Chris Buck Band Explained

Chris Buck Band
Origin:British Columbia, Canada
Genre:Country
Current Members:Chris Buck
Past Members:
  • Phillip Puxley
  • Michael Vanderlans
  • Paul Kinman
  • Taylor Allum
  • Ryan Stead
  • Matt Genereux

Chris Buck Band is a Canadian country music group from British Columbia, Canada composed of Chris Buck, and various band members.[1] Buck formed the band when he lost his best friend to cancer at age 13.[2] Their first single, "Caribbean Dream", was released in 2013.[3] It was included on their debut album, Buck Wild, released in June 2014. Chris Buck Band won the 2014 British Columbia Country Music Association Award for Country Club Act of the Year.[4] At the 2015 BCCMA Awards, they won Country Club Act of the Year and Group/Duo of the Year.[5]

Their second single, "Leave Your Light On", was released in 2015. It peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Canada Country chart. They signed to Bailey Way Entertainment for the release of their next single, "Giddy Up". It debuted on the Canada Country chart in February 2016. In 2017 Chris Buck Band signed with Royalty Records and released their third single "That's When You Know" (Featuring Kira Isabella), which climbed the charts to number 19. In 2022, this song earned them a certified Canadian Gold Record. Chris Buck has been writing his own music since his first album, which earned him the Songwriter of the Year Award at the 2019 BCCMA Awards. In 2021 he signed a publishing deal in Nashville, Tennessee with Anthem Entertainment which took his creativity to new heights. Chris Buck Band signed with Sakamoto Music in 2021 and started writing and recoding his next studio album "Answers" with producer Jeremy Stover and RED Creative Group. In 2022, Chris Buck released four singles from "Answers"; "Can't Beat The View", "Thank God for Good Friends", "She Gone" and "Wild and Free". The album won 2023 BCCMA Country Music “Album of the Year”.

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" style="width:16em;"
Details
Buck Wild
  • Released: June 23, 2014
  • Label: self-released
Chris Buck Band
  • Released: April 21, 2017
  • Label: Royalty
All In
  • Released: February 8, 2019
  • Label: Royalty
Answers
  • Released: March 31, 2023
  • Label: Sakamoto Music[6]

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN
Country
[7]
"Caribbean Dream"2013Buck Wild
"Leave Your Light On"201544Chris Buck Band
"Giddy Up"38
"Sun Sets Down"201634
"That's When You Know"
201719
"Good Old Days"201933All In
"Can't Beat the View"2022Answers
"Thank God for Good Friends"
"She Gone"2023
"Wild and Free"
"Cowboy Boots"
202455
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Title! scope="col"
YearDirector(s)
"Caribbean Dream"2014Dave McDonald and Jon Thomas
"Giddy Up"2016Dermot King and Jon Thomas
"That's When You Know"
2017David McDonald
"RDNKN"2018
"Can't Beat the View"2022Stephano Barberis
"Thank God for Good Friends"Dave Benedict
"She Gone"2023Chrystal Leigh

Notes and References

  1. News: Thompson. Eric. Chris Buck Band makes its Pemberton debut. February 19, 2016. Whistler Question. September 21, 2015.
  2. Web site: Chris Buck Band Biography. CMT. February 19, 2016.
  3. Web site: Summerland Festival of Lights presents: Chris Buck Band. Summerland Festival of Lights. February 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160206222841/http://summerlandlightup.com/events/main-stage/chris-buck-band/. February 6, 2016. dead.
  4. News: Landreville. Troy. Langley country artists scoop up awards. February 19, 2016. Langley Advance. October 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202109/http://www.langleyadvance.com/entertainment/300174631.html. March 3, 2016. dead.
  5. News: Marchand. Francois. Dallas Smith ropes in the wins at 2015 B.C. Country Music Awards. February 19, 2016. The Vancouver Sun. October 27, 2015.
  6. Web site: 16 February 2022 . Announcing Sakamoto Music, a new record label division of Sakamoto Agency, with first signing Chris Buck . sakamotoagency.com . Sakamoto Agency . 1 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Chris Buck Band  - Chart History (Canada Country). Billboard. February 19, 2016.
  8. Web site: 2024 CCMA AWARDS NOMINEES. Canadian Country Music Association. July 25, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240719164229/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://ccma.org/2024-ccma-award-nominees/. July 19, 2024.