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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