Birth name Casey Michael Shea Labels Family Records Education Florida State University | Years active 2004–present Name Casey Shea Record label Family Records | |
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Born November 27, 1979 (age 44)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. ( 1979-11-27 ) Occupation(s) Songwriter, Vocalist, Guitarist, Recording Artist Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Bass Associated acts Tally Hall, Wakey!Wakey!, The Undisputed Heavyweights Role Singer-songwriter · caseysheamusic.com Albums Take The Bite, In Your Head, Love Is Here To Stay Genres Alternative rock, Psychedelic rock, Folk rock, Indie pop Similar People Wakey Wakey, Tally Hall, Pearl and the Beard, The Bloodsugars, Rosi Golan Profiles | ||
Casey Shea - Love Is Here To Stay
Casey Shea (born November 27, 1979) is an American songwriter and singer. Born in Louisiana, he currently lives in New York.
Contents
- Casey Shea Love Is Here To Stay
- Biography
- Music career
- Discography
- Usage of Casey Sheas songs
- Songs
- References
Biography
Shea was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His family moved to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida in 1986. Shea attended Florida State University. He is married to Langhorne Shea.
Music career
After graduating from FSU, Shea moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a career in songwriting and singing. In January 2004, he moved to New York City. He was a founding member of The Undisputed Heavyweights and Sundown. His debut solo album "Take The Bite" which blended Folk music, rock, and psychedelia was released in 2006, and he signed with indie label Family Records in 2007. During the first six months of 2009, he released a 3-sided single each month as a project called ABCs. Many of those recordings made up his second solo album "Love Is Here To Stay" which was released in 2010. His third album "In Your Head" was released in November 2011.
His song "Roll Your Windows Down" was featured on the Season 6 finale of the TV Show One Tree Hill. In July 2010 his song "Wave Of Walls", from the album "Love Is Here To Stay", was used on the episode "The Monster Within" of the ABC drama The Gates. In September 2010 his song "Good Man", from the album "Love Is Here To Stay", was used on the episode "The Space In Between" on season 8 of One Tree Hill. In August 2011, his song "Can't Get Enough" was used on the episode "The Benefit Of The Mute Button" on the first season of the NBC romantic sitcom Friends With Benefits. His songs "Love Is Here To Stay" and "The World Is Waking Up" were featured in the independent documentary "Mr. Rogers And Me" which was released on PBS DVD in March 2012 and aired on 27 PBS affiliates. In June 2012, his song "Can't Get Enough" from the album "In Your Head" was featured in the opening scene of the episode "To Swerve And Protect" on the USA Network drama Necessary Roughness.
He has been described by The New York Times as "hushed and hopeful."
Casey recorded a cover version of System of a Down's "Chop Suey!" for Engine Room Recordings' compilation album Guilt by Association Vol. 1, which was released in September 2007.
In March 2010, Shea filled in for Joe Hawley of Tally Hall during Tally Hall's March tour with Jukebox the Ghost and Skybox.
Discography
Usage of Casey Shea's songs
Songs
No Son Of Ours
Roll Your Windows Down
Lartigue
Strawberry Country Lullabye
Wave Of Walls
The River Still
Chop Suey
Life In A Cube
Lazy Saturday
The World Is Waking Up!
Quinzy Howzin
She Doesn't Mean A Thing
Sunlight Shine On Me
You Were Meant To Be Free
Stuck In May
A Very Merry Christmas
You're All I Want for Christmas
We're All The Same
My Holiday
Oh Me - Oh My
Can't Get Enough
Chelsea
Let It Slide
All I Want For Christmas
Battery
Love Is Here To Stay
We Are One
Crying Out
It Is What It Is
In Your Head
I Don't Know Why
Jennifer