Doc Walker

For other uses, see Doc Walker (disambiguation).

Doc Walker is a country music group from Westbourne, Manitoba, Canada. They have won Canadian Country Music Awards and had radio hits with the songs "I Am Ready" and "The Show is Free" from the 2003 album Everyone Aboard. In 2001, they released the album Curve. Both albums were for Universal Music Group.

Doc Walker
Doc Walker, September 2008
Background information
Origin	Westbourne, Manitoba, Canada
Genres	Country
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Agasea Records (1996-1997) Westlake Records (2001-2002) Open Road Recordings (2003-present)
Members	Chris Thorsteinson Dave Wasyliw Brent Pearen (touring member) Steve Broadhurst (touring member)
Past members	Mark Branconnier Blake Manley Paul Yee Chris Sutherland Murray Pulver
Website	www.docwalker.ca

Doc Walker is signed to Open Road Recordings and managed by RGK Entertainment Group.

"Coming Home" was released to radio in June 2009, as the lead single from the group's sixth studio album, Go, released in early September 2009.

"Country Girl" was released to radio in July 2011, as the lead single from the group's seventh studio album, 16 & 1, released August 29 physically and August 30, 2011, digitally.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
Good Day to Ride	Release date: August 11, 1997 Label: Agasea Records
Curve	Release date: November 20, 2001 Label: Westlake Records
Everyone Aboard	Release date: September 9, 2003 Label: Open Road Recordings
Doc Walker	Release date: November 7, 2006 Label: Open Road Recordings
Beautiful Life	Release date: April 29, 2008 Label: Open Road Recordings
Go	Release date: September 8, 2009 Label: Open Road Recordings
16 & 1	Release date: August 29, 2011 Label: Open Road Recordings
The 8th	Release date: October 21, 2014 Label: Open Road Recordings
Weathervane	Release date: March 31, 2017 Label: West Lake Music

Compilation albums

Title	Details
Echo Road – The Best of Doc Walker	Release date: September 30, 2016 Label: Open Road Recordings

Extended plays

Title	Details
Remember December	Release date: November 7, 2011 Label: Open Road Recordings

Singles

1990s and 2000s

Year	Single	Peak positions		Album
		CAN Country[a] [1]	CAN [2]
1996	"That Bridge"	40	—	Good Day to Ride
	"Good Day to Ride"	—	—
1997	"$100 Reward"	73	—
2001	"She Hasn't Always Been This Way"	—	—	Curve
	"Whoever Made Those Rules"	—	—
2002	"Rocket Girl"	—	—
	"Call Me a Fool"	—	—
2003	"The Show Is Free"	—	—	Everyone Aboard
	"Get Up"	18	—
2004	"North Dakota Boy"	7	—
	"Forgive Me (For Giving a Damn)"	5	—
2005	"I Am Ready"	9	—
2006	"Maria"	9	—	Doc Walker
	"Trying to Get Back to You"	4	—
2007	"Driving with the Brakes On"	5	81
	"What Do You See"	5	77
	"That Train"	10	96
2008	"Beautiful Life"	5	61	Beautiful Life
	"That's All"	8	68
	"One Last Sundown"	10	82
2009	"Coming Home"	8	80	Go
	"If I Fall"	7	78
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s and 2020s

Year	Single	Peak positions		Album
		CAN Country [1]	CAN [2]
2010	"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"	5	87	Go
	"From Here"	6	100
2011	"Country Girl"	16	—	16 & 1
	"Do It Right"	10	—
2012	"Where I Belong"	12	96
2013	"Put It Into Drive"	12	—	The 8th
2014	"Shake It Like It's Saturday Night"	36	—
	"That's How I Like It"	12	—
2015	"That's What I Call Love"	—	—
2016	"Heaven on Dirt"[3]	—	—	Echo Road – The Best of Doc Walker
2017	"Heart of the Heartland"	41	—	Weathervane
2021	"She Wants What She Wants"[4]	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As a featured artist

