Raised in a small town tucked away in North Mississippi, Wes quickly developed an affinity for the soulful sounds for which the South has always been revered. On an errand with his grandfather to replace a bicycle tire, he spotted an old acoustic guitar for sale in the hardware store. After fevered assurance to his grandfather that the purchase wouldn't be in vain, they left the hardware store with bicycle tire and guitar in tow. With good guidance from local players, Wes began his pursuit of becoming a skilled musician.
After graduating high school, Wes paid a short tenure at Berklee College of Music in Boston and subsequently the songwriter bars of Hollywood, CA. However, there seemed to be something missing. It was home. After realizing that his heart was truly in the South, Wes moved back to Mississippi to further hone his playing and writing abilities. Spending some time developing a hard earned reputation for haunting live performances and quality writing, Wes recorded his first album with help from another local Tupelo musician who was very successful in his own right, Adam Grace of Truth and Salvage Co.
After a hard month of work at Creative Workshop Studios in Nashville, TN, Wes had his debut album completed. With help from Adam Grace, Teddy Morgan, and the Truth and Salvage rhythm section, they cooked up an impressive blues-rock album. Encouraged by the legendary Muscle Shoals producer, engineer and session guitarist Jimmy Johnson (Bob Seger, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, among many others) Wes has struck out on his own to bring you the haunting sound that you expect from an authentic bluesman.
