Houser taught himself the guitar, and fronted his own band by age 10, and while attending East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi, he formed a band called 10 lb.
His father, a professional musician as well, performed at various local venues. Prior to his success as an artist, Houser lived as a songwriter, co-writing singles including ' Honky Tonk Badonkadonk' by Trace Adkins, ' Back That Thing Up' by Justin Moore, and 'My Cowboy' by country pop artist Jessie James. The follow-up singles from the same album were ' Goodnight Kiss', which reached number one on the Mediabase Country Chart and number two on the Country Airplay chart, and ' Like a Cowboy', which reached number 3 on the Country Airplay chart in March 2015 and received a 2015 Country Music Association Awards Song of the Year nomination. He reached number one with ' How Country Feels', the title track to his third album, and with ' Runnin' Outta Moonlight' in 2013. In 2012, he moved to Broken Bow Records imprint Stoney Creek. It was a top 20 hit on the Billboard country singles chart and the title track to his debut album of the same name, which also produced his first top 5 hit, ' Boots On'. Signed to Universal South Records in 2008, he charted the single ' Anything Goes'. Shawn Randolph Houser (born December 18, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter.
