Gord Bamford
Gord Bamford | |
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Born |
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia | April 17, 1976
Origin | Lacombe, Alberta, Canada |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Royalty Records, Sony Music Canada |
Website | www.gordbamford.com |
Gord Bamford (born April 17, 1976) is a Canadian country music singer.[1] He has released five studio albums. Nine of his songs have charted on the Canadian Hot 100 chart, which began publication in 2007.
Biography
Early years
Bamford was born in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia. When Bamford was five years old, he moved with his mother, Marilyn, from Australia to Lacombe, Alberta, Canada after his parents' divorce.[2] A singer who toured with an Australian country band, Bamford's mother encouraged him to pursue a career in music.[2] In 1995, Bamford entered and won the Nornet Radio Network's "Search for the Stars."[1] With Rob Bartlett from Sundae Sound producing, Bamford went to Calgary to record his debut single, "Forever Starts Today," written by Dean McTaggart.[1][2] The song received a positive response from Canadian country radio the following year.
2000-2002: God's Green Earth and hiatus
In January 2001, Bamford released his debut album, God's Green Earth, on his own GWB Records. The album was produced by Bart McKay at Sound Edge Productions in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[2] Bamford wrote two songs on the album.[1] Five songs were released from the project - "God's Green Earth," "24 x 24," "Where a Cowboy Likes to Roam," "Man of the House" and "Classic Country Song." The album didn't do as well as Bamford had expected and left the business discouraged.[3]
2003-2006: Life Is Good and nominations
In 2003, Bamford began spending time in Nashville, Tennessee writing with Steve Fox, Tim Taylor, and Byron Hill who went on to co-produce his second album.[1] The album, Life Is Good, was released on October 19, 2004.[4] Bamford wrote or co-wrote 10 of the 11 songs on the project.[2] Six singles were released from the album, including the top 20 singles "Heroes," "My Heart's a Genius," "All About Her," "Life Is Good" and "I Would for You." A music video was shot for "All About Her," and reached No. 8 on CMT Canada's Chevy Top 20.
Over the next few years, Bamford opened shows for Tim McGraw, Kenny Rogers, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Don Williams and Terri Clark.[1] In both 2005 and 2006, he was nominated at the Canadian Country Music Awards for Independent Male Vocalist of the Year, Independent Song of the Year, and the Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award.[5] On June 4, 2007, Bamford was one of only two Canadian artists invited to perform at the Global Artist Party at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville.[5]
2007-2009: Honkytonks and Heartaches
Bamford's third album, Honkytonks and Heartaches, co-produced by Nashville producer Byron Hill, was released on September 25, 2007.[5] The first single, "Blame It On That Red Dress," was Gord's first top 10 hit on the Canadian country singles chart and the music video, directed by award-winning director Stephano Barberis, reached No. 1 on CMT Canada's Chevy Top 20 for one week.
2010-2011: Day Job
Gord Bamford's fourth album, Day Job, co-produced by Nashville producer Byron Hill, was released in April 2010. Four singles were released from the album: "Day Job", "Put Some Alcohol On It", "My Daughter's Father" and "Hank Williams Lonesome".
2012-2013: Is It Friday Yet?
Bamford's fifth album, Is It Friday Yet?, co-produced by Nashville producer Byron Hill, was released in March 2012. Five singles were released from the album: "Is It Friday Yet?", "Leaning on a Lonesome Song", "Disappearing Tail Lights", "Farm Girl Strong" and "Must Be a Woman".
2013-present: Country Junkie
Bamford's sixth album, Country Junkie, co-produced by Nashville producer Byron Hill, was released in October 2013. His first Christmas album, Christmas in Canada, was released in November 2013.
Personal life
On August 30, 2004, Gord and his wife Kendra welcomed a boy, Nash David weighing in at 6 pounds, 7 ounces. They had a daughter, Paisley in 2007 and on August 3, 2009, they welcomed another daughter, Memphis Quinn.
