12 Facts About Katie Pruitt

Katherine Nicole Pruitt was born on March 4,1994 and is an American singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Katie Pruitt was raised in a Catholic family and attended Catholic school.

Katie Pruitt began singing as a child in musical theatre productions.

Katie Pruitt began learning guitar in middle school with her mother teaching her basic chords and hymns.

Katie Pruitt continued singing at open mic nights in Athens, Georgia while attending community college.

Katie Pruitt attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she joined a band and received the first annual Nashville Songwriting Scholarship from the BMI Foundation.

In 2017, Katie Pruitt was awarded the Buddy Holly Prize from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and signed with Round Hill Records.

Katie Pruitt was named by Rolling Stone as one of 10 new country artists you need to know and by NPR as one of the 20 artists to watch, highlighting Pruitt as someone who "possesses a soaring, nuanced and expressive voice, and writes with devastating honesty".

On September 13,2019, Katie Pruitt released "Expectations", the title track from her full-length debut.

On March 18,2022, Katie Pruitt recorded an episode of The Caverns Sessions, which aired nationally on PBS on October 15,2022.

Katie Pruitt describes the tension between coming out as a lesbian and growing up in a conservative household while attending Catholic school as the catalyst for using her music as a platform to speak openly and honestly about issues faced by LGBTQ youth.

Katie Pruitt cites Brandi Carlile as an inspiration for her music.