Woody Wills was born in Pueblo, Colorado and raised on a cattle ranch outside Trinidad, Colorado in the small town of Branson.  His first interest in music surfaced while in junior high when he was participating in a school musical designed around the Grand Ole Opry.  Woody played the part of Tennessee Ernie Ford.  Mr. Ford's giant hit, “Sixteen Tons", was high on the charts at that time and it seemed to fit the voice and profile of the young Woody Wills.  This song is still one of his favorite songs of all time.  

        As luck would have it, Woody was honored to have the opportunity to once meet the Ole Pea Picker in person.  While riding in an elevator in a San Francisco hotel, the doors opened and the man himself, Tennessee Ernie Ford, entered the elevator.  After talking a little, they began singing Sixteen Tons together on the ride to their rooms.  Since the ride ended before the song, they took the elevator back down and back up again so they could finish their duet.  This was a wonderful thrill for Woody and a wonderful memory he carries with him always.

        After graduation, Woody joined the Navy and started to study the guitar in his spare time.  Unable at first to find a guitar he could use since he is left handed, he practiced on a right-handed guitar upside down.  Finally while in Japan, he had a guitar custom made for a left-handed player and soon he was able to play quite well.  He began playing at nightclubs in Japan and the Philippines on his off duty hours.  Sometimes he was joined by other members of his unit and they all enjoyed the experience as much as the audience enjoyed hearing their music.  Woody became more serious about his music love and began writing songs.  He and a friend went into a California record studio and cut his very first song, “Black Gloves” on a demo.  

        Woody continued his music after getting out of the Navy and played in clubs in Washington and Idaho.  He competed in talent shows and appeared on local TV and Radio programs.  The popularity of Woody and his band began to grow and their gigs became more and more frequent and started to be a full time occupation.  Woody tragically lost two members of his band in an auto accident and he chose to make a move to Alaska.  After a year in Alaska, Woody joined up with country swing band playing the military base in the area and became their lead singer.  Expanding to private parties and local events gave Woody the opportunity to again be doing what he loved so much, playing good Country Music.

        Woody met and married a southern Texas gal named Sandie, who had moved to an Alaskan homestead with her family.  Several years later they were blessed with three children.  Son Jesse, and daughters Jennifer and Heather all grew up in Alaska and have gone on their adventurous ways.  Having devoted his time to work and family, Woody had put his music career on the back burner mainly playing for his own enjoyment only.  Suffering a back injury brought Woody in contact with Chiropractic which helped him return to a normal functioning life.  He was so impressed with the results Chiropractic had given him that he quit his job and went to The Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport Iowa.  After receiving a four-year degree in this field, he returned to Anchorage, Alaska where he still has his Chiropractic practice today.  

        Woody's successful practice allowed him to again devote more time to his love of Country Music.  Legendary artist Johnny Collenworth met Woody while on one of his tours and he suggested that Woody should do some demo songs.  He sent these demos to Nashville and was contacted by producer Gene Breeden, owner of Gene Breeden Studio, and Gene produced Woody's first album.  Gene then suggested he contact promoter Gary Bradshaw, then in San Antonio Texas.  While at a Chiropractic convention in San Antonio, he was able to meet with Gary and his wife Ginny and have them listen to his rendition of the old Paint Your Wagon hit, “Miriah".  Gary was impressed with the arrangement and put it out to the radio stations he promoted to and took it to the top of the Independent Chart he was promoting for.  This success led to more accomplishments and achievements for Woody including successful placing in a “Who wants to be a Star" contest, Opening a show for the Bellamy Brothers, doing fairs and festivals and another excellent rated album cut again in Nashville.        

        In February 2000, Woody joined 31 other country artists the USA and Canada to travel to Belgium for a two day charity concert for a child in desperate need of surgery that was not available to him in his country.  They also performed in Holland and Denmark where Woody's music is very much in demand and played on the European stations often.  To date, three albums have been completed, one on OL Records and two on Alliance Records out of Dallas, Texas.  Currently Woody has put together a “Best so Far" CD which contains the best from his first five albums.  His latest project has just been released.  It is a 16 cut album including six songs written and recorded by Major Label recording star Kenny Dale.  Kenny and his wife Judy collaborated with Woody and graciously agreed to do the background vocals on this latest album.  Hope those of you reading this hear “We Could Be Dancing” and enjoy it.