- Joe Purdy【 14 albums 140 lyrics 】
- Joe Purdy is an American folk singer-songwriter who has recorded and released fourteen albums over sixteen years.
The band
Joe Purdy's band members have included: Chris Seefried, Brian Wright, Willy C. Golden, Al Sgro, and Deacon.
Career
Purdy's albums 'Paris in the Morning' and 'You Can Tell Georgia' have sold a combined 80,000 single downloads online worldwide.[citation needed] His catalog of music has sold over 800,000 single downloads worldwide. A regular at The Hotel Café in Los Angeles, Purdy traveled to the UK with Tom McRae in 2006 as part of McRae's Hotel Cafe Tour.
Purdy’s appearance at the Wireless Festival in Leeds led to a special request from The Who member Pete Townshend and his girlfriend Rachel Fuller to play with them at their acoustic In the Attic Series shows.
Purdy also began to affiliate with The Giving Tree Band starting in 2012, performing live shows in conjunction on a tour across America.
Recordings
Purdy's released albums are Joe Purdy, Sessions from Motor Ave., Stompingrounds, Julie Blue, Only Four Seasons, You Can Tell Georgia, Paris In The Morning, Canyon Joe, Take My Blanket and Go, Last Clock On the Wall, 4th of July, This American, Eagle Rock Fire and Who Will Be Next? The first two were not initially released for public sale, but have been since.
You Can Tell Georgia was recorded outside London immediately following a European tour with Tom McRae. Paris in the Morning was recorded during a short visit to Paris a few months later. In July 2009, Purdy began touring with Steve Earle.
Television
His song “Wash Away (Reprise)', from the Julie Blue album, was chosen by J.J. Abrams for the third episode of ABC’s hit TV show Lost in its first season.
Shortly after, the song 'Suitcase' was featured in the seventh episode of Grey’s Anatomy and “I Love the Rain” (also off Julie Blue) was featured in the eighth episode of ABC’s TV show which led to “The City” (from Only Four Seasons) being included on the Grey’s Anatomy Season One soundtrack which sold over 150,000 units.[citation needed] Additionally, Purdy landed three more songs in Grey’s episodes, “Suitcase” (from Only Four Seasons), “Can’t Get It Right Today” (from You Can Tell Georgia) and most recently “San Jose” (from Take My Blanket And Go).
His song 'Rainy Day Lament' (And 'Good Days' from Season 7, Episode 1), from Stompingrounds, was featured on House M.D.
The song 'Mary May & Bobby' was playing at the Purity Ball during Tessa and Ryan's bathroom scene in episode 22 of ABC's (TV series) Suburgatory's second season.
Movies
Purdy's song 'Mary' (off the album Julie Blue) was featured in the film The Secret Life of Bees. He has also had a song in the movie starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long, 'Going the Distance', the song entitled, Miss Me. Several of Purdy's songs are featured in the 2013 film Straight A's. Also, Purdy's song 'Outlaws' was featured in the movie A Case of You.
Commercials
Purdy's 'Can't Get It Right Today' has been featured on commercial advertisements for the Kia Spectra. The song is also used in many baseball games when the visiting team makes a call to the bullpen.
Purdy's “Wash Away (Reprise)' is currently featured in the Dawn Wildlife TV spot. - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
- Album name Release Date Song
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Eagle Rock Fire
2014
1.L.A. Livin (Provided)
2.That Diamond Ring
3.Eagle Rock Fire
4.This American
5.I'm Sorry You're Blue (Provided)6.Wildflowers
7.Good Gal Away
8.Meet Me in N.Y.
9.Ba Girl
10.Waiting for Loretta Too Long -
4th of July
2010
1.Hard Times
2.On the Wind
3.Diamond State
4.Homesick Blues
5.Kerosene6.The Ballplayer (Provided)
7.Troubadour
8.Glory
9.Angelina
10.4th of July -
Last Clock On the Wall
2009
1.Let Me Sing to You
2.Brown Suits and Cadillacs
3.Last Clock On the Wall
4.Been Up So Long
5.Dead End Kids6.Dress Is Too Long
7.Miss Me
8.Death of a Maiden
9.School Teachers Blues
10.Too Young (Provided) -
Take My Blanket and Go
2007
1.San Jose
2.Take My Blanket and Go
3.Sinkin' Low
4.Goldfish
5.Good Days6.White Picket Fence
7.Days of Old
8.Wood Box
9.You Should
10.Brooklyn I'm Calling -
Canyon Joe
2007
1.Santa Rosa In the Snow
2.Outlaws
3.Something to Look For
4.Broken Town Blues
5.John Henry and the Old North Wind6.Isobel and the King
7.Strangers
8.Canyon Joe
9.Only the Songs That We Knew
10.Cowboy Song -
You Can Tell Georgia
2006
1.Blue In the Sky
2.Balcony/Green Eyes
3.Ode to Sad Clown
4.Walking Down5.Shy Town Tonight
6.Only Four Seasons
7.The Pretenders -
Paris In the Morning
2006
1.Paris In the Morning
2.Waiting On Something Good
3.Brand New Set of Wings
4.Make It Up
5.The B. Wright Shuffle (Provided)6.Two Left Feet
7.New York
8.Easier
9.The Sun
10.I've Been to Holland -
Only Four Seasons
2006
1.Cinderella & the 'A' Train
2.Look At You Now
3.Andrea
4.Laughing Man5.Meteor City
6.Suitcase
7.Come Back Down Joe
8.Falling Down -
Julie Blue
2004
1.Wash Away
2.Mary
3.St. Lawrence Spits
4.Riverboat Captain5.Whiskey and Fish
6.Julie Blue
7.Wash Away (Reprise) -
StompinGrounds
2003
1.Stompingrounds
2.Caterina
3.This Morning Blue
4.Woman Go Home5.Some Things Don't Work Out
6.Trouble
7.Just Another Old Love Song
8.Rainy Day Lament -
Sessions from Motor Ave.
2002
1.Faketown
2.It's a Wonder
3.Over It
4.You Don't Like Me Anymore5.California Girl
6.I'm Not What You Need
7.Lady Lonesome
8.Goodnight to the Westside -
Joe Purdy
2001
1.Isn't Love
2.This Town
3.Ah-La Song
4.Lovers Side of Town
5.Mary May & Bobby6.Leave Me Be
7.Put Me In My Place
8.Runaway Children
9.Stranded
10.Movin' On -
This American
1.Highways
2.Ride Off On A Cloud
3.Oregon Trail
4.The Little One
5.Building (Provided)
6.Pioneer
7.Admirals Daughter
8.Strait Jacket9.Dustbowl
10.It's All The Same
11.Louisiana
12.Sunshine (Provided)
13.Lead Me Back To Home
14.If I Had You
15.Down To The Water -
Miscellaneous
1.i Love the Rain the Most
2.Secret
3.Catarina
4.Surgery
5.Why You
6.Worn Out Shoes
7.Why Do I
8.You Can Tell Georgia
9.The City10.Can't Get It Right Today
11.Far Away Blues
12.Abbie's Song
13.Skinny Dippin' Girl
14.He Said, She Said
15.New Year's Eve
16.Resolution #1 (Bonus Track)
17.Woman Go
【Correction of errors in the album information】