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Artist: Emmylou Harris
Song: Too Far Gone
Album: Profile Refresh
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Artist: Robben Ford
Song: Peace On My Mind
Artist: Cabin
Song: I Was Here
Artist: A Fine Frenzy
Song: Almost Lover
Artist: Chris Webster
Song: Something In The Water
Artist: Renee Stahl
Song: Run
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REALLYMUSICRADIO presents
JAMES MCMURTRY
A compelling singer/songwriter who's also proven himself a master guitarist, James McMurtry is a rare musical triple-threat. Both peers and press have sited him as being among the finest songsmiths of his generation. McMurtry's song/stories are populated by world-weary, colorful characters that often long for times different, if no better, than what they're now enduring. Alongside his rhythm section of nearly a decade, the Heartless Bastards (Ronnie Johnson, bass and backing vocals; Daren Hess, drums), McMurtry makes some of the tightest music found onstage today. Perhaps due to his powerful reputation as a lyricist, McMurtry's guitar virtuosity is sometimes overlooked. Though not one to stoop to flash just for the sake of effect, he can rip forth with a flurry of fat-toned notes when the material demands it. In the next breath, he'll frame a tender composition with poignant lead lines.
Born James Lawrence McMurtry in Fort Worth, Texas, reared mostly in Leesburg, Virginia, he was given his first guitar at the age of seven, and was writing song fragments by his mid-teens. His early influences include Kris Kristofferson and The Band. While studying English and Spanish at University of Arizona in the '80s, he began performing his own material at a downtown beer garden. After traveling a spell and earning his keep painting houses, tending bar and dabbling in acting, McMurtry found himself back in Texas, working in San Antonio's entertainment district. His first national recognition came with an award in the New Folk category at the 1987 Kerrville Folk Festival.
A Columbia contract followed in 1989, generating McMurtry's first three albums: "Too Long in the Wasteland," "Candyland" and "Where'd You Hide the Body." He left Columbia in 1996 and joined Sugar Hill Records. The American Indie Award-winning album "it had to happen" arrived in 1997. "Walk Between the Raindrops" came in 1998, followed in 2002 by "St. Mary of the Woods."
In April 2004, Compadre Records released "Live In Aught-Three," recorded on tour with the Heartless Bastards. Lauded as being among the best live albums in years, "Live In Aught-Three" captures one of today's best trios at the top of their game.
James' website
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