Year	Single	Peak positions		Album
		CAN Country [1]	CAN [2]
2012	"Let It Roll" (Emerson Drive with Doc Walker)	10	61	Roll
2014	"Run" (Blackjack Billy featuring Doc Walker and The Road Hammers)	35	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1996	"That Bridge"
	"Good Day to Ride"
1997	"$100 Reward"
2001	"She Hasn't Always Been This Way"
2002	"Whoever Made Those Rules"
	"Rocket Girl"	Ted Ellis
2003	"The Show Is Free"	Stephano Barberis
	"Get Up"
2004	"North Dakota Boy"	Steven Goldmann
2005	"Forgive Me (For Giving a Damn)"
2006	"Trying to Get Back to You"
2007	"Driving with the Brakes On"
	"That Train"	Antonio Hrynchuk
2008	"Beautiful Life"	Chris Hicky
	"That's All"	Tara Hungerford
	"One Last Sundown"	Chris Hicky
2009	"Coming Home"	Antonio Hrynchuk
	"If I Fall"	Stephano Barberis
2010	"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
	"From Here"
2011	"Country Girl"	Stephano Barberis
2012	"Let It Roll" (Emerson Drive with Doc Walker)	David Pichette
2013	"Put It Into Drive"[5]	Steven Goldmann
2014	"Run" (Blackjack Billy featuring Doc Walker and The Road Hammers)

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result
2002	Juno Awards of 2002	Best New Country Artist/Group	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Association	Group or Duo of the Year	Nominated
		Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award	Nominated
		Album of the Year – Curve	Nominated
		Independent Group or Duo of the Year	Won
		Independent Song of the Year – "She Hasn't Always Been This Way"	Nominated
		Independent Song of the Year – "Whoever Made Those Rules"	Nominated
2003	Juno Awards of 2003	Country Recording of the Year – Curve	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Association	Group or Duo of the Year	Nominated
		Single of the Year – "Rocket Girl"	Nominated
		Independent Group or Duo of the Year	Won
		Independent Song of the Year – "Call Me a Fool"	Nominated
		Independent Song of the Year – "Rocket Girl"	Won
2004	Juno Awards of 2004	Country Recording of the Year – Everyone Aboard	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Association	Kraft Cheez Whiz Fans' Choice Award	Nominated
		Group or Duo of the Year	Won
		Album of the Year – Everyone Aboard	Nominated
		Single of the Year – "The Show Is Free"	Nominated
2005		Group or Duo of the Year	Nominated
2006		Group or Duo of the Year	Nominated
2007	Juno Awards of 2007	Country Recording of the Year – Doc Walker	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Association	Kraft Cheez Whiz Fans' Choice Award	Nominated
		Group or Duo of the Year	Nominated
		Album of the Year – Doc Walker	Won
		Single of the Year – "Driving with the Brakes On"	Nominated
2008		Fans' Choice Award	Won
		Group or Duo of the Year	Won
		Album of the Year – Beautiful Life	Won
		Single of the Year – "Beautiful Life"	Won
		CMT Video of the Year – "Beautiful Life"	Won
2009	Juno Awards of 2009	Country Recording of the Year – Beautiful Life	Won
	Canadian Country Music Association	Fans' Choice Award	Nominated
		Group or Duo of the Year	Won
2010	Juno Awards of 2010	Country Recording of the Year – Go	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Association	Fans' Choice Award	Nominated
		Group or Duo of the Year	Won
		Album of the Year – Go	Nominated
		Single of the Year – "If I Fall"	Nominated
2011		Fans' Choice Award	Nominated
		Group or Duo of the Year	Nominated
		CMT Video of the Year – "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"	Nominated
2012	Juno Awards of 2012	Country Recording of the Year – 16 & 1	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Association	Group or Duo of the Year	Nominated
		Album of the Year – 16 & 1	Nominated

Notes

1. Peak positions from RPM Country Singles in 1996 and 1997, Radio & Records from 2004 to 2005, and Canada Country from 2006 to present.