1. Kevin Robert Morby was born on 2 April 1988 and is an American musician, singer, and songwriter.
15 Facts About Kevin Morby
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Kevin Morby's family relocated around the US due to his father's employment with General Motors before settling in Kansas City, Missouri.
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At the age of 17, Kevin Morby dropped out of Blue Valley Northwest High School, got his GED, and moved to Brooklyn, supporting himself by working bike delivery and cafe jobs.
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Kevin Morby has stated he had "loved New York from the movies" he'd seen, "I just wanted to experience it".
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Kevin Morby later joined the noise-folk group Woods on bass.
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Kevin Morby worked with Sam Cohen on his third album, titled Singing Saw, which was released on April 15,2016.
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In 2016, Kevin Morby wrote Beautiful Strangers, a protest song in remembrance of Paris 2015 attacks, Orlando 2016 shooting, and death of Freddie Gray.
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In September 2019, Kevin Morby reunited with Woods for a special performance at their Woodsist festival.
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On October 8,2021, Kevin Morby released A Night at the Little Los Angeles, an album of 4-track demo versions of songs that were originally on his 2020 album Sundowner.
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On March 3,2022, Kevin Morby announced that his seventh studio album, This Is a Photograph, will be released on Dead Oceans on May 13,2022.
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On January 25,2023, Kevin Morby released Music from Montana Story, the official soundtrack to the 2021 drama film Montana Story, through Dead Oceans.
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In June 2017, Kevin Morby officially launched his new label imprint, Mare Records, with the signing of Shannon Lay and announcement of her new LP, Living Water.
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Kevin Morby cites Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, and Simon Joyner among his favorite artists.
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In 2017, Kevin Morby moved from Los Angeles to Overland Park, Kansas, near where he grew up.
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Kevin Morby is in a relationship with Katie Crutchfield.