Mo Pitney
2020 American Songwriter Lyric Contest Judge
Hailing from Cherry Valley, Illinois, Curb Records artist Mo Pitney grew up around music, as it was a family affair. He picked up the drums at age six and guitar at twelve. “Johnny Cash At San Quentin was my introduction to playing music,” shares Pitney. “I learned the whole album.” He has been named to many “Artists To Watch” lists by the likes of Rolling Stone, Billboard, The Huffington Post and Spotify, among others. His current album release is Behind This Guitar. Listen below.
Want Mo to judge your lyrics? Enter the American Songwriter Lyric Contest!
More Latest Music News & Stories
-
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images -
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images -
US singer/songwriter Tucker Wetmore attends the 2024 Country Music Television (CMT) Awards at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2024. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images) -
BRISTOW, VA – May 30th 2014 – Luke Bryan performs at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA. Bryan's 2013 album, Crash My Party, has sold over 1.8 million copies in the U.S. and was the third best selling album of 2013. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post via Getty Images) -
British new wave band Naked Eyes, 1983. They are singer Pete Byrne (left) and keyboardist Rob Fisher (1956 – 1999). (Photo by Ron Wolfson/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Dolly Parton actress dbase msi. (Photo by Peter Stuart/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) -
American musician Dolly Parton peforms on the Oprah Winfrey television show, Chicago, Illinois, February 11, 1992. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) -
COLUMBIA, MD – June 15th, 2012 – The Beach Boys perform at Merriweather Post Pavilion as part of the band's 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour. This tour marks the first time chief songwriter Brian Wilson has done a full range of dates with the band since 1965. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)