Stephen Wilson Jr. (born July 11, 1979) is an American country and rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter.
Career
After leaving his first bandwhen?, AutoVaughn, Wilson settled into a stable job in the research and development department of Mars' food-science lab. There, he thrived professionally, got married, and moved to the countryside to raise his stepson, while continuing to write songs. After three years, he left Mars to become a full-time musician, taking a job with Big Loud as a staff songwriter in 2016.
Wilson signed with BMGwhen?, and his first release was the 2021 single "Made for This", a duet with his wife, Leigh Nash. In 2022, he issued another single, titled "Year to Be Young 1994 (Unplugged)". Wilson co-wrote the 2023 single "CRZY" by Dallas Smith. In 2023, he published his debut album, the EP bon aqua. He followed it in 2023 with the album søn of dad, which was inspired by the death of his father. In 2025, this was re-issued as a deluxe version that included additional acoustic and live tracks. Later in 2025, Wilson released the covers EP Blankets, which includes songs by Nirvana, Temple of the Dog, the Postal Service, and the Smashing Pumpkins.
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