Gordie Sampson
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| Gordie Sampson | |
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| Birth name | Gordon Francis Sampson |
| Born | July 30, 1971 Big Pond, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, producer, recording artist |
| Instruments | Guitar, piano, bass, drums, bouzouki, accordion, fiddle |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Maple Music |
| Associated acts | Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Emerson Drive, George Canyon, Martina McBride |
| Website | www.gordiesampson.com |
Gordie Sampson (born July 30, 1971) is a singer-songwriter and producer from Big Pond, Nova Scotia, Canada.
He has written songs for Carrie Underwood ("Jesus, Take the Wheel", "Just A Dream", "Get Out Of This Town"), Martina McBride ("If I Had Your Name", "You're Not Leavin Me"), LeAnn Rimes ("Long Night", "Save Myself"), and George Canyon ("My Name") and produced and sound engineered for Damhnait Doyle, Natalie MacMaster, The Cottars, Bruce Guthro, and Buddy MacMaster.
He worked on Celtic Electric (CBC TV), the Rankin Family's Christmas special and the Cape Breton Summertime Revue.
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[edit] Music career
Sampson attended Riverview Rural High School in the late 1980s. He joined Realworld in the early 1990s with brothers Jamie Foulds and Matthew Foulds. The group released one self-titled CD that featured local radio hits "Angels", "Throwin' It All Away" and "We All Need". He was also a member of the house band on Rita MacNeil's weekly CBC show Rita and Friends. He has produced and co-written Damhnait Doyle's Davnet, and Natalie MacMaster's In My Hands albums.
Sampson has written songs which have been recorded by Faith Hill ("Paris"), Trace Adkins ("Words Get in the Way"), Carolyn Dawn Johnson ("Crybaby"), Aaron Lines ("Seeing Things"), Great Big Sea ("Lucky Me", "Let it Go") and George Canyon ("My Name", "Happy Man").[1][page needed] His song "Jesus, Take the Wheel", co-written with Brett James and Hillary Lindsey, was recorded by former American Idol winner Carrie Underwood and released in 2005. Sampson has commented that the song was inspired by a story told to him by an aunt regarding the death of an acquaintance in a car accident in a Nova Scotia.[2][page needed]
Since "Jesus, Take the Wheel", Sampson has co-written songs with other Nashville performers including LeAnn Rimes ("Long Night", "Save Myself"), and Bon Jovi ("Any Other Day") for that band's 2007 album Lost Highway. He also spent time writing with Keith Urban.[3][page needed] Urban has recorded his song, "You (Or Somebody Like You)" on his European release of the album, "Days Go By."
Sampson has released three CDs as a solo artist. His debut solo album, Stones (1998), was nominated for a Juno Award.[citation needed] He also received an East Coast Music Award for the single "Sorry", and is a former John Lennon Songwriting Contest finalist.[citation needed] His second CD, Sunburn (2004), was largely written in partnership with Troy Verges and Blair Daly. Sampson produced the CD and played the majority of the instruments on Sunburn including guitars, bass, drums and piano. The album was recorded at Lakewind Sound Studios in Point Aconi, Nova Scotia, which he co-owns with Fred Lavery, as well as in studios in Toronto and Nashville. For The Few And Far Between was released in 2008, and was nominated for a 2009 Juno Award and was the recipient of two East Coast Music Awards.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal life
Gordie Sampson is the son of Frank and Flo (Ley) Sampson. His sister, Amy Sampson, is a former member of the Cape Breton band Ashego.
