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Margo Price
Birth nameMargo Rae Price[1]
Born (1983-04-15) April 15, 1983 (age 41)[2][3]
Buffalo Prairie, Illinois[4]
OriginNashville, Tennessee, United States
GenresCountry, Americana, Bluegrass, Honky Tonk
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Singing, acoustic guitar, piano, drums
LabelsThird Man Records
Websitewww.margoprice.com

Margo Rae Price (born April 15, 1983)[1][2][3][5] 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 25, 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] On 17 May 2016, she made her UK television debut on Later... with Jools Holland.[14] In addition to her appearance on UK television her tracks have appeared on shows on BBC Radio 6Music, notably with Steve Lamacq. http://www.flemingassociatespr.com/margo-prices-debut-album-get-910-steve-lamacqs-roundtable-bbc-6-music/

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.[15] 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 Sales
US Country
[16] 		US
[17] 		US
Indie
[18] 		UK Country
Midwest Farmer's Daughter 10 189 11 1

Music videos

Year Video Director
2016 "Hurtin' (On the Bottle)"[20] Will Holland & Ryan Kendrick

With Buffalo Clover

  • Pick Your Poison (2010)
  • Low Down Time (2011), Palaver Records
  • Test Your Love (2013)

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated Work Result
2016 Americana Music Honors & Awards Emerging Artist of the Year Margo Price Won
2016 Americana Music Honors & Awards Song of the Year "Hands of Time" Nominated
2016 Ameripolitan Music Awards Honky Tonk Female Margo Price Won

References

  1. ^ a b Russin-McFarland, Nicole (October 1, 2014). "Margo Rae Price goes back to her roots". The Comeback. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Margo Price (@MissMargoPrice) (April 14, 2013). "30 goin on 16". Twitter. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d Thompson, Lindsey. "Margo Price – All American Made". No Country for New Nashville. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ "Margo Price on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  15. ^ Hudak, Joseph. "Rising Artist Margo Price Recalls Classic Country in New Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Margo Price Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  17. ^ "Margo Price Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  18. ^ "Margo Price Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  19. ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 6, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: September 6, 2016". Roughstock.
  20. ^ "CMT : Videos : Margo Price: Hurtin' (On the Bottle)". Country Music Television. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
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