Sundance Head

American singer-songwriter

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Sundance Head

Head performing in 2015

Background information
Birth name| Jason Head
Born|  (1978-07-09) July 9, 1978 (age 45)
Origin| Porter, Texas
Genres|

* Country
* Southern soul
* blues
* rock

Occupation(s)|

* Singer
* songwriter

Instrument(s)|

* Vocals
* guitar
* bass guitar
* piano

Years active| 2007–present
Labels| Wildcatter, Dreamcatcher
Website| sundancehead.com

Musical artist

Jason "Sundance" Head (born July 9, 1978) is an American country-soul singer and songwriter. He is the son of American singer Roy Head. In 2007, he was a semi-finalist on the sixth season of the Fox television series American Idol, but was eliminated one week before the finals. In 2016, he became the winner of season 11 of the US The Voice. He was part of Team Blake Shelton.[1] His winning song is "Darlin' Don't Go". In 2018, he signed onto Dean Dillon's Wildcatter Records[2] and released the single Leave Her Wild.[3]

## Career[edit]

### American Idol[edit]

Main article: American Idol (season 6)

American Idol performances
Week # | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Order # | Result

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Auditions  | N/A  | "Stormy Monday"  | T-Bone Walker | N/A  | Qualified
Top 24 (12 Men)  | N/A  | "Nights in White Satin"  | The Moody Blues | 3  | Safe
Top 20 (10 Men)  | N/A  | "Mustang Sally"  | Mack Rice | 10  | Safe
Top 16 (8 Men)  | N/A  | "Jeremy"  | Pearl Jam | 3  | Eliminated

### Post-Idol career[edit]

In May 2007, his father reported that he signed a recording contract with Universal Music Group.[4] In late July 2007, he released a duet with Sabrina Sloan, who was also a semi-finalist in Season 6 of American Idol.[5]

### The Voice (2016)[edit]

Main article: The Voice (American season 11)

The Voice performances
– Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
Stage  | Song  | Original artist  | Date  | Order  | Result

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Blind Audition  | "I've Been Loving You Too Long"  | Otis Redding | Sept. 19, 2016  | 1.4  | Adam Levine and Blake Shelton turned
Joined Team Blake
Battles (Top 48)  | "Feel Like Makin' Love" (vs. Dan Shafer) | Bad Company | Oct. 10, 2016  | 7.4  | Saved by Blake
Knockouts (Top 32)  | "The Climb" (vs. Josh Gallagher) | Miley Cyrus | Oct. 24, 2016  | 11.1
Live Playoffs (Top 20)  | "Blue Ain't Your Color"  | Keith Urban | Nov. 7, 2016  | 15.9  | Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 12  | "My Church"  | Maren Morris | Nov. 14, 2016  | 17.1
Live Top 11  | "No One"  | Alicia Keys | Nov. 21, 2016  | 19.2
Live Top 10  | "Me and Jesus"  | Tom T. Hall | Nov. 28, 2016  | 21.9
Live Semifinals (Top 8)  | "Love Can Build a Bridge"  | The Judds | Dec. 5, 2016  | 23.7
Live Finale (Final 4)  | "Darlin' Don't Go" (original song) | Sundance Head  | Dec. 12, 2016  | 25.4  | Winner
"Treat Her Right" (with Blake Shelton) | Roy Head and the Traits  | 25.8
"At Last"  | Glenn Miller and his orchestra  | 25.10
Non competition performances  Order | Collaborator(s) | Song | Original Artist

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19.1  | Austin Allsup, Courtney Harrell, and Blake Shelton  | "The Heart of Rock & Roll"  | Huey Lewis and the News
22.2  | Josh Gallagher  | "Feelin' Alright?"  | Traffic
25.8  | Kiss | "Detroit Rock City" / "Rock and Roll All Nite"  | Kiss
25.11  | Austin Allsup and Courtney Harrell  | "Ain't Worth the Whiskey"  | Cole Swindell

## Discography[edit]

### Releases from The Voice[edit]

#### Albums[edit]

Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Sales

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[6] | US
Country
[7]
The Voice: The Complete Season 11 Collection |

* Released: December 13, 2016
* Label: Republic
* Format: Digital download

| 30  | 36  |

* US: 3,000[8]

