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Rick Monroe | |
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| Born | Clearwater, Florida |
| Genres | Country music |
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| Website | www |
Rick Monroe is an American country singer based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Rick Monroe was born in Clearwater, Florida. He grew up in California, Connecticut, Kansas, North Carolina, and England. [1] He started playing the drums at age nine and has since, stuck to singing. [2]
Monroe started working in the coffeehouse circuits, but then formed his own band and developed a tour schedule of over 100 dates a year. [3] In 1996, Monroe established his own record label, Divorce Records, under which he would later release all his four albums. [3] In 1999, when he was based in Los Angeles, Monroe recorded his album Shame at CAM studios in Bulverde, Texas. [4]
Calling him a "musician's musician", Billboard commented that his "warm, supple" voice brought "an edgy energy" to his 2005 cover of the song "Midnight Rider." [5] In 2007, Monroe moved to Nashville. [2] His "Crazy Not To" single, released in the summer of 2012, reached top-40 radio and chart status. [6]
It’s A Love Thing, his EP from 2014, included the song "Fires Out", which debuted at #52 of Billboard's Country Indicator, [7] and was a Top 40 Music Row hit, [8] and "Great Minds Drink Alike," which debuted at #58 and has remained his most popular song on YouTube with a video featuring fan footage. [2] [9] [10]
In 2017, Monroe toured the country promoting his new work. [1] He released his six-track EP Gypsy Soul on May 12, 2017. [11] The first single was "This Side of You", which made the Music Row Country Breakout Chart. [12] [13] Monroe was one of the few independent artists given a spot on a sanctioned CMA stage during the 2017 CMA Music Festival. [14]
Monroe has performed in 17 countries, and every U.S. state except for Oregon. [15] He played with artists such as Lee Brice, Aaron Lewis, Eric Church, Charlie Daniels, Dwight Yoakam, Montgomery Gentry, Patty Loveless, Trick Pony, Emerson Drive, Pat Green, Randy Houser, and Josh Thompson. [14] [15] In 2016 alone, he traveled over 100,000 miles and played over 120 shows. [16] He was the Brand Ambassador at seven consecutive Jägermeister Country Tours. [8]
Monroe writes most of his own songs. [2] He has been described as playing "fast and loose country music about cars and beers, tinged with a big rock 'n' roll sound" [17] and singing with a "memorable blues-infused vocal." [18]
He is active in humanitarian causes such as Safe Haven Family Shelter, the Frank Foundation, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and the Children's Miracle Network. [2]
Rick Monroe released five studio albums, one live album, two EPs, and several singles. He has also composed for other singers. [19] [20]
| Year | Title | Label |
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| 1997 | Legend's Diner | Divorce Records |
| 1999 | Shame | |
| 2005 | Against the Grain | |
| 2012 | Crazy Not To |
| Year | Title | Album/EP |
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| 1997 | Day by Day | Legend's Diner |
| "Rainy Day" | ||
| 2005 | "Midnight Rider" | Against the Grain |
| 2008 | "Honky Tonk Road Trip (Radio Edit)" | Get Loud Get Lit |
| 2010 | "Get Ur Country On" | |
| 2012 | "Part One" | Crazy Not To |
| 2013 | "Just the Same" | |
| 2014 | "Fires Out" | It's a Love Thing |
| "Small Town" | ||
| 2016 | "Here's To Us" | |
| 2017 | "This Side of You" | Gypsy Soul |
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Life Goes On in L.A. | Divorce Records |
| 2014 | It's a Love Thing | MRG Records |
| 2017 | Gypsy Soul | MRG Records |
| Year | Song | Artist |
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| 2002 | Stars of Texas | Winsor Harmon |
| 2012 | Here We Go Again | Emily Randolph |
| 2013 | A Moment Like This | Gary Ray |
| 2016 | New Country Rock Box | Petruta Kupper |
| Year | Video |
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| 2005 | Midnight Rider |
| 2014 | Just The Same |
| Fires Out |
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