Quirky singer/songwriter Wes Cunningham was born in the Philippines and raised in Texas, where he grew up listening to his parents' Beatles and Beach Boys records. Through college, Cunningham made home recordings of many of his compositions, shopping them to various record companies upon graduation. He eventually secured a contract with Warner Bros. and recorded his debut album, 12 Ways to Win People to Your Way of Thinking, in 1998. ~ Steve Huey