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Mark Wills (Born Daryl Mark Williams on August 8, 1973) is a country singer.
He is probably most notable for his Country #1 hit, "19 Something", which
topped the charts from January 11 to February 15, 2003. He is also well-known
for his other big hits, "Don't Laugh At Me", "Wish You Were Here" and "When
You Think Of Me".
On August 30th, 2005, Wills presented a guitar to U.S. President George W.
Bush at a Navy base in California. A picture of Bush strumming the guitar
exacerbated claims that the president was acting irresponsibly during the
Hurricane Katrina disaster.
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Although he didn't quite achieve the fame or sales of new country
contemporaries as Tim McGraw or Clay Walker, Mark Wills earned a respectable
following and strong reviews following the release of his eponymous 1996
debut album. As a teenager in the small town of Blue Ridge, GA, Mark Wills
(b. Mark Williams) was fond of pop-metal bands like Poison and Bon Jovi, and
throughout his teens he played in metal garage bands. But as he became an
adult, his tastes shifted toward country-pop and new traditionalist country.
Considering that he grew up around country music, singing it both at home
and in church as a small boy, this wasn't surprising. At the age of 17, he
entered a talent show at the Buckboard Country Music Showcase in nearby
Marietta. He won the contest, which quickly led to weekly performances at
the Buckboard. For five years, he played at the club five nights a week. In
addition to his regular shows, he began singing on demo tapes in the Atlanta
area, eventually working his way into the Nashville demos circuit. At one of
his Buckboard shows, he was spotted by Carson Chamberlain and Keith Stegall,
who helped him secure a contract with Mercury Nashville. Chamberlain and
Stegall produced Wills' eponymous debut album, which was released in the
fall of 1996. The record became a moderate country hit, peaking at number 38
on the country charts. Wish You Were Here followed in 1998, and in early
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