James Wesley Prosser is an American country music singer. In 1999, Prosser released the albumLife Goes On through Warner Bros. Records. Ten years later, he signed to Broken Bow Records under the name James Wesley. Wesley released five singles for this label, including the top 30 hits "Real" and "Didn't I". He recorded a second studio album, Real, for the label, but it went unreleased.
James Wesley Prosser was born in Mound Valley, Kansas. He played music at several venues in college before meeting songwriter Rodney Clawson, who has co-written singles by Jason Aldean and George Strait. Prosser signed to a recording deal with Warner Bros. Records and recorded his debut album, Life Goes On, in 1999. The album produced two singles which charted on the BillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Allmusic gave the album three stars, saying that Prosser's "singing and writing … are truly unique." After the release of this album, Prosser worked various blue collar jobs. He returned to Nashville in 2006.
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Wesley signed to Broken Bow in 2009 and released his first single for the label, "Jackson Hole," on December 7, 2009. This song debuted at number 54 on the BillboardHot Country Songs charts dated for January 16, 2010. Later in 2010, Wesley charted again with the song "Real", written by Neal Coty and Jimmy Melton. "Real" was made into a music videoin September 2010, directed by Chris Hicky. Wesley's third single for Broken Bow, "Didn't I," was released in April 2011. It was followed by "Walking Contradiction", co-written by Kip Moore, which did not make Top 40. His next single was "Thank a Farmer", written by Steve Bogard, Josh Thompson, and Dustin Lynch, and inspired by a 2013 Dodge Ram commercial incorporating Paul Harvey's "So God Made a Farmer" speech. This song was released during Super Bowl XLVII. On March 22, 2015 Wesley released to iTunes a single called, "Hooked Up" which a portion of the proceeds go to the Big RockBlue Marlin Tournament Charities and the ASA's Keep America Fishing Foundation. A music video has been completed and premiered on August 31, 2015 on CMT television.
