Justin William Wells (born August 11, 1982) is an American country music and roots rock singer-songwriter. To date, Wells has released one solo album, 2016's Dawn in the Distance, and four albums as singer/songwriter/rhythm guitarist for former Lexington, Kentucky alternative country/southern rock band Fifth on the Floor.[1]
Justin Wells | |
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| Birth name | Justin William Wells |
| Born | (1982-08-11) August 11, 1982 (age 40) Bossier City, Louisiana, US |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals guitar |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Website | justinwellsmusic |
Wells is married and lives with his wife in Lexington, Kentucky. They have identical twin daughters.[2]
Wells started writing songs and performing in high school. He moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 2005 to start a band, and a year later founded Fifth on the Floor. Fifth on the Floor self-released two albums, 2007's The Color of Whiskey and 2010's Dark and Bloody Ground. In 2013, they released their third full-length, Ashes & Angels, produced by multiple Grammy-winning producer/artist Shooter Jennings and released by Black Country Rock/Entertainment One.[3] In January 2015, the band announced they were breaking up. Their final release, the EP & After, was released that same month.
On August 5, 2016, Wells released his debut solo album, Dawn in the Distance. The album was produced by Duane Lundy (Ringo Starr, Sturgill Simpson's Sunday Valley, Joe Pug, Vandaveer).[4]
On August 9, 2018, Wells released a single, "A Love Song", as part of the 10 in 20 Series, a series that has featured a number of Grammy-winning and nominated artists, including Sturgill Simpson, Matt Duncan, and Justin Craig.[5] The next day, Jason Eady released his album I Travel On, which included a co-write with Wells, "Pretty When I Die".[6] Later that year, Wells released a physical-only 7" vinyl single that included a stripped-down version of "The Dogs" and a cover of Elton John's "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters".
On August 28, 2020, Wells released his second studio album, The United State, produced by Duane Lundy.[7]
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| US Country | |||
| Dawn in the Distance |
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| The United State |
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| US Country | ||
| A Love Song |
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| The Dogs b/w Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (single) |
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| The Color of Whiskey |
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| Dark and Bloody Ground |
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| Ashes & Angels |
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| & After EP |
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| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2014 | "Blood, Sweat, and Tears" (with Those Crosstown Rivals) | Hell and Back |
| 2016 | "A Little Misunderstood" (with Brian Combs) | Sad Songs and Other Natural Disasters[8] |
| "Like Gasoline" (with Brian Combs) | ||
| "She Thinks That I'm Her Stone" (with Brian Combs) | ||
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2011 | "Distant Memory Lane" | Blake Judd |
| 2013 | "January in Louisiana" | |
| "Whiskey" | ||
| 2016 | "Going Down Grinnin'" | Casey Pierce |
| "The Dogs" | ||
| 2017 | "Still No Rain" | |
| 2018 | "So Far Away" | Jon Scott |
| 2018 | "A Love Song" | John Buckman |
| 2020 | "You'll Never Know, Dear, How Much I Love You" | Jon Scott |
| 2020 | "The Screaming Song" | Casey Pierce |
| 2020 | "No Time for a Broken Heart" | |
| 2020 | "Walls Fall Down" |
| Year | Title | Video Artist |
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| 2011 | "Outlaw You" | Shooter Jennings |
| 2012 | "The Real Me" | |
| 2013 | "A Hard Lesson to Learn" | |
| "The Other Life" | ||
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| Year | Title | Role | |
| 2013 | The Other Life | Himself[9] | |