Steve Fox (musician) | |
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Birth name | Steve Fox |
Origin | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | Quantum Records(1991) True North Records (1993) Dead Reckoning (1998) Page Records(1999–2001) Royalty Records (2004–present) |
Steve Fox is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter based in Nashville. [1] [2] He is best known for writing Montgomery Gentry's hit song "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm", which went Platinum and Gold in the United States [2] and "Moving to a Small Town". [3] As an independent performing artist in Canada, he has toured with Kenny Rogers, opened for country stars including Dwight Yoakum and Michelle Wright, and headlined at festivals including the Calgary Stampede. [3] [2] He is credited as a songwriter on many albums [3] [2] and has worked with producer and publisher Joe Scaife, as well as Cal IV Entertainment. [4] [5]
In 2001, Fox won the Canadian Country Music Association's Songwriter of the Year Award. [6] He was nominated for CD of the Year for his album Small World [2] and nominated for a Juno Award for Best Male Vocalist for his 1993 album, The Days of My Youth ( True North/Sony). [2]
Fox grew up in a musical family in the Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam, British Columbia. [7] [2] [8] His father John worked in radio broadcasting, while his mother Ella was an oboe player in a chamber orchestra. [8] His three brothers later pursued careers in music and acting. [8] He left Coquitlam after graduating from Centennial Secondary, and traveled through Europe and the Middle East. [2]
Fox moved to Toronto in the mid-1980s to pursue a career in music, performing and writing songs for several folk, R&B, and rockabilly bands, and working as a sound engineer. [7] [2] While fronting a rockabilly band called The Tin Eddies, he got his break with a solo rock LP, Where The Blue Moon Rises. [8] [9] In 1993, he had his first minor hit, The Days of My Youth, on the True North/Sony label, and was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Male Vocalist. [2] In 2001 he released Small World which went platinum and led to the notable singles "Small Town", "Cheap Red Wine" and "Couple On The Cake", a duet with Beverley Mahood, and a video featuring Leslie Nielsen. He released the album Lunch With Chet with the single "Dream On".[ citation needed] He is noted for writing the Montgomery Gentry single "Daddy Won't Sell The Farm", which reached No. 13 on the Billboard music chart and No. 1 on CMT; it won the Canadian Country Music Association SOCAN song of the year award. [7] He wrote "24 X 24", recorded by Gord Bamford. [6]
Fox produced records for other artists, and released his own single, "If My Life Was a Movie" in January 2007.[ citation needed]
Title | Details |
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Steve Fox |
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Small World |
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Lunch with Chet |
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Harbour Town |
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Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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CAN Country | |||
1999 | "Why" | 39 | Steve Fox |
"Down in the Mojave" | 48 | ||
"I Just Don't Know Anymore" | 23 | ||
2000 | "Somebody Loves Me" | * | |
2001 | "Couple on the Cake" (with Beverley Mahood) |
* | Small World |
"Movin' to a Small Town" | * | ||
2002 | "Cheap Red Wine" | * | |
"You'll Find Love" | * | ||
2003 | "Everything" | * | |
"Land of the Loved" | * | ||
2004 | "Please" | * | Lunch with Chet |
"The Road of Life" | * | ||
2005 | "Dream On" | * | |
2006 | "Rewind" | * | |
"Little Footprints" | * | ||
2007 | "If My Life Was a Movie" | * | Harbour Town |
2008 | "5 Minutes" | * | |
2009 | "Don't Grow Today" | * | |
* denotes unknown peak positions |
Year | Video | Director |
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1999 | "I Just Don't Know Anymore" | |
2001 | "Couple on the Cake" (with Beverley Mahood) |
Terrance Odette |
"Movin' to a Small Town" | ||
