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William Reese "Will" Owsley III (March 6, 1966 – April 30, 2010), a well-known American singer and songwriter, was a member of Owsley's The Owsley family.

His two solo albums received critical acclaim, and his debut album was nominated for a Grammy Award, as well as the song "Threaten Me With Heaven."

Owsley was also a record producer, a recording engineer, and the guitarist in Amy Grant's touring band.

Early life and influences

In Anniston, Alabama, Owsley was born and raised in a musical household. His father, who was in charge of the Million Dollar Band, the University of Alabama's marching band, was a classically trained pianist, and his brother, a rock guitarist, and he was a rock guitarist. Owsley graduated from the Rectory School and attended the Blue Ridge School.

He was a guitarist and singer in Baghdad, a Southeastern rock band, who performed both covers and original music in the mid-80s before heading to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1987.

At age nine, Owsley began playing guitar. He loved Kiss and Todd Rundgren, but he mostly followed Eddie Van Halen and Steve Morse licks, note-for-note. With his father's guidance, he played snare drum in the Anniston High School marching band, but he wasn't interested in guitar, playing in his high school jazz band, and in top-40 cover bands at local venues. He'll be in the Stormfront with his brother. He began writing himself songs that were more in the style of The Beatles. As a guitarist, he cited influences such as Chet Atkins, Jimi Hendrix, and Robert Johnson.

Personal life

Owsley was a University of Alabama football fan, especially in sports. In his formative years, he played soccer and lacrosse, as well as competed in cross country relays. Owsley, a mature golfer and tennis player as well as an outstanding table tennis and billiard player. If he was on tour or playing a billiard table, he'd often pick up a game before going on stage to perform. He was also a very good horseman and owned several Tennessee Walking Horses over the years.

Owsley had a penchant for making jokes. He was well-known for his humour, as well as being a natural mimic who was adept at closely imitating people. He was also a fan of card tricks and coin illusion techniques, and he's spent years learning how to honed his illusion skills. He often visited the Magic Castle in Los Angeles, which is located in Hollywood.

Owsley, a Civil War buff, was a huge fan of the American Civil War. He was extremely knowledgeable about the subject and enjoyed interacting with others who were interested in it as well. He has been assisting in the reenactment of specific wars on several occasions.

Owsley, a Christian, was a member of the Village Chapel in Nashville, Tennessee.

Owsley, a lifelong fan of vintage guitars, amplifiers, microphones, and mic preamps for his studio. He had a large collection at one time.

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Career

He was recruited to Judson Spence's band before starting his own band and solo, appeared in several of his MTV shows, and was in possession of one of Spence's historic Nashville showcases that earned him 14 label offers. Scott Siman, the music manager of Nashville, inspired Owsley to pursue his own writing and performing, which is why he turned down Amy Grant's invitation in the late 1980s to become her guitarist.

He formed The Semantics, which featured Jody Spence and Ringo Starr's son Zak Starkey, who lived with Millard Powers. They were signed by John Kalodner to Geffen Records. In 1993, the band released Powerbill, a 1993 album that was never released in the United States because it was "too pop for alternative and too expensive for pop." In 1996, it was finally available in Japan. Peter Asher, a producer and manager who worked with Fine-Tuning, taught him a lot about the production process and management. The band members were drained and dissatisfied when being dropped from the label.

Amy Grant was determined not to have heard tapes of The Semantics and she called Owsley in 1994 to inform him how much she liked it and encourage him to accompany her as her guitarist on the House of Love tour. From his time as a tour guitarist, Owsley would continue to play for 16 years until his death. He would later co-write and record various songs with her. Owsley was introduced to Shania Twain through his relationship with producer Mutt Lange. Over the years, he would tour with her as a guitarist and harmony performer, appearing on many national television shows and awards programs. Owsley went on to work with a variety of mainstream and Christian artists, many in the country style. He appeared alongside Vince Gill, Michael W. Smith, Chris Rodriguez, and Wynonna during the 1990s (for whom he also produced), the Neville Brothers, Vanessa L. Williams, and Wynonna.

