Sons of the Desert (band)

Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert promotional image
Sons of the Desert promotional image
Background information
OriginWaco, Texas, U.S.
GenresCountry
Years active1989–2004
Labels
Past members
  • Jim Beavers
  • Curtis Beck
  • Troy Von Haefen
  • Kyle Mathis
  • Doug Virden
  • Scott Saunders
  • Brian Westrum
  • Drew Womack
  • Mark Matejka
  • Tim Womack

Sons of the Desert was an American country music band founded in 1989 in Waco, Texas. Its most famous lineup consisted of brothers Drew Womack (lead vocals) and Tim Womack (lead guitar, background vocals), along with Scott Saunders (keyboards), Doug Virden (bass guitar, background vocals), and Brian Westrum (drums). The band released Whatever Comes First for Epic Records Nashville in 1997, and recorded a second album for Epic which was not released. Change followed in 2000. Counting two singles from the unreleased album, Sons of the Desert charted eight times on Billboard Hot Country Songs, including the top ten hit "Whatever Comes First"; they were also guest vocalists on Lee Ann Womack's 2000 hit "I Hope You Dance" and Ty Herndon's "It Must Be Love", both of which reached No. 1 on that chart. Following the band's disestablishment, Drew Womack became a solo artist; he would join Lonestar in 2021.