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
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CAN [6] | |||||||||
God's Green Earth |
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Life Is Good |
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Honkytonks and Heartaches |
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Day Job |
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Is It Friday Yet? |
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Country Junkie |
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11 | |||||||
Christmas in Canada |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
1990s–2000s
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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CAN [8] | |||
1996 | "Forever Starts Today" | — | single only |
2001 | "24 x 24" | — | God's Green Earth |
"Where a Cowboy Likes to Roam" | — | ||
"God's Green Earth" | — | ||
2002 | "Man of the House" | — | |
"Classic Country Song" | — | ||
2004 | "Heroes" | — | Life Is Good |
"My Heart's a Genius" | — | ||
2005 | "All About Her" | — | |
"Life Is Good" | — | ||
2006 | "I Would for You" | — | |
"We're All Cowboys" | — | ||
2007 | "Blame It On That Red Dress" | 66 | Honkytonks and Heartaches |
2008 | "Stayed 'Til Two" | 78 | |
"Postcard from Pasadena" | 78 | ||
2009 | "Little Guy" | 78 | |
"Drinkin' Buddy" | 83 | ||
"Hurtin' Me Back" | 100 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
2010s
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||
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CAN Country [9] |
CAN [8] | ||||||||
2010 | "Day Job" | — | — | Day Job | |||||
"Put Some Alcohol On It" | — | 87 | |||||||
"My Daughter's Father" | — | 94 | |||||||
2011 | "Hank Williams Lonesome" | — | — | ||||||
2012 | "Is It Friday Yet?" | — | 86 | Is It Friday Yet? | |||||
"Leaning on a Lonesome Song" | — | 79 | |||||||
"Disappearing Tail Lights" | — | — | |||||||
2013 | "Farm Girl Strong" | 11 | 91 | ||||||
"Must Be a Woman" | 19 | — | |||||||
"When Your Lips Are So Close" | 1 | 42 |
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Country Junkie | |||||
2014 | "Unreal" | 10 | 77 | ||||||
"Where a Farm Used to Be" | 8 | 77 | |||||||
"Groovin' with You" | 17 | — | |||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Guest singles
Year | Single | Artist | Album |
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2010 | "The Night Ain't Over Yet" | Chad Klinger | The Man I Am Inside |
2011 | "Chicken & Biscuits" | Colt Ford | Non-album songs |
2013 | "Back" | ||
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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2004 | "My Heart's a Genius" | Colin Cunningham |
2005 | "All About Her" | Joel Stewart |
2007 | "Blame It On That Red Dress" | Stephano Barberis |
2008 | "Stayed 'Til Two" | |
"Postcard from Pasadena" | ||
2009 | "Little Guy" | |
"Baseball Glove" | ||
2010 | "Day Job" | |
"Put Some Alcohol On It" | Stephano Barberis | |
"My Daughters Father" | John Kerr | |
2011 | "Hank Williams Lonesome" | |
2012 | "Is It Friday Yet?" | Stephano Barberis |
"Leaning on a Lonesome Song" | ||
"Disappearing Tail Lights" | ||
2013 | "Farm Girl Strong" | |
"When Your Lips Are So Close" | Stephano Barberis | |
2014 | "Unreal" | |
"Where a Farm Used to Be" | ||
"Groovin' with You" | Harv Glazer |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Result |
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2005 | Canadian Country Music Association | Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award | Nominated |
Independent Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
Independent Song of the Year – "Heroes" | Nominated | ||
2006 | Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award | Nominated | |
Independent Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
Independent Single of the Year – "All About Her" | Nominated | ||
2007 | Independent Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
2008 | Juno Awards of 2008 | Country Recording of the Year – Honkytonks and Heartaches | Nominated |
Canadian Country Music Association | Top New Talent of the Year – Male | Won | |
Top New Talent of the Year | Nominated | ||
Single of the Year – "Blame It on That Red Dress" | Nominated | ||
Songwriter of the Year – "Blame It on That Red Dress" | Nominated | ||
CMT Video of the Year – "Blame It on That Red Dress" | Nominated | ||
2009 | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
Single of the Year – "Little Guy" | Nominated | ||
Songwriter of the Year – "Little Guy" | Nominated | ||
CMT Video of the Year – "Little Guy" | Nominated | ||
2010 | Fans' Choice Award | Nominated | |
Male Artist of the Year | Won | ||
Album of the Year – Day Job | Won | ||
Single of the Year – "Day Job" | Nominated | ||
Songwriter of the Year – "Day Job" | Nominated | ||
CMT Video of the Year – "Day Job" | Won | ||
2011 | Juno Awards of 2011 | Country Album of the Year – Day Job | Nominated |
Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
Single of the Year – "My Daughter's Father" | Nominated | ||
Songwriter of the Year – "Put Some Alcohol on It" | Nominated | ||
CMT Video of the Year – "My Daughter's Father" | Nominated | ||
2012 | Fans' Choice Award | Nominated | |
Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
Single of the Year – "Is It Friday Yet?" | Nominated | ||
Songwriter of the Year – "Is It Friday Yet?" | Won | ||
Interactive Artist of the Year | Won | ||
2013 | Fans' Choice Award | Nominated | |
Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
Album of the Year – Is It Friday Yet? | Won | ||
Single of the Year – "Leaning on a Lonesome Song" | Won | ||
Songwriter of the Year – "Leaning on a Lonesome Song" | Won | ||
CMT Video of the Year – "Leaning on a Lonesome Song" | Won | ||
2014 | Juno Awards of 2014 | Country Album of the Year – Country Junkie | Nominated |
Canadian Country Music Association | Fans' Choice Award | Nominated | |
Male Artist of the Year | Won | ||
Single of the Year – "When Your Lips Are So Close" | Won | ||
Songwriter of the Year – "When Your Lips Are So Close" | Nominated | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 http://www.gordbamford.com/about.php
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Country Music News Canadian country Music Artists CD's CDs CD Nashville report
- ↑ Gord Bamford a smalltown storyteller
- ↑ http://www.gordbamford.com/news.php
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts and the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame (Festival Performance Hall - Events Calendar)
- ↑ "Gord Bamford Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Gord Bamford – Christmas in Canada". Music Canada.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Gord Bamford Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Gord Bamford Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Gord Bamford – When Your Lips Are So Close". Music Canada.
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