Ricky Gunter
Marshall, North Carolina, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2019
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Headlining the Winter Hillbilly Jam is up-and-coming country music star Ricky Gunter with WNC roots. Gunter is been climbing his way up Nashville circles, but originally hails from Madison County.
Gunter is a pretty big name to bring in to the Valley Tavern, with overflow crowds expected in the parking lot. Gunter has been a regular at the Hillbilly Jam thanks to Ramey.
“He calls me momma,” Ramey said. “I said ‘That makes me feel old,’ so he said ‘Should I call you sister?’ I told him to stick with momma.” - The Mountaineer
Marshall native and country music performer Ricky Gunter walked away from the Country Tonite Theater in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on Sept. 17, with two big awards.
Each year, the Josie Music Association hosts an awards competition for independent artists. Last year, 38,000 submissions from a variety of categories resulted in almost 1,000 nominations across a broad range of musical styles and genres. Gunter won Vocalist of the Year in the country/male category, and also won the all ages vocal competition.
Gunter will next appear at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds on Thursday, Oct. 7, alongside Tricia Ann, Ryan Perry Band, Kayla McKinney, Shooting Creek, J Creek Cloggers, Gene Pool and Shane Aikens.
The event, a benefit for victims of the recent floods that impacted Haywood County, begins at noon and is a partnership between the Ricky Gunter Band and Hillbilly Jam. - smoky mountain news
“We come together like no other place. When there’s a need, Haywood County pulls together," said David Angel, Elevated Mountain Distilling Company owner. "It’s just a close-knit rural community, and we stand strong together."
The concert featured artists Ricky Gunter, Kaitlyn Baker and Joe Lasher.
“Music is the world’s medicine, man," Lasher said. "There’s a song for everything out there in the world, and writing songs I try to harness that -- and all the emotions that go into it." - wlos news 13
On stage at 6pm is country rock musician, Ricky Gunter. Ricky was born and raised in Marshall. He credits his mom teaching him how to harmonize and his dad for steering him into the country music scene. He won the Josie Music Awards competition for best vocalist in 2021. - wlos news 13
For country musician Ricky Gunter, aiding flood victims is a personal matter. One of his close friends is dealing with the total loss of his home's basement — floodwaters brought fish, sewage and debris into it. But Gunter says this friend has been out in the community prioritizing helping others over tending to his own home. Gunter is happy to help, too. This will be his second benefit concert for flood victims in the wake of Fred.
"This is an opportunity for me to be a part of a community where people want to stand up and fight for each other," Gunter said. "This is bigger than music, and bigger than a success story. - The Mountaineer
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Ricky Gunter grew up in a small town with a population of about 4,000 people. He has lived each and every day chasing his dream of performing music. His mother was his biggest influence she taught him how to harmonize by singing all day long during his childhood. His dad, forever a good ol country boy, was also Instrumental in steering Ricky into the country music scene. "Small town, When I say small town, I literally mean the smallest town in the world, but I have never seen so many people show up and push me everyday as much as my hometown of Marshall North Carolina." Ricky started singing professionally back in 2011. With the incredible love and support from his family, he set his sights out to do something big for them.
Ricky released his first album May 8th 2021. "Ain't Enough Blacktop" Recorded by producer Kent Wells. Within two weeks of releasing his album, Ricky was nominated for two Josie Awards. Which in the music industry is unheard of. He was also chosen one of twelve out of 40k entry's to compete for vocalist of the year. Ricky won Vocalist of The Year, as well as, The Vocal Competition.
His reward for winning the vocal competition was recording his newest single "Half A Man". Which topped the euro charts at number 1 for two weeks in a row. His song "The Wheel" also reached top ten in the Euro charts for several weeks running.
This year Ricky has been nominated for 5 Awards through The Josie Music Awards Association, which is the largest, most respected, revered award, and prestigious events & Association in the independent music industry.
Ricky was also asked to preform for The Josies in 2021. In which, he preformed his song "Tell Me Again". This year Ricky has once again been asked to preform for The Josie Music Fest in October. He will be preforming his new single "Half A Man".
The Awards ceremony will be held at The Grand Ole Opry House this year.
Ricky nominations this year include,
Album of The Year,
Single of The Year (country male),
Raising Star of The Year (male),
Vocalist of The Year (modern country male),and
Fans Choice.
Where can you hear Ricky's music..
ITunes, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube, Ditto, Pandora, Spiderweb radio,
Kiss Country 99.9, WHKP.
Ricky has preformed at many locations,
The Josie Music Awards, Hillbilly Jam, The Bigfoot Festival, The Bootleggers Bash, Coyote Joe's, Silverados, Ingles Summer Concert Series. Harrahs Casino. Just to name a few.
He has preformed with and for many artists including.
Lori Morgan
Kameron Marlowe
Ginger Billy
Joe Lasher
Kaitlyn Baker
Nubreed
Colt Ford
Moonshine Bandits
Kendall Tucker
Diamonds and Whiskey.
You can check out Ricky's Epk video on his website , which was recorded at Wild Horse Salon in Nashville T.N. Rickyguntermusic.com
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