Mo Pitney

Mo Pitney
Birth name Morgan Daniel Pitney
Born (1993-03-24) March 24, 1993
Cherry Valley, Illinois
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 2014–present
Labels Curb
Website www.mopitney.com

Morgan Daniel "Mo" Pitney[1] (born March 24, 1993 in Cherry Valley, Illinois[2]) is an American country music singer. In May 2014, he signed to Curb Records.[3]

Musical career

Mo Pitney was born in Cherry Valley, Illinois. He began playing drums at age six and guitar at age twelve. He later played in a bluegrass band with his brother and a friend. Pitney later moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he signed to Curb Records and began working with record producer Tony Brown.[4]

Pitney released his single "Country", in December 2014. He co-wrote the song with Bill Anderson and Bobby Tomberlin. Billy Dukes of Taste of Country reviewed the single positively, saying that "Mo isn’t making a statement, and he’s not the sign of some traditional country revolution in 2015. But he’s a reminder of how good a simple country song sung by a man who believes in God and George Strait can feel."[5] Johnny Nevin of Huffington Post also reviewed Pitney's music favorably, saying that "Mo Pitney knows a couple of really important things about being Country, real Country. One of them is that he knows who he is, and that's always going to be important, because it's the only way anyone can keep becoming the person they really want to be. Just as important though, it seems like Mo Pitney never forgets about everybody else, and how important they are too."[6] It was the third most added country song its first week at radio.[7] The song entered Top 40 on Country Airplay on the chart dated for the week ending June 20, 2015, its nineteenth week on that chart.[8] His second single, "Boy & a Girl Thing" released to country radio on August 31, 2015.

Discography

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Album
US Country US Country Airplay
2014 "Country" 40 35 TBD
2015 "Boy & a Girl Thing" 50 47

Music videos

Year Video Director
2015 "Country"[9] Wes Edwards
"Boy & a Girl Thing"[10]

References

  1. ↑ Pitney, Morgan Daniel. "Songwriter/Composer: PITNEY MORGAN DANIEL". Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Mo Pitney | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ Stephenson, Troy (May 7, 2014). "Curb Records Adds Mo Pitney to Roster". MusicRow. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.curb.com/artists/mo-pitney
  5. ↑ Dukes, Billy (December 16, 2014). "Mo Pitney, ‘Country’ – ToC Critic’s Pick [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Real Music, Real Country, And What's Important to Mo Pitney". Huffington Post. January 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (June 1, 2015). "Mo Pitney – “Country”". Roughstock. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/files/pdfs/0608_country_update.pdf
  9. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Mo Pitney : Country". Country Music Television. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Mo Pitney : Boy & a Girl Thing". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

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