David Wills is a Nashville-area native whose powerful baritone voice and masterful songwriting have secured his place as one of country music’s most enduring and respected creative figures, a lifelong devotee of the genre he has called “the greatest thing in the whole world.” Raised in Pulaski, Tennessee, Wills was introduced to music early when his mother bought him his first guitar and taught him to play, a foundation that led him from local bands to a career-defining moment at a Lakeland, Tennessee talent show, where legendary manager Seymour “Sy” Rosenberg - best known for guiding Charlie Rich - recognized Wills’ star potential and helped secure him a recording contract with Epic Records.

Wills quickly rose to national prominence, touring with Rich and performing on major stages just as Rich dominated the charts, and in 1975 released his debut album, Barrooms to Bedrooms, which produced two Top Ten hits and launched a recording career that ultimately yielded twenty-one songs on the Billboard country charts. While recording three albums between 1974 and 1988, Wills simultaneously built a legendary songwriting résumé, penning hits for artists such as George Strait, Keith Whitley, Patty Loveless, John Michael Montgomery, Sawyer Brown, and Garth Brooks, most notably co-writing “Wild Horses” for Brooks’ No Fences album, one of the most successful releases in country music history.

With more than 35 million copies of his songs sold, a four-decade association with the Charley Pride Music Group, and more recent, three more albums released by Tugalo Records, Inc., and accolades spanning country and gospel music - including a Dove Award–winning inspirational recording - Wills’ legacy endures as that of a consummate artist whose authentic voice, lyrical depth, and unwavering devotion to country music continue to resonate across generations.