2016 & Gruene |

* Released: March 17, 2012
* Label: Sundance Head
* Format: CD, digital download

| \-  | \-  |

* US: N/A

Soul Country |

* Released: April 25, 2015
* Label: Sundance Head
* Format: CD, digital download

| \-  | \-  |

* US: N/A

Stained Glass and Neon [9][10][11][12][13] |

* Released: January 25, 2019
* Label: WildCatter Records
* Format: CD, digital download

| \-  | \-  |

* US: N/A

Starting Again |

* Released: September 16, 2022
* Label: Sundance Head
* Format: digital download

| \-  | \-  |

#### Competition singles[edit]

Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Sales

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[14] | US
Country
[15]
"No One"  | 2016  | — | 32  |

* US: 23,000[16]

"Me and Jesus"  | —[A] | 21  |

* US: 48,000[18]

"Love Can Build a Bridge"  | — | 27  |

* US: 26,000[18]

"Darlin' Don't Go"  | 67 | 4  |

* US: 61,000[18]

"Treat Her Right"
(with Blake Shelton) | — | 24  |

* US: 26,000[18]

"At Last"  | 89 | 11  |

* US: 44,000[18]

#### Texas Radio Singles[edit]

* 2016: "13 Years" #1
* 2017: "How I Want to Be" #1
* 2017: "Everything to Lose" #1
* 2018: "Leave Her Wild" #12
* 2019: "Close Enough to Walk" #1
* 2019: "Not Give a Damn" #9
* 2021: "I Bleed" #10
* 2021: "Showing Off" #1
* 2022: "Drive me to Drinking" #4
* 2022: "Three People (Me, Jim Beam, and You)" #1
* 2023: "Bars and Churches" #1

Notes

1. ^ "Me and Jesus" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[17]

## References[edit]

1. ^ McEvoy, Sophie (February 18, 2021). "This Is What Happened To Sundance Head From The Voice". Archived from the original on February 28, 2021.
2. ^ http://esmondstation.com/2018/10/10/dean-dillon-launches-wildcatter-records-signs-voice-winner-sundance-head/[bare URL]
3. ^ "Story behind the songs: Sundance Head, 'Leave her wild'". The Boot. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019.
4. ^ Life after Idol: Sundance scores a record deal - Idol Chatter - USATODAY.com
5. ^ Ex-Idols score major-label duets deal | American Idol | EW.com Exclusive | Music | American Idol | Entertainment Weekly
6. ^ "Sundance Head – Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
7. ^ "Sundance Head – Chart history (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
8. ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 20, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: December 20, 2016". Roughstock.
9. ^ "'Stained Glass & Neon' Shines Bright for Sundance Head". 25 January 2019.
10. ^ "Sundance Head Announces New Album, "Stained Glass and Neon" - Country Music Tattle Tale - Your country music news source". countrymusictattletale.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-07.
11. ^ "Stained Glass and Neon". Spotify. 25 January 2019.
12. ^ "Stained Glass and Neon". Amazon.
13. ^ "Award Winning Singer". Sundance Head. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
14. ^ "Sundance Head – Chart history (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
15. ^ "Sundance Head – Chart history (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
16. ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 13, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: December 13, 2016". Roughstock.
17. ^ "Sundance Head – Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
18. ^ a b c d e Bjorke, Matt (December 19, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: December 19, 2016". Roughstock.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Sundance Head at Last.fm

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Alisan Porter

|  The Voice (American)
Winner
2016 (Fall)  | Succeeded by

Chris Blue

Preceded by

"Down That Road"

|  The Voice (American)
Winner's song
"Darlin' Don't Go"
2016 (Fall)  | Succeeded by

"Money on You"

* v
* t
* e

American Idol season 6

Finalists|

* Jordin Sparks
* Blake Lewis
* Melinda Doolittle
* LaKisha Jones
* Chris Richardson
* Phil Stacey
* Sanjaya Malakar
* Haley Scarnato
* Gina Glocksen
* Chris Sligh
* Stephanie Edwards

Other sources|

* Tour
* "This Is My Now"
* Greatest Hits

Notable contestants|

* Sundance Head
* Jared Cotter
* Antonella Barba
* Joelle James

* v
* t
* e

The Voice (U.S.)

