Meet Mo Pitney, A Great New Artist Who Isn’t Ashamed To Keep It Real Country

A lot of people are wondering if real country music has gone away for good.

Well, I have great news...the answer is a resounding 'NO'!

Here at KXRB and KXRB.com we pride ourselves on keeping it 'real' country music by playing the greatest country music ever recorded by the legendary artist's.  If you're looking for Haggard, Jones, Waylon, Willie, Dolly, Loretta and Tammy, we play 'em all (and loud!).

And there is new 'real country' song's and artist's, people like Teea Goans, Mary Sarah, Monte Good, James Carothers and many more.  Now, while these great artist's might be, uh, 'too country' (I've never understood that phrase) for some, it is fantastic for those of us who like our country...well, country!

Which brings me to an artist you may not be familiar with.  But you will be.

Mo Pitney.

But before you learn about Mo, listen to him in this video from the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, a great song by a great new artist.

OK, yep, he's a good 'un...but who is he?

Well, the following comes from his website, mopitney.com:

Born and raised in Cherry Valley Illinois, Mo Pitney, is truly a small town country boy. He began his career in music at the age of 12 when he picked up his dad’s guitar and asked him to teach him a few chords, his dad obliged, never dreaming just how far he would take it from there. After mastering the guitar, he went on to teach himself to play the banjo, bass and drums. His music has been highly influenced by bluegrass artists such as Tony Rice and J.D. Crowe. Mo spent countless hours listening to old vinyl records and cassette tapes over and over until he got every lick exactly right. 

To hear him sing, you would never imagine you were listening to someone just 20 years of age. Vocally inspired by artists such as Keith Whitley, Johnny Cash, Randy Travis, Buck Owens and Daryle Singletary, Mo has a deep baritone sound all to himself, matured well beyond his years. In the words of John Rich, after hearing him sing for the first time in the studio, “Boy, with a voice like that, you shouldn’t be doing anything but makin’ records”. At a Writers in the Round charity event with Darryl Worely and Wynn Varble, Mo sang one of his original songs ”Hang Out With Me”. Worley, so impressed by Mo’s voice and sound, asked him to open for his annual Tennessee River Run, which was scheduled for the very next day.

Currently, Mo is working on a new album with Curb Records, working on making it a perfect blend of traditional and mainstream country sound. Mo enjoys writing songs that reflect what he’s all about: Young love, faith, family, friends and his love for the outdoors. Deeply rooted in the classic true country style that he cut his musical teeth on, Mo has the ability to deliver each song with a fresh, young, modern twist…in his own way, making the old new again. 

When he is performing or writing music, Mo spends his free time training his bird dogs, fishing, or hunting anything that’s in season. He skins his own bucks and runs his trotlines. Mo Pitney is the real deal…a country boy that could quite possibly change country music in a very big way.

So, that's Mo Pitney, an artist and a name you'll hear a lot more from.  In closing, check out Mo singing one of my all-time favorite Merle Haggard classic's.  Now you may know, for me, if you're singin' the Hag, it better be good!

It is.