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.[1][2] Their first single, "Caribbean Dream", was released in 2013.[3] It was included on their debut album, Buck Wild, released in June 2014.[3] 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]

Chris Buck Band
OriginBritish Columbia, Canada
GenresCountry
Labels
MembersChris Buck
Past members
  • Phillip Puxley
  • Michael Vanderlans
  • Paul Kinman
  • Taylor Allum
  • Ryan Stead
  • Matt Genereux
Websitechrisbuckband.com

Their second single, "Leave Your Light On", was released in 2015.[3] It peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Canada Country chart.[6] They signed to Bailey Way Entertainment for the release of their next single, "Giddy Up".[2] It debuted on the Canada Country chart in February 2016.[6] 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

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details
Title 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[7]

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN
Country

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"Caribbean Dream" 2013 Buck Wild
"Leave Your Light On" 2015 44 Chris Buck Band
"Giddy Up" 38
"Sun Sets Down" 2016 34
"That's When You Know"
(featuring Kira Isabella)
2017 19
"Good Old Days" 2019 33 All In
"Can't Beat the View" 2022 Answers
"Thank God for Good Friends"
"She Gone" 2023
"Wild and Free"
"Cowboy Boots"
(featuring Gord Bamford)
2024 55 Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

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List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Caribbean Dream" 2014 Dave McDonald and Jon Thomas
"Giddy Up" 2016 Dermot King and Jon Thomas
"That's When You Know"
(featuring Kira Isabella)
2017 David McDonald
"RDNKN" 2018
"Can't Beat the View" 2022 Stephano Barberis
"Thank God for Good Friends" Dave Benedict
"She Gone" 2023 Chrystal Leigh

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref
2024 Canadian Country Music Association Musical Collaboration of the Year "Cowboy Boots"
(with Gord Bamford)
Nominated [8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Thompson, Eric (September 21, 2015). "Chris Buck Band makes its Pemberton debut". Whistler Question. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Chris Buck Band Biography". CMT. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Summerland Festival of Lights presents: Chris Buck Band". Summerland Festival of Lights. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Landreville, Troy (October 22, 2014). "Langley country artists scoop up awards". Langley Advance. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Marchand, Francois (October 27, 2015). "Dallas Smith ropes in the wins at 2015 B.C. Country Music Awards". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Chris Buck Band – Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "Announcing Sakamoto Music, a new record label division of Sakamoto Agency, with first signing Chris Buck". sakamotoagency.com. Sakamoto Agency. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 CCMA AWARDS NOMINEES". Canadian Country Music Association. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
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