Seasons|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 18
* 19
* 20
* 21
* 22
* 23
* 24
* 25

Winners|

* Javier Colon
* Jermaine Paul
* Cassadee Pope
* Danielle Bradbery
* Tessanne Chin
* Josh Kaufman
* Craig Wayne Boyd
* Sawyer Fredericks
* Jordan Smith
* Alisan Porter
* Sundance Head
* Chris Blue
* Chloe Kohanski
* Brynn Cartelli
* Chevel Shepherd
* Maelyn Jarmon
* Jake Hoot
* Todd Tilghman
* Carter Rubin
* Cam Anthony
* Girl Named Tom
* Bryce Leatherwood
* Gina Miles
* Huntley

Winner's singles|

* "Stitch by Stitch"
* "I Believe I Can Fly"
* "Cry"
* "Born to Fly"
* "Tumbling Down"
* "Set Fire to the Rain"
* "My Baby's Got a Smile on Her Face"
* "Please"
* "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
* "Down That Road"
* "Darlin' Don't Go"
* "Money on You"
* "Wish I Didn't Love You"
* "Walk My Way"
* "Broken Hearts"
* "Better Off Without You"
* "Wanted Dead or Alive"
* "The Chain"

Runners-up|

* Dia Frampton
* Juliet Simms
* Terry McDermott
* Michelle Chamuel
* Jacquie Lee
* Matt McAndrew
* Meghan Linsey
* Emily Ann Roberts
* Billy Gilman
* Chris Kroeze
* Ricky Duran
* Wendy Moten

Other alumni|

* Vicci Martinez
* Elenowen
* Frenchie Davis
* Rebecca Loebe
* Xenia
* Tje Austin
* Beverly McClellan
* Raquel Castro
* Nakia
* Serabee
* Casey Desmond
* Justin Grennan
* Lily Elise
* Jared Blake
* Casey Weston
* RaeLynn
* Jesse Campbell
* Chris Mann
* Tony Lucca
* Gwen Sebastian
* Kim Yarbrough
* Angel Taylor
* Elley Duhé
* Pip
* Katrina Parker
* Erin Martin
* Winter Rae
* Moses Stone
* Jordis Unga
* Naia Kete
* Charlotte Sometimes
* Tony Vincent
* Anthony Evans
* Nicolle Galyon
* Jordan Rager
* Mathai
* Preston Shannon
* Lex Land
* Nicholas David
* Amanda Brown
* Melanie Martinez
* Bryan Keith
* Loren Allred
* MacKenzie Bourg
* Avery Wilson
* Joe Kirkland
* Collin McLoughlin
* Suzanna Choffel
* Lelia Broussard
* Jordan Pruitt
* Ben Taub
* Rod Michael
* Chris Trousdale
* Cupid
* The Swon Brothers
* Sasha Allen
* Judith Hill
* Kris Thomas
* Garrett Gardner
* Jeff Lewis
* Julie Roberts
* Holly Tucker
* Sam Alves
* Will Champlin
* Matthew Schuler
* James Wolpert
* Cole Vosbury
* Caroline Pennell
* Josh Logan
* Briana Cuoco
* E. G. Daily
* Holly Henry
* Donna Allen
* Dominic Scott Kay
* Christina Grimmie
* Kristen Merlin
* Kat Perkins
* Sisaundra Lewis
* Morgan Wallen
* Dawn and Hawkes
* Paula DeAnda
* Lindsay Pagano
* Chris Jamison
* Taylor John Williams
* Anita Antoinette
* Bryana Salaz
* Andy Cherry
* MEGG
* Koryn Hawthorne
* Corey Kent
* Quincy Mumford
* Barrett Baber
* Jeffery Austin
* Madi Davis
* Amy Vachal
* Darius Scott
* Viktor Király
* Keith Semple
* Amanda Ayala
* Tyler Dickerson
* Caleb Lee Hutchinson
* Mary Sarah
* Daniel Passino
* Owen Danoff
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* Katherine Ho
* Támar Davis
* Maddie Poppe
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* Brennley Brown
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* Brooke Simpson
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* Jae Jin
* Zan Fiskum
* Todd Michael Hall
* John Holiday
* Jeremy Rosado
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* Crystal Nicole

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