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Cady Groves
Groves in 2016
Groves in 2016
Background information
Born(1989-07-30)July 30, 1989
Emporia, Kansas, U.S.
DiedMay 2, 2020(2020-05-02) (aged 30)
Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2009–2020
Labels
Websitecadygroves.com

Cady Danyl Groves (July 30, 1989 – May 2, 2020)[1] was an American country and pop singer and songwriter. Some of her notable songs include "This Little Girl", "Oh Darlin'", "Forget You", and "Love Actually". She released four EPs during her lifetime: A Month of Sundays (2009), The Life of a Pirate (2010), This Little Girl (2012), Dreams (2015), and one full-length album Bless My Heart (2020).

Groves was recording an album at the time of her death on May 2, 2020; it was not released.

Early life[edit]

Groves was born on July 30, 1989 in Emporia, Kansas, to Carol Pettit and Larry Groves, who later divorced. She and her mother moved around and she found that listening to music helped her deal with the changes in her life.[2] Groves was the youngest of nine children. Her siblings were Kevan, Casey (died 2007), Cody, Kyle, Kelly (died 2014),[3] and Kelsy, along with three half-siblings, Adam Groves, Courtney Farmwald and Carrie Robinson.[4]

After graduating high school in Laughlin, Nevada at 16[5] Groves wanted to pursue a career in songwriting, but did so while attending and graduating from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2004, her brother Casey died in an unresolved murder. Depressed, she took to writing songs and visiting her other brothers Kyle, then Cody, eventually moving in with the latter in Oklahoma while working to promote herself on social media.[2]

Career[edit]

Groves in 2010

After the death her other brother (sister), Kelly, Groves turned again to music to heal from the losses.[6] Now living in Nashville, Tennesee, she self-released two acoustic-pop EPs: the first, A Month of Sundays in 2009, and the second, The Life of a Pirate, followed in 2010. That year, Groves signed with RCA Records, and did her first national tour, on the 2010 Bamboozle Road Show alongside artists like Third Eye Blind, Good Charlotte and All Time Low.

In 2011, she released This Little Girl, which followed a single of the same name and a video featuring Blake Shelton. The Life of a Pirate, followed in 2010. That year, Groves signed with RCA Records, and did her first national tour, on the 2010 Bamboozle Road Show alongside artists like Third Eye Blind, Good Charlotte and All Time Low.[2] Groves eventually left RCA and signed with New York-based independent label Vel Records.[7]

In 2015, Groves returned with a self-released single and video for the song "Crying Game", a dark, personal song inspired by her tumultuous childhood and strained family relationships.[8] She then embarked on her High School Nation Tour, where she performed for over 50,000 high school students.[9] Another EP, Dreams was released October 2016, and she completed a 30-date national tour.[10]

Groves continued to tour with LMFAO, Good Charlotte and Third Eye Blind.[11]

Collaboration[edit]

RCA paired Groves with several producers and songwriters (including Savan Kotecha, Carl Falk, and Kristian Lundin) as she began work on her first major-label album.[12] She collaborated with Stephen Jerzak on "Better Than Better Could Ever Be" and with Plug in Stereo on "Oh Darling", which spent five weeks on the Billboard Rock Digital Songs Chart and peaked at #36.[13] In 2011, Groves was featured on the single "You and I" by Secondhand Serenade[14] and "All That I Need Is You" by Andrew de Torres.[citation needed] In 2015, a collaboration with Christian Burghardt took place, which led to the track "Whiskey and Wine."[15]

Death[edit]

Groves died on May 2, 2020 at the age of 30. Her brother Cody stated that her death was due to unspecified natural causes and that self-harm and foul play were ruled out.[16][17]

“The world lost an incredibly, incredibly gifted songwriter who was operating at an extraordinarily high level,” Sam Lansky, Time magazine West Coast editor told The Tennessean after her death upon the release of her next music.[18]

Posthumous music[edit]

