Cady Groves

Cady Danyl Groves (July 30, 1989 – May 2, 2020)[1] was an American singer and songwriter from Emporia, Kansas. Some of her notable songs include "This Little Girl", "Oh Darlin'", "Forget You", and "Love Actually". She released four EPs during her lifetime: A Month of Sundays (2009), The Life of a Pirate (2010), This Little Girl (2012), and Dreams (2015).

Cady Groves
Groves in 2016
Background information
Born(1989-07-30)July 30, 1989
Emporia, Kansas, U.S.
DiedMay 2, 2020(2020-05-02) (aged 30)
Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2009–2020
Labels
Associated acts
Websitecadygroves.com

Early life

Groves was born on July 30, 1989, to Carol Pettit and Larry Groves and was the youngest of seven children. Her siblings were Kevan, Casey, Cody, Kyle, Kelly (died 2014), and Kelsy, along with three half-siblings, Adam Groves, Courtney Farmwald and Carrie Groves. She lived in Marlow and Lawton, Oklahoma until her parents divorced, after which she relocated to Valley Center[2] and then Emporia, Kansas. Groves graduated high school at sixteen and wanted to pursue a career in songwriting, which was discouraged by her family, so she attended and graduated from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Scottsdale, Arizona.[3]

Career
Groves in 2010

Groves released her first EP, A Month of Sundays, in 2009. Her second, The Life of a Pirate, followed in 2010. That year, Groves signed with RCA Records, and toured with Third Eye Blind, Good Charlotte, and All Time Low. Groves eventually left RCA and signed with New York-based independent label Vel Records. In 2015, Groves returned with a self-released single and video for the song "Crying Game", a dark, personal song inspired by her tumultuous childhood and strained family relationships.[4] She then embarked on her High School Nation Tour, where she performed for over 50,000 high school students.

Collaboration

RCA paired Groves with several producers and songwriters (including Savan Kotecha, Carl Falk, and Kristian Lundin) as she began work on her first major-label album.[5] She collaborated with Stephen Jerzak on "Better Than Better Could Ever Be" and made with Plug in Stereo on "Oh Darling", which spent five weeks on the Billboard Rock Digital Songs Chart and peaked at #36.[6] In 2011, Groves was featured on the single "You and I" by Secondhand Serenade and "All That I Need Is You" by Andrew de Torres. In 2015, a collaboration with Christian Burghardt took place, which led to the track "Whiskey and Wine."[7]

Death

Groves died on May 2, 2020 at the age of 30. Her brother Cody stated that her death was due to unspecified natural causes and that self-harm and foul play were ruled out.[8][9] Her fifth EP, Bless My Heart, was released posthumously that month.[10][11]

Discography

EPs
  • A Month of Sundays (2009)
  • The Life of a Pirate (2010)
  • This Little Girl (2012)
  • Dreams (2015)
  • Bless My Heart (2020)

Singles
  • "This Little Girl" (2011)
  • "Love Actually" (2012)
  • "Forget You" (2013)
  • "Whiskey & Wine" with Christian Burghardt (2015)
  • "Crying Game" (2015)
  • "Dreams" (2015)

Tours

References
  1. "Cady Groves, 'This Little Girl' Singer-Songwriter, Dead at Age 30". Entertainment Tonight.
  2. "Cady Groves, pop-country singer from Kansas, dies at 30". The Wichita Eagle. May 4, 2020. Archived from the original on May 4, 2020.
  3. "Cady Groves' Waiting Game: How A Promising Artist Ended Up Back At The Beginning". Billboard.com. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  4. "About Cady Groves". MTV. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  5. "Cady Groves". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  6. "Plug In Stereo Chart History". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  7. "Christian Burghardt And Cady Groves Team Up For Adorable Duet "Whiskey & Wine": Idolator Premiere | Idolator". Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  8. Nattress, Katrina (May 3, 2020). "Cady Groves, Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 30". Spin. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  9. "Nashville pop and country singer Cady Groves dead at age 30; no foul play suspected". eu.usatoday.com. May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  10. Dowd, Rachael (May 21, 2020). "Hear The First Single From Cady Groves' Upcoming Posthumous Album". AltPress. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  11. Slater, Georgia (May 21, 2020). "Cady Groves' Team to Release Album Singer Finished Before Her Death — Hear the Title Track Now". People. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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