titled Highways & Heartaches, was released in 2000. Three singles were released from the album before Hayes left Monument. 2001–2004: Duo formation and hiatus In 2003, Hayes joined fiddler Mark McClurg to form the duo McHayes, which charted one single ("It Doesn't Mean I Don't Love You", which reached No. 41 on the country charts) and recorded one unreleased album for Universal South Records. After McHayes disbanded in July 2004, McClurg rejoined Jackson's road band, and Hayes went on hiatus. 2008–2009: Return to music and Place to Turn Around He rejoined the music business in 2008, taking a role as lead guitarist and singer in former Alabama lead singer Randy Owen's road band. Hayes also returned to touring on his own. Hayes released a fifth album, Place to Turn Around, in July 2009, on an independent label. The album features eleven songs, with ten being penned by Hayes. In 2012, Hayes released the single "Is It Already Time" through RPM Entertainment. 2016–2017: Old Country Song On June 9, 2017, Hayes released Old Country Song. The 11-cut collection of old and new songs was produced by Dave Mcfee and Hayes. It was released on Conabor Records. Personal life On April 4, 1999, Hayes married Danni Boatwright. The couple divorced in 2003. Boatwright later was a contestant on the CBS reality television series Survivor. In December 2011, Hayes was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer, which was successfully operated on that same month. The last tumors were removed in March 2012. On September 25, 2018, Hayes became engaged to Lea Bayer, a realtor. The two were introduced by her first cousin, country singer John Rich. On December 4, 2018, Billboard Magazine published an article announcing their engagement and Hayes’ new song. They were married on January 25, 2019. Discography Studio albums Singles Music videos Notes References External links Official Wade Hayes website 1969 births Living people People from Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma American country guitarists American male guitarists American country singer-songwriters Columbia Records artists Monument Records artists Country musicians from Oklahoma Singer-songwriters from Oklahoma Guitarists from Oklahoma 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians American male singer-songwriters