Gord Bamford
The Australian-born, Alberta-raised Gord Bamford has been making country music a priority for the past 15 years. Since 2001, he has been releasing albums that have established him as a serious entertainer in the Canadian country music scene. His second full length album "Life Is Good" was released in 2004 to rave reviews and generated six Top 20 radio hits for Bamford, including songs such as "Life Is Good', "Heroes", "All About Her", and "I Would For You". Gord's third full length album titled "Honkytonks and Heartaches", was released in September, 2007 and included 4 singles that topped the Canadian Charts. This album solidified his place as a bonified hitmaker in the Canadian country music industry. In December, 2009, Larry DeLaney (Publisher of Country Music News) named "Honkytonks and Heartaches" Canadian Country Album of the Decade.
Gord has been acknowledged in the industry for his success as a country music entertainer, and also as a hit songwriter. Gord has received several CCMA awards, including six in 2010: Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year (Day Job), CMT Video of the Year (Day Job), Record Producer of the Year (Day Job, with Byron Hill), Website of the Year (gordbamford.com), and the Humanitarian Award. The Society of Composers Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (Socan) also recognized Bamford for his songwriting talents for his song "Stayed ‘Til Two" in November, 2009. It was one of the top three country music songs that achieved the greatest number of performances on domestic radio in 2008. In 2011, Gord Bamford signed a publishing deal with ole, one of the world's largest independent music publishers. The deal includes notable copyrights such as "Blame it on that Red Dress", "Little Guy", "Drinkin' Buddy", "Put Some Alcohol on It", "My Daughters Father", and "Hank Williams Lonesome", among others.
