Steve Fox is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter based in Nashville.[1][2] He is best known for writing "Moving to a Small Town"[3] and Montgomery Gentry's hit song "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm", which went Platinum and Gold in the United States.[2] 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] He has worked with producer and publisher Joe Scaife, as well as Cal IV Entertainment.[4][5]
| Steve Fox (musician) | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Steve Fox |
| Origin | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | 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) |
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]
Early life and education
editFox 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]
Career
editFox 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]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| 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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Singles
edit| 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 | |||
Music videos
edit| 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" |
References
edit- ^ Leblanc, Larry (April 13, 2002). "Canadian songwriters score internationally". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Devitt, Ron (October 19, 2002). "Coquitlam's Steve Fox making a name in Nashville". Coquitlam Now. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b c Bainas, Lexi (October 20, 2002). "The Songwriters: Three talents present their music and the stories behind their music". Cowichan Valley Citizen. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "'Songwriters' to perform at the Tidemark". Courier-Islander. October 2, 2002. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Stark, Phyllis (August 18, 2001). "Nashville scene". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b North, Peter (January 24, 2001). "With a little help from his friends ...: Gord Bamford releases new album Thursday night". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b c Currie, Harry (February 23, 2001). "Writing his ticket; Steve Fox's songs have made it big, now it's his turn". The Record. Kitchener, Ontario. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b c d Srivener, Leslie (January 7, 1990). "Just when you think you've got the Fox boys sorted out, they pop up in another guise. They're foxy that way - but always entertaining Crazy like a fox". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Erskine, Evelyn (April 27, 1990). "Vega still special in mystical way". The Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via ProQuest.