Wayne Mills

Jerald Wayne Mills (August 17, 1969 – November 23, 2013) was an American country musician, known for touring with the Wayne Mills Band for over fifteen 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 had seven Top 20 singles in Europe from 2008 to 2010, including a chart-topper in Belgium in 2009.

Early life Jerald Wayne Mills was born on August 17, 1969 in Arab, Alabama to Jack and Pauline Mills. Mills played baseball for Wallace State Junior College and football for the University of Alabama, earning a bachelor of science degree in education. The incident occurred towards the end of an afterparty at the bar following a recent makeover it received for the television show Bar Rescue, with its episode scheduled to air the following day. The episode featuring it was later pulled, and the bar closed shortly after. The building was demolished in 2016. On March 6, 2015, Ferrell was found guilty of second-degree murder in Mills' death and received a twenty-year sentence with no possibility of parole. The verdict and sentence were appealed but were upheld by the appeals court in 2019.

Discography (with Wayne Mills Band) Title Album detailsNotes The Wayne Mills Band Release date: June 13, 1999 Label: self-released Format: CDDebut album. Live At Harry's Bar Release date: August 17, 1999 Label: self-released Format: CD Bad Man Release date: August 17, 2002 Label: self-released Format: CD Ain't it Great To Be... aLIVE At Harry's II Release date: August 17, 2002 Label: self-released Format: CD Someday Release date: June 13, 2007 Label: self-released Format: CD Under the Influence of Outlaws & Mama Release date: August 17, 2007 Label: self-released Format: CD, DigitalReissued on August 17, 2008 with a new final track that replaced the one from the original release. The 2008 version is available digitally. The Last Honky Tonk Release date: June 7, 2010 Label: Diesel LLC Format: CD, DigitalThe band's final album before Wayne Mills' death, and the only release that is available via mainstream digital retailers.

In popular culture Mills is the subject of the song "King of Alabama" by Brent Cobb.