Justin William Wells (born August 11, 1982) is an American country music and roots rock singer-songwriter. Wells has released three solo albums, as well as four albums as singer/songwriter/rhythm guitarist for former Lexington, Kentucky alternative country/southern rock band Fifth on the Floor.[1]
Wells is married and lives with his wife in Lexington, Kentucky. They have identical twin daughters.[2]
Wells started writing songs and performing in high school. He moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 2005 to start a band, and a year later founded Fifth on the Floor. Fifth on the Floor self-released two albums, 2007's The Color of Whiskey and 2010's Dark and Bloody Ground. In 2013, they released their third full-length, Ashes & Angels, produced by multiple Grammy-winning producer/artist Shooter Jennings and released by Black Country Rock/Entertainment One.[3] In January 2015, the band announced they were breaking up. Their final release, the EP & After, was released that same month.
On August 5, 2016, Wells released his debut solo album, Dawn in the Distance. The album was produced by Duane Lundy.[4]
On August 9, 2018, Wells released a single, "A Love Song", as part of the 10 in 20 Series, a series that has featured a number of Grammy-winning and nominated artists, including Sturgill Simpson, Matt Duncan, and Justin Craig.[5] The next day, Jason Eady released his album I Travel On, which included a co-write with Wells, "Pretty When I Die".[6] Later that year, Wells released a physical-only 7" vinyl single that included a stripped-down version of "The Dogs" and a cover of Elton John's "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters".
On August 28, 2020, Wells released his second studio album, The United State, also produced by Lundy.[7]
On February 20, 2025, Wells released his third studio album, Cynthiana, a tribute to his wife [8] which took its name from the small central Kentucky town where they met as kids.[9] The first single "Counting Days" was filmed at Ohio Valley Wrestling's Davis Arena, and starred OVW wrestler and Tulsa King/Netflix's Wrestlers actor Mike "Ca$h Flo" Walden.[10]
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