Emerson Drive
Emerson Drive began in the western Alberta town of Grand Prairie, where singer Brad Mates, bassist Jeff Loberg, fiddler Pat Allingham, and keyboardist Chris Hartman began honing their sound as high-school talent-show competitors. After everyone came on board, they chose the name 12 Gauge, refurbished a rickety old school bus, and began gigging throughout Canada. Eventually guitarist Danick Dupelle and drummer Mike Melocon joined up, and new manager Gerry Leiske sent the young sextet out on the road yet again. The six hard years of touring paid off when a Nashville showcase impressed industry powerhouse Dreamworks into offering a contract in 2001. The band's self-titled debut arrived in May of the following year. Produced by Richard Marx, the album was a slick pop-country affair that had as much in common with boy bands like BBMak as it did with country new traditionalists such as Mark Wills.
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Discography
8 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Just Got Paid
Country - Released by Emerson Drive Touring LLC on 23 Oct 2020
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Every Girl That Got Away
Country - Released by Emerson Drive Touring LLC on 27 May 2022
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What If?
Country - Released by DreamWorks Nashville on 29 Jun 2004
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Footprints on the Moon
Country - Released by Big Star Recordings on 28 Feb 2020
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Country People
Country - Released by Big Star Recordings on 3 May 2019
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