page_title: Gordie Sampson
hierarchical_section_title: Gordie Sampson
caption_attribution_description: English: Gordie Sampson performing at Granville Green concert series in Port Hawkesbury NS. Aug 9th 2015.
context_page_description: Gordon Francis Sampson is a Canadian singer-songwriter and producer from Big Pond, Nova Scotia.
  Beginning his career as a performer on his hometown island of Cape Breton, both in bands and on his own, Sampson has gone on to achieve international success as a songwriter in Nashville. He has written songs for Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, and Rascal Flatts. He has also released albums as a solo performer.
  Sampson has received a Grammy Award, a Juno Award, two ASCAP Awards, East Coast Music Awards, and honorary degrees from Cape Breton University and St. Francis Xavier University.
context_section_description: Gordon Francis Sampson (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and producer from Big Pond, Nova Scotia.
  Beginning his career as a performer on his hometown island of Cape Breton, both in bands and on his own, Sampson has gone on to achieve international success as a songwriter  in Nashville. He has written songs for Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, and Rascal Flatts. He has also released albums as a solo performer.
  Sampson has received a Grammy Award, a Juno Award, two ASCAP Awards, East Coast Music Awards, and honorary degrees from Cape Breton University and St. Francis Xavier University.
caption: Gordie Sampson performs at the Granville Green concert series in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia on August 9, 2015.
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