Boy Howdy was founded in
Los Angeles, California,
United States in 1990. Before the band's formation, lead singer Jeffrey Steele worked as a songwriter and solo artist in California. Brothers Larry and Cary Park, sons of
bluegrass music artist Ray Park, met Steele at a gig at a club; drummer Hugh Wright, also present at the gig, soon joined. Boy Howdy initially recorded several
demos through the assistance of producer
James Stroud. On May 30, 1992, Wright was involved in a motorcycle accident in
Dallas, Texas, while trying to assist a driver who had crashed his pickup truck on the median of the
LBJ Freeway. The accident placed Wright in a coma for five months. After coming out of the coma, Wright had to re-learn how to walk and play drums. In addition, his speech was impaired and, as a result, was no longer able to sing. Notwithstanding, however, he officially rejoined Boy Howdy on July 1, 1993. Shortly after Wright's reunion with Boy Howdy, the band released the single "
She'd Give Anything", which became its first Top 5 hit on the
Billboard country music charts, peaking at No. 4. The
music video for "She'd Give Anything" was also a No. 1 video on both
Country Music Television and
The Nashville Network. "She'd Give Anything" was included on an
extended play of the
same name, which containing four previously unreleased songs as well as a re-issue of "A Cowboy's Born with a Broken Heart." One of the four new songs, "
They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" was the EP's other single; it was also the band's highest-charting single, reaching No. 2. Following this was a largely unsuccessful third release,
Born That Way, which produced a No. 23 single in "True to His Word" and three other singles, none of which entered the Top 40. In 1994, they were nominated by the
Academy of Country Music for the Top New Vocal Group award, along with
Blackhawk and
Gibson/Miller Band, but lost to Gibson/Miller. ==Disbanding==