Rick Monroe
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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, who lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Life and careers
[edit]Rick Monroe was born in Clearwater, Florida, but grew up in California, Connecticut, Kansas, North Carolina, and England.[1] He started playing the drums at the age of nine but eventually became a singer-songwriter.[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 five albums.[3] In 1999, while living 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, Monroe's 2014 EP, included the songs, "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.[2][9][10]
In 2017, Monroe toured the country promoting his new release, the six track EP, Gypsy Soul.[1][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 has 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, Monroe 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 sings with a "memorable blues-infused vocal."[18]
Personal life
[edit]Monroe 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]
Discography
[edit]Rick Monroe released five studio albums, one live album, three EPs, and several singles. He has also composed for other singers.[19][20]
Albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Label |
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| 1997 | Legend's Diner | Divorce Records |
| 1999 | Shame | |
| 2005 | Against the Grain | |
| 2012 | Crazy Not To | |
| 2018 | Smoke Out the Window |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Album/EP |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Extended plays
[edit]| Year | Title | Label |
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| 1997 | Life Goes On in L.A. | Divorce Records |
| 2014 | It's a Love Thing | MRG Records |
| 2017 | Gypsy Soul | MRG Records |
Composer
[edit]| 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 |
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Video |
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| 2005 | Midnight Rider |
| 2014 | Just The Same |
| Fires Out |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Country artist Rick Monroe visits Grand Strand". WBTW. May 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "S&E is listening to Rick Monroe". Sports & Entertainment Nashville. September 10, 2015.
- ^ a b "Rick Monroe: Biography". AllMusic.
- ^ "Texas: San Antonio". Billboard. March 20, 1999. p. 40.
- ^ "Singles". Billboard. June 4, 2005. p. 53.
- ^ "Rick Monroe To Support & Emcee The 2013 Jägermeister Country Tour With Headliner Aaron Lewis". Music Match. April 23, 2013.
- ^ "Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. March 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "Rick Monroe: 'I'm just trying to have a good time'". AXS. August 31, 2015.
- ^ "Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. June 22, 2015.
- ^ "Rick Monroe - "Great Minds Drink Alike"". YouTube. September 14, 2015.
- ^ "First at Four: Country music artist Rick Monroe embraces his 'Gypsy Soul'". WECT. April 15, 2017.
- ^ "Country Breakout Chart" (PDF). Music Row. June 8, 2017.
- ^ "Hear Rick Monroe's Sultry 'This Side of You' [Exclusive Premiere]". Taste of Country. March 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "Loaded with talent|Nashville-based country music artist, Rick Monroe is taking off as one of the country's most successful independent artists". Life Is Loaded. May 22, 2017. Archived from the original on Feb 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "About Rick Monroe". MRG Recordings.
- ^ "Loaded with talent: Nashville-based country music artist, Rick Monroe is taking off as one of the country's most successful independent artists". Life Is Loaded. May 22, 2017.
- ^ "'Shawshank Redemption' and more Iowa City entertainment best bets: Jan. 12-18". Iowa City Press Citizen. January 11, 2017.
- ^ "Rick Monroe's 'Gypsy Soul' Streets May 12". Grateful Web.
- ^ "Rick Monroe: Discography". AllMusic.
- ^ "Rick Monroe". iTunes.