Jo Hikk
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Jo Hikk is a Canadian country music
group founded in Calgary, Alberta. This four-piece band is composed of brothers Kelly Sitter (lead vocals, bass guitar
) and Kenny Sitter (guitar
, ganjo, vocals), Al Doell (drums, vocals) and Don Jorgensen (keyboards
, mandolin
). Their first album, Ride
, was re-released in early 2009. The first single, "Closer", was originally recorded by Thrasher Shiver
in 1996 and was a single for Susan Ashton
in 1999. It was followed by "Pimp My Tractor." Jo Hikk's third single, "Sweet City Woman
", was previously a hit for several other artists, including The Stampeders
, Johnny Carver
and Ray Griff
.
Jo Hikk's second album, The Game, was released in August 2010. A music video was shot on location in Toronto with Warren P. Sonoda for the first single, "The Big Spoon".
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
group founded in Calgary, Alberta. This four-piece band is composed of brothers Kelly Sitter (lead vocals, bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) and Kenny Sitter (guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, ganjo, vocals), Al Doell (drums, vocals) and Don Jorgensen (keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, mandolin
Mandolin
A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
). Their first album, Ride
Ride (Jo Hikk album)
Ride was the first album released by the band Jo Hikk. It was released by Landis Productions Ltd. in 2009. The album includes the hit singles "Sweet City Woman" and "My Kind of Radio." "Closer" was previously recorded by Thrasher Shiver on its self-titled debut and "It's Only Monday" was previously...
, was re-released in early 2009. The first single, "Closer", was originally recorded by Thrasher Shiver
Thrasher Shiver
Thrasher Shiver was an American country music duo composed of Neil Thrasher and Kelly Shiver, both of whom sang lead vocals and played acoustic guitar. In late 1996, the duo released a self-titled album for Asylum Records, and charted two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
in 1996 and was a single for Susan Ashton
Susan Ashton
Susan Ashton is a best-selling and award-winning American Contemporary Christian Music and country music artist who topped the Christian charts throughout the 1990s...
in 1999. It was followed by "Pimp My Tractor." Jo Hikk's third single, "Sweet City Woman
Sweet City Woman
Sweet City Woman is a 1971 song by Canadian rock band The Stampeders. The song appeared on their debut album Against the Grain...
", was previously a hit for several other artists, including The Stampeders
The Stampeders
The Stampeders are a Canadian rock trio, consisting of Rich Dodson, Ronnie King, and Kim Berly.-Career:The band formed in Calgary, Alberta in 1964 as The Rebounds....
, Johnny Carver
Johnny Carver
Johnny Carver is an American country music artist. Between 1968 and 1977, he charted fifteen Top 40 hits on the Billboard country charts. His highest-charting single was a cover of Tony Orlando's "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", a cover that reached #1 for him in 1974...
and Ray Griff
Ray Griff
Ray Griff is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. Griff began songwriting in the early 1960s and had early cuts by Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, and others. Griff moved to Nashville in 1964 to pursue his music career full-time...
.
Jo Hikk's second album, The Game, was released in August 2010. A music video was shot on location in Toronto with Warren P. Sonoda for the first single, "The Big Spoon".
Albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Ride Ride (Jo Hikk album) Ride was the first album released by the band Jo Hikk. It was released by Landis Productions Ltd. in 2009. The album includes the hit singles "Sweet City Woman" and "My Kind of Radio." "Closer" was previously recorded by Thrasher Shiver on its self-titled debut and "It's Only Monday" was previously... |
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| The Game |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Closer" | Ride |
| 2008 | "Pimp My Tractor" | |
| "Sweet City Woman Sweet City Woman Sweet City Woman is a 1971 song by Canadian rock band The Stampeders. The song appeared on their debut album Against the Grain... " |
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| 2009 | "My Kind of Radio" | |
| "Dancing with the Devil's Daughter" | ||
| 2010 | "Shame on the Moon" | |
| "The Big Spoon" | The Game | |
| "With a Smile Like That" | ||
| 2011 | "Not Even a Memory" |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "My Kind of Radio" | Warren P. Sonoda |
| 2010 | "The Big Spoon" | |
| 2011 | "Not Even a Memory" |