The first single, 'Blame It On That Red Dress,' was Gord's first top 10 hit on the Canadian country singles chart and the music video, directed by award-winning director Stephano Barberis, reached No. 1 on CMT Canada's Chevy Top 20 for one week. 2007–2009: Honkytonks and Heartaches īamford's third album, Honkytonks and Heartaches, co-produced by Nashville producer Byron Hill, was released on September 25, 2007. On June 4, 2007, Bamford was one of only two Canadian artists invited to perform at the Global Artist Party at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. In both 20, he was nominated at the Canadian Country Music Awards for Independent Male Vocalist of the Year, Independent Song of the Year, and the Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award. Over the next few years, Bamford opened shows for Tim McGraw, Kenny Rogers, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Don Williams and Terri Clark. Six singles were released from the album, including the top 20 singles 'Heroes,' 'My Heart's a Genius,' 'All About Her,' 'Life Is Good' and 'I Would for You.' A music video was shot for 'All About Her,' and reached No. 8 on CMT Canada's Chevy Top 20. Bamford wrote or co-wrote 10 of the 11 songs on the project. The album, Life Is Good, was released on October 19, 2004.

In 2003, Bamford began spending time in Nashville, Tennessee writing with Steve Fox, Tim Taylor, and Byron Hill who went on to co-produce his second album. Five songs were released from the project – 'God's Green Earth,' '24 x 24,' 'Where a Cowboy Likes to Roam,' 'Man of the House' and 'Classic Country Song.' The album didn't do as well as Bamford had expected and he left the business discouraged. The album was produced by Bart McKay at Sound Edge Productions in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In January 2001, Bamford released his debut album, God's Green Earth, on his own GWB Records. The song received a positive response from Canadian country radio the following year.Ģ000–2002: God's Green Earth and hiatus In 1995, Bamford entered and won the Nornet Radio Network's 'Search for the Stars.' With Rob Bartlett from Sundae Sound producing, Bamford went to Calgary to record his debut single, 'Forever Starts Today,' written by Dean McTaggart. A singer who toured with an Australian country band, Bamford's mother encouraged him to pursue a career in music. When Bamford was five years old, he moved with his mother, Marilyn, from Australia to Lacombe, Alberta, Canada after his parents' divorce. 1.8 2018–present: Neon Smoke and Diamonds in a Whiskey Glassīamford was born in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia.1.3 2003–2006: Life Is Good and nominations.

The house of gord