Birth name Jerald Wayne Mills Role Musician Instruments Guitar, vocals Genres Country | Website www.waynemillsband.com Albums The Wayne Mills Band Name Wayne Mills | |
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Born August 17, 1969
Arab, Alabama ( 1969-08-17 ) Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter Died November 23, 2013, Nashville, Tennessee, United States Associated acts Taylor Hicks, Jamey Johnson, Blake Shelton Similar People Wayne Mills Band, Jamey Johnson, Two Tons of Steel, Craig Campbell, Lloyd Maines | ||
Outlaw country singer wayne mills shot and killed in nashville bar
Jerald Wayne Mills (August 17, 1969 – November 23, 2013) was an American country musician, known for touring with the Wayne Mills Band for over 15 years and playing alongside Blake Shelton, Jamey Johnson and 2006 American Idol winner, Taylor Hicks. During his career Mills released five studio albums (with a sixth unreleased) and two live albums. He also had seven top 20 songs in Europe from 2008 to 2010, including a chart topper in Belgium in 2009.
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During his education at Wallace State Junior College in Hanceville Mills played baseball and later at The University of Alabama football. He had a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. When Mills died, he left behind wife Carol (they married in 2000) and seven-year-old son Jack.
In the early hours of November 23, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee, Mills was shot in the head by a bar owner allegedly over an argument involving Mills lighting up a cigarette in a no-smoking area. He was rushed to a hospital but later died. On March 6, 2015, Chris Ferrell was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Wayne Mills.
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