Margo Price

Margo Price
Birth name Margo Rae Price[1]
Born (1983-04-15) April 15, 1983[2][3]
Buffalo Prairie, Illinois[4]
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres Country, Americana, Bluegrass
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Singing, acoustic guitar, piano, drums
Labels Third Man Records
Associated acts The Pricetags, Buffalo Clover
Website www.margoprice.com

Margo Rae Price[1][5] (born April 15,[3] 1983)[2] is an American singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Fader has called her "country's next star."[6] Her debut solo album Midwest Farmer's Daughter was released on Third Man Records on March 25th, 2016.[7][8] The album was recorded on RADAR at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, and was engineered by Matt Ross-Spang. The album was recorded in three days.[9]

Career

Price grew up in a small town in Aledo, Illinois,[5] where she played piano and sang in church choir before studying dance and theater in college.[10] She dropped out of school in 2003, at age 20, and moved to Nashville, TN.[11]

In Nashville, Price worked a number of jobs including waiting tables, installing and removing residential siding, and teaching children dance at a YMCA.[11] During this time she started the group Buffalo Clover with her husband, guitarist Jeremy Ivey and later formed Margo and the Pricetags which she says was "supposed to be a supergroup."[10] Sturgill Simpson and Kenny Vaughan, longtime guitarist in Marty Stuart's band, have both been in the lineup at various times.[10]

Price has been described by Rolling Stone Country as "a fixture of the East Nashville music community,"[7] and appeared on that publication's list of Country Artists You Need to Know in 2014.[12] Fellow Nashville musician Aaron Lee Tasjan calls her "a singular and vital part of this scene, as a thing unto herself."[11]

On April 9, 2016, Price was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.[13]

Influences

Price cites Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton as major influences.[10] Her voice has also been compared to those of Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette.[14] Price's great-uncle, Bobby Fischer, was a songwriter for George Jones, Conway Twitty, Charley Pride and Reba McEntire.[11] Nashville Scene noted that she often writes about "life's cruel twists and unjust turns" and that "her matter-of-factness conveys an enduring humility."[11]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Title
US Country
[15]		 US
[16]		 US
Indie
[17]
Midwest Farmer's Daughter 10 189 11

Music videos

Year Video Director
2016 "Hurtin' (On the Bottle)"[19] Will Holland & Ryan Kendrick

With Buffalo Clover

References

  1. 1 2 Russin-McFarland, Nicole (October 1, 2014). "Margo Rae Price goes back to her roots". The Comeback. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Margo Price (@MissMargoPrice) (April 14, 2013). "30 goin on 16". Twitter. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Margo Price (@MissMargoPrice) (April 14, 2011). "Secret WEEN show on my birthday!!!! Shhhhhhhhh.... $12". Twitter. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ Doyle, Patrick Rising Country Star Margo Price on Why She Feels 'Like One of the Men' Rolling Stone. March 17, 2016
  5. 1 2 Intelius. "Margo Price in Aledo, IL". Intelius. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ Cooper, Duncan. "Country’s Next Star, Margo Price, Debuts “Hurtin’ on the Bottle”". The Fader. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  7. 1 2 Hudak, Joseph. "Margo Price to Release Debut Album on Jack White's Third Man Records". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Williams, Matt TOUGHER THAN THE REST: COUNTRY SINGER MARGO PRICE ISN’T THE WORLD’S GREATEST LOSER ANYMORE Vice. March 25, 2016
  9. ↑ Cooper, Duncan (March 25, 2016). "Meet Margo Price, Your New Favorite Nashville Badass". The Fader. The Fader. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Thompson, Lindsey. "Margo Price – All American Made". No Country for New Nashville. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Anderson, Skip. "Neo-country badass Margo Price's dogged resiliency leads her back to Jack White". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  12. ↑ Moss, Marissa R. "10 New Artists You Need to Know: Fall 2014". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  13. ↑ Hancock, Amanda. "Aledo native Margo Price is musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  14. ↑ Hudak, Joseph. "Rising Artist Margo Price Recalls Classic Country in New Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Margo Price Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Margo Price Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Margo Price Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  18. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (April 2, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: April 4, 2016". Roughstock.
  19. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Margo Price: Hurtin' (On the Bottle)". Country Music Television. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

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