Cactus Choir (band)

Cactus Choir
Cactus Choir
Origin	San Francisco, California, United States
Genres	Country
Years active	1997–1998
Labels	Curb/Universal
Past members	Marty Atkinson; Gary Hooker; Dave Ristrim; Tim Hensley; Shane Hicks; Cal Ball; Eric Nelson

Cactus Choir was an American country music group from San Francisco, California, composed of Marty Atkinson (vocals), Gary Hooker (guitar), Dave Ristrim (steel guitar), Tim Hensley (banjo), Shane Hicks (keyboards), Cal Ball (bass) and Eric Nelson (drums).^[1] The group's self-titled debut album was released by Curb/Universal on March 24, 1998.^[2] Jesse Mullins of American Cowboy gave the album a favorable review, writing that the musicians "come from varied musical backgrounds but have blended their talents well." Mullins compared their "wistful harmonies" to Restless Heart and Blackhawk.^[3]

The group's first single, "Step Right Up", was released on December 9, 1997.^[4] It peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1] A music video for the song aired on CMT.^[2]

In 2011, Atkinson formed the duo Blue Cactus Choir with Katy Boyd.^[5]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Cactus Choir	Release date: March 24, 1998 Label: Curb/Universal

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	US Country ^[1]	Album
1997	"Step Right Up"	62	Cactus Choir
1998	"It's Your Move"	—	Cactus Choir
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1997	"Step Right Up"	Jim Hershleder

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ ^a ^b Price, Deborah Evans (February 7, 1998). "Cactus Choir Thrives In The Studio" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
^ Mullins, Jesse (July–August 1998). "Reviews". American Cowboy. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
^ "Step Right Up – Cactus Choir". AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
^ Puccl, Mark (June 12, 2012). "Marty Atkinson & Katy Boyd Join to Form Blue Cactus Choir". Grateful Web. Retrieved April 11, 2015.

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[whitburn-1] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[billboard-2] Price, Deborah Evans (February 7, 1998). "Cactus Choir Thrives In The Studio" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2015.

[3] Mullins, Jesse (July–August 1998). "Reviews". American Cowboy. Retrieved April 11, 2015.

[4] "Step Right Up – Cactus Choir". AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2015.

[5] Puccl, Mark (June 12, 2012). "Marty Atkinson & Katy Boyd Join to Form Blue Cactus Choir". Grateful Web. Retrieved April 11, 2015.

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