Jonathan Ryan Pardi (born May 20, 1985) is an American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer and songwriter. Signed to

Capitol Nashville Capitol Records Nashville is a major United States-based record label located in Nashville, Tennessee operating as part of the Universal Music Group Nashville. From 1991 to 1995, Capitol Nashville was known as Liberty Records, before returning ...

, he has released four studio albums: ''

Write You a Song ''Write You a Song'' is the debut studio album by American country music artist Jon Pardi. It was released on January 14, 2014, through Capitol Nashville. The album includes the singles " Missin' You Crazy", " Up All Night", "What I Can't Put Do ...

'' (2014), ''

California Sunrise ''California Sunrise'' is the second studio album by American country music singer Jon Pardi. It was released on June 17, 2016 through Capitol Nashville. Following the success of his debut studio album, '' Write You a Song'' (2014), Pardi reteame ...

'' (2016), ''

Heartache Medication ''Heartache Medication'' is the third studio album by American neotraditional country artist Jon Pardi. The album was released on September 27, 2019, via Capitol Nashville. Following the success of 2016's ''California Sunrise'', Pardi reteamed w ...

'' (2019), and '' Mr. Saturday Night'' (2022). Pardi has also charted fourteen singles on the ''

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and

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charts, of which four have hit number one on the latter: " Head Over Boots", " Dirt on My Boots", "

" and " Last Night Lonely". Pardi's music style is defined by

neotraditional country Neotraditional country (also known as new traditional country and hardcore country) is a country music style that emphasizes the instrumental background and a traditional country vocal style. Neo-traditional country artists often dress in the fas ...

influences.

Biography

Pardi grew up in

Dixon, California Dixon is a city in northern Solano County, California, United States, located from the state capital, Sacramento. It has a hot-summer mediterranean climate on the Köppen climate classification scale. Its population was 18,988 at the 2020 cen ...

, where he attended Dixon High School, graduating in 2003. Pardi started writing music at age 12, and by 14, the young singer formed his own small band. After high school, he moved to

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and th ...

to pursue his music career.

Music career

2010–2015: Beginnings and ''Write You a Song''

In 2010, Pardi toured as an opening act for labelmate

Dierks Bentley Frederick Dierks Bentley (; born November 20, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to Capitol Nashville and released his eponymous debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's '' Modern Day Drifter'', a ...

. In March 2012, Pardi released his debut single, " Missin' You Crazy". It debuted at number 58 on the U.S. ''

chart for the week of April 14, 2012, and peaked at number 29. It received three stars from ''Taste of Countrys Billy Dukes. " Up All Night", his second single, was released in that same month in 2013, and became his first top 10 hit. His third single, "

What I Can't Put Down "What I Can't Put Down" is a song co-written and performed by American country music artist Jon Pardi. It was released on January 14, 2014 as the third single from Pardi's debut studio album ''Write You a Song'' (2014). The song was written by Par ...

", was also released that month in 2014. The album's fourth single, "

When I've Been Drinkin' "When I've Been Drinkin'" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Jon Pardi. It was released on September 22, 2014 as the fourth and final single from Pardi's debut studio album '' Write You a Song'' (2014). The song w ...

", was released to country radio on September 22, 2014. Those four songs all appear on Pardi's debut studio album, ''

'', which was released on January 14, 2014, via

. In May 2015, Pardi released a six-song

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

of songs recorded for but not included on ''

'', titled ''The B-Sides, 2011–2014''. Pardi served as one of the opening acts on

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's "Keepin' It Country Tour" and on

's Riser Tour, both in 2014. His first headlining tour was the "Up All Night Tour" in late 2014, with Joey Hyde as the opening act. In August 2015, Pardi announced an 18-show headlining tour with

Brothers Osborne Brothers Osborne is an American country music duo consisting of brothers T.J. Osborne (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and John Osborne (lead guitar, background vocals). Born in Deale, Maryland, the duo signed a recording contract with EMI Records ...

as the opening act, named the All-Time High Tour, with dates from October through January 2016.

2016–2018: ''California Sunrise''

Pardi's second studio album, titled ''

'', was announced in March 2016, with a release date of June 17, 2016. The album's lead single was " Head Over Boots". In 2016, this song became Pardi's first number-one single on the Country Airplay charts; it also held the number-one position on the ''Billboard'' Year-End chart for Country Airplay. After this came " Dirt on My Boots", written by Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, and

Ashley Gorley Ashley Glenn Gorley (born April 29, 1977) is an American songwriter, publisher, and producer from Danville, Kentucky, who is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Gorley has written 60 number 1 songs and has over 300 songs recorded by artists including ...

, which also topped Country Airplay. The album accounted for three more singles after these: " Heartache on the Dance Floor", " She Ain't in It", and " Night Shift".

2019–present: ''Heartache Medication''

In 2019, Pardi joined

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on a new version of their hit single " My Next Broken Heart" for their album '' Reboot''. In an interview, Ronnie Dunn revealed that, while some of the guest artists on their album had an ideas of what they wanted their duets to sound like that differed from

's recordings, Pardi was insistent that they record the song exactly as it had been in 1991 as he was such a big fan of the original. On May 20, 2019, one day after appearing as a guest on the season finale of ''

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'' Pardi released the staunchly neotraditional track "

", the lead single and title track to his third studio album, also titled ''

''. On March 16, 2020, Pardi released " Ain't Always the Cowboy" as a single, where it peaked at 3 on ''Billboard'''s

, 6 on the

chart, and 55 on the

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. On August 14, 2020, Pardi released the cover album ''Rancho Fiesta Sessions'', which included covers of various country and rock tracks. On August 28, 2020, Pardi released the "Western Version" of "Ain't Always the Cowboy". On October 2, 2020, Pardi released the deluxe edition of ''Heartache Medication'', which featured two new tracks and the "Western Version" of " Ain't Always the Cowboy". Pardi contributed a cover of the Metallica song " Wherever I May Roam" to the charity tribute album '' The Metallica Blacklist'', released in September 2021. Pardi released his fourth album, '' Mr. Saturday Night'', in September 2022. The album's lead single " Last Night Lonely" charted earlier in the year.

Personal life

On October 2, 2019, Pardi got engaged to his girlfriend, hairdresser Summer Duncan. He proposed to her while on stage during his concert at the

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. The couple married on November 21, 2020. On September 21, 2022, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.

Discography

Studio albums *''

'' (2014) *''

'' (2016) *''

'' (2019) *'' Mr. Saturday Night'' (2022)

Tours

Headlining *2014: Up All Night Tour (Fall tour promoting album) *2015/2016: All Time High Tour, presented by

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*2017: CMT on Tour Presents "Jon Pardi's Lucky Tonight Tour" *2019: Heartache Medication Tour (Fall tour promoting album) *2022: Ain't Always the Cowboy Tour Supporting *2014: Riser Tour with

*2015: Keepin' It Country Tour with

*2016: Me And My Kind- Fall Tour with

Kip Moore Kipling Christian Moore (born April 2, 1980) is an American country music singer and songwriter signed to MCA Nashville. He has released a total of four studio albums for the label: '' Up All Night'', '' Wild Ones'', '' Slowheart'', and '' Wi ...

*2017: What The Hell World Tour with

*2018: Livin' Like Hippies Tour with

Miranda Lambert Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country singer and guitarist. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place o ...

*2018:

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with Luke Bryan *2019: Burning Man Tour with

Television appearances

Awards and nominations

References

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