Morgan Daniel Pitney (born March 24, 1993, in

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) is an American

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singer. In May 2014, he signed to

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. He has released two studio albums: ''Behind This Guitar'' (2016), and ''Ain't Lookin' Back'' (2020)

Musical career

Mo Pitney was born in

Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, Winnebago and Ogle County, Illinois, Ogle counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located in far northern Illinois on the banks of the Rock River (Mississippi River tributary), Rock River, Rockfor ...

. He began playing drums at 6 and guitar at 12. He played in a bluegrass band with his brother and a friend. Pitney moved to

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, where he signed to

and began working with record producer Tony Brown. Pitney released his single "Country", in December 2014. He co-wrote the song with

Bill Anderson James William Anderson III (born November 1, 1937) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and television host. His soft-spoken singing voice earned him the nickname "Whispering Bill" from music critics and writers. As a songwriter, hi ...

and Bobby Tomberlin. Billy Dukes of

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reviewed the single positively, saying that "Mo isn’t making a statement, and he’s not the sign of some traditional country revolution in 2015. But he’s a reminder of how good a simple country song sung by a man who believes in God and

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can feel." Johnny Nevin of

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also reviewed Pitney's music favorably, saying that "Mo Pitney knows a couple of really important things about being Country, real Country. One of them is that he knows who he is, and that's always going to be important, because it's the only way anyone can keep becoming the person they really want to be. Just as important though, it seems like Mo Pitney never forgets about everybody else, and how important they are too." It was the third most added country song its first week at radio. The song entered Top 40 on

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on the chart dated for the week ending June 20, 2015, its nineteenth week on that chart. His second single, " Boy & a Girl Thing", released to country radio on August 31, 2015. It reached #50 on

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in October 2016. His debut album is ''Behind This Guitar''. The album's third single, "Everywhere", went for adds at country radio on February 13, 2017. Pitney's debut album, ''Behind This Guitar'', was released on October 7, 2016, and featured collaborations with

Morgane Stapleton Morgane Stapleton (pronounced "Morgan"; née Hayes; born January 25, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and the wife of Chris Stapleton. She performs background, harmony, and duet vocals in her husband's band, was instrumental in the creati ...

and

Mac McAnally Lyman Corbitt McAnally Jr. (; born July 15, 1957), known professionally as Mac McAnally, is an American singer-songwriter, session musician, and record producer. In his career, he has recorded ten studio albums and eight singles. Two of his sing ...

. It charted at No. 10 on ''Billboards

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in its first week.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

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