"I grew up in Arkansas, playing in a family band with my dad and my brothers and and I went to college on a music scholarship," Wells tells Parade exclusively. He moved to Nashville in 1984 with one dream in mind: He wanted to play guitar in a band. So, that's what he did.
In the '90s, while touring with country music legend Reba McEntire, Wells built a home in Nashville with a full recording studio in the basement. He'd spend time recording with some of his friends and one day, one of those friends suggested he start producing music. Wells wasn't sure if that was the direction that he wanted to go, but in 2000, he took a leap of faith when an old friend called him up with an offer.
"He convinced me to invest in a studio here in Nashville," Wells says. "So I cleaned out my 401K and we built a room here in town, down on Music Row. We literally were starving, we had no clients, no nothing. We were just trying to make it. I couldn't make it work, something from nothing."
"That was my break, so to speak, as a producer, was having none other than Dolly call me," he continues. Wells said that Parton actually did an interview years prior in which she said that Wells would likely wind up being her producer in the future, to which he remembers thinking, "woman, you're crazy!" At the time, he admits, he didn't even know what a producer did.
Wells still works alongside Parton, making "magic" in the studio, and was just with her a week ago, he tells me. "She's got that magic. She can still do it too, as good as she ever, ever was." In honor of Parton's 80th birthday in January 2026, she re-recorded "Light of a Clear Blue Morning," featuring Miley Cyrus, Lainey Wilson, Reba McEntire, and Queen Latifah, which Wells produced.
"Chadwick's one of the best I've ever done," Wells tells Parade, adding that even Parton was impressed when hearing his vocals. "He's a powerhouse," Wells adds. He's also looking forward to the world hearing from a new artist by the name of Caitlin Mae, whom he says is one to watch. "She's a great, prolific writer, singer, and performer."
There's one person that Wells would still like to work with, and that's Sir Paul McCartney.
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