Slate Creek Records

Slate Creek Records
Founded 2012
Founder Jim Burnett
Genre Country
Country of origin United States
Location Frisco, Texas
Official website http://www.slatecreekrecords.com

History

Slate Creek Records is an American independent record label based in Frisco, Texas founded in 2012 by Jim Burnett. The label's President is longtime Nashville producer Garth Fundis, who has worked with many artists including Don Williams, Trisha Yearwood, Keith Whitley and Sugarland.[1] The first release on the label was "Pride" by Neal McCoy. Pride: A Tribute to Charley Pride was a tribute album to artist Charley Pride which featured guest performances by Darius Rucker and Trace Adkins.[2] October, 2013 saw the debut album release of Nashville songwriter Brandy Clark. Clark wrote or co-wrote all 12 of the songs and it features Vince Gill on background vocals.[3][4] Prior to releasing 12 Stories, Clark had written/cowritten several hits for other artists including "Mama's Broken Heart" for Miranda Lambert,"Better Dig Two" for The Band Perry and"Follow Your Arrow"for Kacey Musgraves.[5] In May, 2014 Slate Creek announced the signing of Pistol Annies member, Angaleena Presley to the label.[6] Her debut album is set to drop in October of 2014. One month later, Canadian group, The Bros. Landreth announced that their debut album would be released on Slate Creek on January 27th, 2015. [7]

Artists on Slate Creek

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Result
2014 CMA Awards Best New Artist: Brandy Clark Nominated
2015 Grammy Awards New Artist of the Year: Brandy Clark Nominated
Best Country Album: 12 Stories Nominated
Juno Awards Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: The Bros. Landreth- Let it Lie Won

Previous Slate Creek Records Artists

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Slate Creek Records Names Fundis as President/Creative Director : MusicRow – Nashville's Music Industry Publication – News, Songs From Music City". Musicrow.com. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Peter Cooper on Music: Neal McCoy pays tribute to mentor Charley Pride | Music | The Tennessean". Blogs.tennessean.com. 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  3. ↑ CMT Press Release Retrieved on 2013-07-22, first published January 14, 2013
  4. ↑ Shore Fire Media Press Release Retrieved on 2013-10-23, first published August 26, 2013
  5. ↑ Powers, Ann (2013-12-16). "Ann Powers' Top 10 Albums And Songs Of 2013 : Best Music Of 2013". NPR. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  6. ↑ Leahey, Andrew (2014-05-31). "Pistol Annies' Angaleena Presley Goes Solo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  7. ↑ https://plus.google.com/110686239645171179005. "The Bros. Landreth Newest Slate Creek Signing | Shore Fire Media". Shorefire.com. Retrieved 2014-08-09.