Hot Apple Pie

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Hot Apple Pie
OriginUnited States
GenresCountry
Years active2002–2008
LabelsDreamWorks Nashville, MCA Nashville
Spinoff ofLittle Texas
Past membersKeith Horne
Trey Landry
Mark "Sparky" Matejka
Kevin Ray
Brady Seals

Hot Apple Pie was an American

Warner Bros. Records. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 2005, Hot Apple Pie released its self-titled debut album that year. This album produced three chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs
charts, including the No. 26-peaking "Hillbillies."

History

Brady Seals was a keyboardist and co-lead vocalist (alongside Tim Rushlow) in the country band Little Texas until late 1994, when he left in pursuit of a solo career.[1] Between then and the early 2000s, Seals recorded three albums, and charted six singles on the country charts.

After deciding that his solo career was not proving successful, Seals opted to form a second band. Guitarist Mark "Sparky" Matejka and drummer Trey Landry, both of whom had backed Seals during his solo career, were recruited, with bass guitarist Keith Horne completing the lineup.[2] These three musicians all had experience prior to the band's foundation. Matejka had played for Sons of the Desert and Charlie Daniels; Landry, for Rodney Crowell and Suzy Bogguss; and Horne, for Waylon Jennings.[2]

First album

In 2005, Hot Apple Pie signed to

MCA Nashville. The band exited this label in 2006, the same year that Matejka left to join the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.[4]
Kevin Ray took Matjeka's place in 2006. Seals released another solo album in mid-2009.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country
[5]
US
[6]
Hot Apple Pie
  • Release date: June 28, 2005
  • Label:
    DreamWorks Nashville
6 60

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
Album
US Country
[7]
US Bubbling
[3]
2005 "Hillbillies" 26 22 Hot Apple Pie
"We're Makin' Up" 54
2006 "Easy Does It" 50
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
2005 "Hillbillies"[8] Philip Andelman
"We're Makin' Up"[9]
2006 "Easy Does It"[10] Philip Andelman

References

  1. ^
    Allmusic
    . Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  2. ^
    Country Music Television
    . Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  3. ^ .
  4. ^ "Lynyrd Skynyrd hope to team up with George Jones". The Rock Radio. 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  5. ^ "Hot Apple Pie Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  6. ^ "Hot Apple Pie Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  7. ^ "Hot Apple Pie Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  8. Country Music Television
    . Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  9. Country Music Television
    . Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  10. Country Music Television
    . Retrieved October 27, 2012.