Wesley was born in
Mound Valley, Kansas.
Life Goes On 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. The album produced two singles which charted on the
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now
Hot Country Songs) 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.
Second album 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
Billboard Hot 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 video in 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 Rock Blue 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. ==Discography==