that belongs in a roadhouse argument. They followed it with Emperors of the Highway in 2024, continuing to exist in their lane while country radio does its thing.

These days Whiskey Myers tours relentlessly and sells out venues based on word of mouth and people who appreciate that their songs about drinking and living hard sound like they come from actual experience. They're not trying to cross over or expand their brand. They're just a rock band from Texas that happens to wear boots.

Their shows are sweaty, beery, and loud. Crowds get rowdy in a genuine way—not manufactured festival energy. The band feeds off it, extending songs, getting messier as the night goes on. You'll see a lot of standing room only crowds of people who actually know the words.

Known for Broken Window Serenade, Wishful Thinkin', San Angelo, Coyote

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