Her first LP, Bless My Heart, was set to be released after Groves death in Summer 2020,[19] but was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[18] After Groves' unexpected death, her team partnered with Nashville entertainment brand Thirty Tigers to bring Groves' music to light[20] on May 29 2020.[21]

The album contains the title track, "Bless My Heart," which was released as a single shortly after her passing. It also includes a cover of James Blunt's "Bartender", and "Camo," "Cigarettes and Sunsets," and a remake of her own song, "Crying Game".[22]

"If I can pick somebody else up, lift their spirits up or clear up what they’re thinking … that pushed me to really throw it out there. Because if I can feel good and be grateful after all this stuff, so can other people,” Groves said of the music on Bless My Heart.[18]

Discography[edit]

EPs[edit]

  • A Month of Sundays (2009)
  • The Life of a Pirate (2010)
  • This Little Girl (2012)
  • Dreams (2015)

Albums[edit]

  • Bless My Heart (2020)

Singles[edit]

  • "This Little Girl" (2011)
  • "Love Actually" (2012)
  • "Forget You" (2013)
  • "Whiskey & Wine" with Christian Burghardt (2015)
  • "Crying Game" (2015)
  • "Dreams" (2015)

Tours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cady Groves, 'This Little Girl' Singer-Songwriter, Dead at Age 30". Entertainment Tonight.
  2. ^ a b c Lipshultz, Jason (February 10, 2014). "Cady Groves' Waiting Game: How A Promising Artist Ended Up Back At The Beginning". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Moore, Bobby (May 29, 2020). "Cady Groves' 'Bless My Heart' EP Gets Posthumous Release". Wide Open Country. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ McCaugherty, Stephen (May 4, 2020). "Cady Groves' Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". heavy.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Cady Groves, pop-country singer from Kansas, dies at 30". The Wichita Eagle. May 4, 2020. Archived from the original on May 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Roberto, Melissa (May 6, 2020). "Late country singer Cady Groves had 'a tragic past,' loved ones still 'searching for answers,' close pal says". Fox News.
  7. ^ McDonnell, Brandy (May 15, 2020). "Services pending for Oklahoma-raised singer-songwriter Cady Groves". Oklahoman. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "About Cady Groves". MTV. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  9. ^ Macke, Johnni (May 4, 2020). "Cady Groves: 5 Things to Know About the Late Country Singer". Us Magazine. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "An Interview With The Emerging Pop Artist, CADY GROVES About Her Newly Released EP, "Dreams", Who She Would Love To Work With And More!". All Access. March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  11. ^ Melas, Chloe (May 4, 2020). "Cady Groves, pop and country singer, dead at 30". cnn.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  12. ^ "Cady Groves". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  13. ^ "Plug In Stereo Chart History". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  14. ^ "I agree In a World First on Mobile: SoundHound Premieres New Single by Secondhand Serenade". businesswire.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  15. ^ "Christian Burghardt And Cady Groves Team Up For Adorable Duet "Whiskey & Wine": Idolator Premiere | Idolator". Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  16. ^ Nattress, Katrina (May 3, 2020). "Cady Groves, Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 30". Spin. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  17. ^ "Nashville pop and country singer Cady Groves dead at age 30; no foul play suspected". eu.usatoday.com. May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  18. ^ a b c Leimkuehler, Matthew (June 18, 2020). "Nashville songwriter Cady Groves remembered with posthumous album". Tennessean.
  19. ^ Slater, Georgia (May 21, 2020). "Cady Groves' Team to Release Album Singer Finished Before Her Death — Hear the Title Track Now". People. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  20. ^ Slater, Georgia (May 21, 2020). "Cady Groves' Team to Release Album Singer Finished Before Her Death — Hear the Title Track Now". People Magazine. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  21. ^ >Dowd, Rachael (May 21, 2020). "Hear The First Single From Cady Groves' Upcoming Posthumous Album". AltPress. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  22. ^ Wynne, Kelly (May 29, 2020). "Cady Groves' Team Releases Posthumous EP Weeks After Country Singer's Unexpected Death". Newsweek. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

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