Sampson now resides primarily in Nashville but returns to Cape Breton regularly. Sampson married Helen Musial, and the couple have a daughter.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Stones (1998)
- Sunburn (2004)
- For the Few and Far Between (2008)
- Almost Beautiful (2011)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN AC | |||
| 1999 | "Sorry" | 20 | Stones |
| 2004 | "Sunburn" | * | Sunburn |
| 2005 | "Hangin' by a Wire" | * | |
| "You (Or Somebody Like You)" | * |
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Grammys
- 2006 - Song of the Year, "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (Nomination)
- 2006 - Best Country Song, "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (WON)
- Juno Awards
- 2009 - Songwriter Of The Year, "Davey Jones" (For The Few and Far Between),"When I Said I Would - Duncan Whitney (Nomination)
- 2007 - Songwriter Of The Year, "Jesus Take The Wheel" (WON)
- 2005 - Songwriter Of The Year, "Sunburn", "Paris" and "You (Or Somebody Like You)" (Nomination)
- 2000 - Best Instrumental Album, In My Hands - Natalie MacMaster, (WON)
- 1999 - Best Roots & Traditional Album - Solo, Stones (Nomination)
- CMA
- 2006 Song of the Year for "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (WON)
- Nashville Songwriters Association
- 2006 - International Songwriter Achievement Award "Jesus, Take the Wheel"
- ASCAP Award
- 2007 - Christian Award - Top 25 Song "Jesus Take The Wheel"
- Canadian Country Music Award
- 2006 - Songwriter of the Year, "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (Carrie Underwood) (WON)
- 2006 - Songwriter of the Year, " Crybaby" (Carolyn Dawn Johnson) (Nomination)
- Academy of Country Music Award
- 2006 - Single of the Year - Carrie Underwood - "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (WON)
- 2006 - Song of The Year, "Jesus Take The Wheel" (Carrie Underwood) (Nomination)
- Great American Song Contest
- 2005 Pop/Contemporary, "Paris" (WON)
- 2005 Pop/Contemporary, "Sunburn" (WON)
- CCMA Award
- 2005 - Single of the Year - George Canyon - "My Name"
- 2005 - Song of the Year - George Canyon - "My Name"
- 2000 - Vocal/Instrumental Collaboration
- ECMA Awards
- 2009, 2005, 2004, 2000 - Songwriter of the Year
- 2009, 2005, 2000 - Single of the Year
- 2009 - FACTOR Recording of the Year (Nomination)
- 2009 - Male Solo Recording of the Year (Nomination)
- 2009 - Pop Recording of the Year (Nomination)
- 2005 - Album of the Year (Sunburn)
- 2005 - Male Artist of the Year (Sunburn)
- 2005 - Pop Recording of the Year (Sunburn)
- 2002. 2001 - SOCAN Songwriter of the Year
- 2000 - Video of the Year
- 1999 - New Artist of the Year
- International Songwriting Competition
- 2008 - Folk Category, "Davey Jones" (WON)
- 2005 - Performance Category, "Paris" (WON)
- MIANS Awards
- 2004 - Album of the Year
- 2004, 2000 - Male Artist of the Year
- 2004 - Pop/ Rock Artist of the Year
- 2004 - SOCAN Songwriter of the Year
- 2003 - Producer of the Year
- 2000 - Songwriter of the Year
- 1999 - Producer of the Year
- SOCAN Awards
- 2006 - Most Country Airplay, "My Name"
- 2006 - Outstanding Success Airplay, "Jesus Take The Wheel"
- 2002 - Most Country Airplay
- Canadian Radio Music Awards
- 2000 - Pop Adult Best Solo Artist (Nomination)
- John Lennon Songwriting Contest
- 2000 - Pop Category Finalist
[edit] Singles written by Sampson
These are singles that Sampson wrote for other artists.
- "That Kind of Beautiful" - Emerson Drive
- "When I Said I Would" - Whitney Duncan
- "Jesus, Take the Wheel" - Carrie Underwood
- "Just a Dream" - Carrie Underwood
- "Measure of a Man" – Jack Ingram
- "Get Me Through December" - Natalie MacMaster with Alison Krauss
- "Cry Baby" – Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- "Seeing Things" - Aaron Lines
- "My Name" - George Canyon
- "Followed Her Around" - Jimmy Rankin
- "Maybe You're Right" - The Rankin Family
- "My heart beats for love" - Miley Cyrus
- "Better in the Long Run" - Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton
