Joe Purdy
is an American folk singer-songwriter who has recorded and released ten albums in eight years.
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The band
Joe Purdy's band members have included: Chris Seefried, Brian Wright, Willy C. Golden, , and .
Career
Purdy's albums
Paris in the Morning
and
You Can Tell Georgia
have sold a combined 80,000 single
downloads online worldwide. His catalog of music has sold over 800,000 single downloads worldwide.
[1]
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.
Recordings
Purdy's released albums are
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
,
Joe Purdy
and
Sessions from Motor Ave.
The latter two were not initially released for public sale, but have been since.
You Can Tell Georgia
was recorded outside of
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, Purdy’s song “I Love the Rain” (also off
Julie Blue
) was featured in an episode of ABC’s
Grey’s Anatomy
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. 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", from
Stompingrounds
, was featured on
House M.D.
Movies
Purdy's song "Mary" (off the album
Julie Blue
) was featured in the film
The Secret Life of Bees.
Commercials
Purdy's "Can't Get It Right Today" is currently featured on commercial advertisements for the
Kia Spectra.
[2] The song is also used in many baseball games when the visiting makes a call to the
bullpen.
Purdy's “Wash Away (Reprise)" is currently featured in the Dawn Wildlife TV spot.
Discography
- Joe Purdy
(2001) (Rereleased) (unreleased in 2007)
- Sessions From Motor Ave.
(2002) (Re-released) (unreleased in 2007)
- Stompingrounds
(2003)
- Julie Blue
(2004)
- Only Four Seasons
(2006)
- You Can Tell Georgia
(2006)
- Paris in the Morning
(2006)
- Live at Hotel Cafe 8/12/06
(2006) (unreleased, but available for listening on his official site.)
- Canyon Joe
(2007)
- Take My Blanket And Go
(2007)
- Last Clock On The Wall
(2009)
Joe Purdy has also appeared on the following albums -
- Grey's Anatomy Soundtrack
(2005)
- Grey's Anatomy Soundtrack
(2007)
- Peaceful Warrior Soundtrack
(2006)
- LOST - Songs from Season 1
(2006)