He purchased a house in Green Hills, Tennessee, and in it, he created a home recording studio, using the funds he earned while working with Amy Grant and Shania Twain. It resulted in the debut of his self-titled solo album by Not Lame Recordings in 1998. Millard Powers and Jeff Balding co-produced it. Universal Music Group's Doug Morris suggested that the album be rerecorded, but Owsley maintained that it did not have to be remixed by either Tom Lord-Alge, Bob Clearmountain, or Andy Wallace. Tom Lord-Alge and J.R. McNeely joined forces in a new venture. The eponymous album Owsley was re-released on March 23, 1999 by Giant Records.

Many of the songs on the album are about Anniston, Alabama, where he was born and lived until he was 21, and his longing to the area. With the first single off the album titled "Coming Up Roses," Owsley gifted the entire Giant staff a red rose and a Valentine's Day card, expressing his desire that things were "coming up roses" for everyone. The single didn't catch on, but "I'm Alright" later scored a minor hit. The Studer A-80 (2-inch, 16-track) tape machine in his home studio on Hobbs Road in Nashville, Tennessee, earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Engineered Album. The album is expected to be regarded as one of the 1990s' best pop hits. He and others performed with the Pat McGee Band and Fountains of Wayne, whose bassist Adam Schlesinger Owsley has performed with in later years, during the ensuing tour.

On February 24, 2004, five years after his first solo album was released, Owsley's second album, The Struggle Way, was released on the indie record label Lakeview Entertainment. It was launched in 2003, but it was delayed in part due to legal issues with Giant Records, his former company. Compared to his debut, the album had a heavier and more mature sound. Be With You was selected single, but despite some rotation on triple-A radio stations, it never reached a larger audience. In his latest home studio in Franklin, Tennessee, and a number of studios in Tennessee, the album was recorded over three years using a variety of recording methods. Owsley appeared in many roles, including as the producer. It was entirely mixed by Paul David Hager and devoted to Owsley's maternal grandmother, Alys O. Sullivan. Boozer, a bloated cat. A sneak peek at Paul McCartney's "Band on the Run," a 2001 tribute album, was included as a hidden track.

He entered an agreement with UMe Digital, a new Universal Music Group company, and the first major label to sell music exclusively through digital downloads. In 2005, the debut of the joint single Psycho / Upside Down was released. Owsley also contributed the cover song "Got a Lot on My Head" to Substitution Mass Confusion, a tribute album in honour of The Cars.

Owsley continued to perform as a session guitarist, (backing) mandolin player, and less often as bassist and keyboardist, as the 2000s (decade). Faith Hill, Michael McDonald, Charlotte Church, Jump5, Katherine Grant, David Phelps, Rodney Crowell, MercyMe, The Katinas, Nate Sallie, Graham Colton, and Kenny Loggins were among others to have performed with Faith Hill, Michael McDonald, Michael McDonald, Charlotte Church, Jump5, Michael Phelps, Matthew Phelps, Daniel Phelps, Peter Phelps, Michael Ingram, Simon Phelps, Matthew Phelps, Matthew Phelps Producer John Fields arranged for Owsley to support various Disney celebrities, including Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, the Jonas Brothers, and Luke Benward.

Owsley went beyond being a musician, to produce and engineer. Kevin Max's 2007 album The Blood was co-produced by him, and he toured with him. On Chris Sligh's 2008 album Running Back to You, he appeared on several instruments and recorded several songs about it. Owsley has occasionally appeared on Andy Sturmer's film soundtracks as a session guitarist. Owsley produced a version of "When Lonely Comes Around" (Grant/Owsley), sung and performed by himself in 2009, which is available to fans for free. Owsley co-produced and appeared on Popfilter Boston's debut release Pop This in 2009.

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