Owsley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Owsley
Occupation	World Music Singer
Date Of Birth	Mar 6, 1966(1966-03-06)
Age	58
Date Of Death	2010-04-30
Country	United States
Birth City	Alabama
Horoscope	Pisces

Owsley Biography

Owsley is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on March 6, 1966 in Alabama, United States. The late Grammy- nominated singer-songwriter is famous for his songs such as Threaten Me With Heaven. His birth name was William Reese Owsley III.

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Prior to developing his own band and solo work, he was added to the band of Judson Spence, appeared in various of his videos on MTV, and was part of Spence’s groundbreaking Nashville showcases that landed him 14 label offers. Nashville music executive Scott Siman encouraged Owsley to pursue his own writing and performing, which is why he declined an offer by Amy Grant in the late 1980s to become her guitarist.

He was a guitarist and singer in the Southeastern rock club band Baghdad in the mid-80’s that played both covers and original work, before moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1987.

His father was a member of his band, the Million Dollar Band, the marching band of Alabama’s University of Alabama.

Owsley Net Worth

Owsley is one of the richest World Music Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Owsley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a guitarist and singer for the band Baghdad during the 80’s.

The man also was and American Civil War enthusiast who took part in war-themed recreations.

William Reese “Will” Owsley III (March 6, 1966 – April 30, 2010), known professionally as Owsley, was an American singer and songwriter. His two solo albums won critical acclaim, and his debut album was nominated for a Grammy Award, as was the song “Threaten Me With Heaven”. Owsley was also a record producer, a recording engineer, and the guitarist in Amy Grant’s touring band.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Owsley Dating?

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In the 2000s (decade), Owsley continued work as a session guitarist, (backing) vocalist, mandolin player and less frequently as bassist and keyboardist. He among others recorded with Faith Hill, Michael McDonald, Charlotte Church, Jump5, Natalie Grant, David Phelps, James Ingram, Rodney Crowell, MercyMe, The Katinas, Nate Sallie, Graham Colton, and Kenny Loggins. Producer John Fields arranged for Owsley to back various Disney stars, such as Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, the Jonas Brothers, and Luke Benward.

Facts & Trivia

Owsley Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Owsley celebrates birthday on March 6 of every year.

Owsley released his second album, The Hard Way, on the indie record label Lakeview Entertainment on February 24, 2004, five years after his first solo album. It was ready in 2003, but got delayed in part due to legal difficulties with his former label, Giant Records. The album had a heavier and more mature sound compared to his debut. Be With You was chosen as single, but despite some rotation on triple-A radio stations, it never reached the greater audience. The album was recorded over the span of three years, using a variety of recording formats, in his new home studio in Franklin, Tennessee and a number of studios in Tennessee. Owsley played multiple roles on it, including that of producer. It was entirely mixed by Paul David Hager, and dedicated to Owsley’s maternal grandmother, the late Alys O. Boozer. A cover of Paul McCartney’s “Band on the Run”, which Owsley recorded for a 2001 tribute album, was included as a hidden track.

Why is Owsley called Bear?

He was nicknamed “Bear” as a teenager because he was so hairy , and the moniker also became a symbolic mascot for the Dead’s legion of fans. Deadhead cars everywhere sport dancing teddy bears in homage to Stanley. Stanley was famous for his unorthodox ideas.

What happened to Owsley Stanley?

By his own account, between 1965 and 1967, Stanley produced at least 500 grams of LSD, amounting to a little more than five million doses. He died in a car accident in Australia (where he had taken citizenship in 1996) on March 12, 2011.

Is Grateful Dead psychedelic?

The band’s performances are never identical, on the contrary, they are characterized by a lot of improvisation. The songs become jams, the music a medium of psychedelic dimensions. The Dead play with two drummers, two guitarists, bass and piano, and from 1972 on, Donna Jean, a female voice, also joins in.

Did the Grateful Dead take acid?

Owsley left behind an extensive Grateful Dead material – still used to this day – and died as a singular counterculture figure. “There was virtually nothing that Bear could not do,” says Greenfield. Listen as John Lennon describes the first time he took LSD.

When did Owsley go to jail?

When the four were arrested Dec. 21, 1967 , in an isolated house in Orinda, federal agents seized 67 1/2 grams of pure LSD, enough to make 700,000 tablets selling at between $2 and $20 apiece. Also seized in the San Francisco East Bay Area raid was elaborate laboratory equipment for the manufacture of even more.