2002 | "Cheap Red Wine" | |
2003 | "Everything" | |
2005 | "Dream On" | |
2006 | "Rewind" | Antonio Hrynchuk |
"Little Footprints" |
Steve Fox (musician) | |
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Birth name | Steve Fox |
Origin | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | Quantum Records(1991) True North Records (1993) Dead Reckoning (1998) Page Records(1999–2001) Royalty Records (2004–present) |
Steve Fox is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter based in Nashville. [1] [2] He is best known for writing Montgomery Gentry's hit song "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm", which went Platinum and Gold in the United States [2] and "Moving to a Small Town". [3] As an independent performing artist in Canada, he has toured with Kenny Rogers, opened for country stars including Dwight Yoakum and Michelle Wright, and headlined at festivals including the Calgary Stampede. [3] [2] He is credited as a songwriter on many albums [3] [2] and has worked with producer and publisher Joe Scaife, as well as Cal IV Entertainment. [4] [5]
In 2001, Fox won the Canadian Country Music Association's Songwriter of the Year Award. [6] He was nominated for CD of the Year for his album Small World [2] and nominated for a Juno Award for Best Male Vocalist for his 1993 album, The Days of My Youth ( True North/Sony). [2]
Fox grew up in a musical family in the Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam, British Columbia. [7] [2] [8] His father John worked in radio broadcasting, while his mother Ella was an oboe player in a chamber orchestra. [8] His three brothers later pursued careers in music and acting. [8] He left Coquitlam after graduating from Centennial Secondary, and traveled through Europe and the Middle East. [2]
Fox moved to Toronto in the mid-1980s to pursue a career in music, performing and writing songs for several folk, R&B, and rockabilly bands, and working as a sound engineer. [7] [2] While fronting a rockabilly band called The Tin Eddies, he got his break with a solo rock LP, Where The Blue Moon Rises. [8] [9] In 1993, he had his first minor hit, The Days of My Youth, on the True North/Sony label, and was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Male Vocalist. [2] In 2001 he released Small World which went platinum and led to the notable singles "Small Town", "Cheap Red Wine" and "Couple On The Cake", a duet with Beverley Mahood, and a video featuring Leslie Nielsen. He released the album Lunch With Chet with the single "Dream On".[ citation needed] He is noted for writing the Montgomery Gentry single "Daddy Won't Sell The Farm", which reached No. 13 on the Billboard music chart and No. 1 on CMT; it won the Canadian Country Music Association SOCAN song of the year award. [7] He wrote "24 X 24", recorded by Gord Bamford. [6]
Fox produced records for other artists, and released his own single, "If My Life Was a Movie" in January 2007.[ citation needed]
Title | Details |
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Steve Fox |
|
Small World |
|
Lunch with Chet |
|
Harbour Town |
|
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
---|---|---|---|
CAN Country | |||
1999 | "Why" | 39 | Steve Fox |
"Down in the Mojave" | 48 | ||
"I Just Don't Know Anymore" | 23 | ||
2000 | "Somebody Loves Me" | * | |
2001 | "Couple on the Cake" (with Beverley Mahood) |
* | Small World |
"Movin' to a Small Town" | * | ||
2002 | "Cheap Red Wine" | * | |
"You'll Find Love" | * | ||
2003 | "Everything" | * | |
"Land of the Loved" | * | ||
2004 | "Please" | * | Lunch with Chet |
"The Road of Life" | * | ||
2005 | "Dream On" | * | |
2006 | "Rewind" | * | |
"Little Footprints" | * | ||
2007 | "If My Life Was a Movie" | * | Harbour Town |
2008 | "5 Minutes" | * | |
2009 | "Don't Grow Today" | * | |
* denotes unknown peak positions |
Year | Video | Director |
---|---|---|
1999 | "I Just Don't Know Anymore" | |
2001 | "Couple on the Cake" (with Beverley Mahood) |
Terrance Odette |
"Movin' to a Small Town" | ||
2002 | "Cheap Red Wine" | |
2003 | "Everything" | |
2005 | "Dream On" | |
2006 | "Rewind" | Antonio Hrynchuk |
"Little Footprints" |