James McMurtry

James McMurtry ( born March 18, 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American folk rock singer and singer-songwriter. He is the son of writer Larry McMurtry.

Life

James McMurtry comes from the marriage of Larry McMurtry 1959 closed with Josephine Ballard, an English teacher. In 1962, he saw in Fort Worth the light of day. After her parents divorced in 1966, he grew up in Leesburg, Virginia on. At the age of seven he got from his father, a guitar as a present. His mother taught him three chords, the rest McMuntry taught himself. As a teenager, he wrote his first song and performed during his English- and Spanish studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson already on their own songs. After a short time in Alaska he returned to his father back to Texas then to go to San Antonio, where he made ​​his way as a painter, actor, bartender and singer. 1987 suggested that he is a friend to participate in the New Folk songwriter contest. He was one of the six winners of the year. Around the same time he had the opportunity to share a demo tape to John Mellencamp, which seemed to please him, for 1989 Mellencamp was co-producer of McMurtry's debut album Too Long in the Wasteland. It was followed by the soundtrack to the film Falling in Grace, which he recorded together with Mellencamp, John Prine, Joe Ely, and Dwight Yoakam as " Buzzin ' Cousins ​​".

The 2005 released album McMurtry, Childish Things, was praised by critics. The album is the most political, which he recorded. He criticizes George W. Bush and his foreign policy, particularly in Iraq and the supermarket chain Wal -Mart.

James McMurtry lives in Austin, Texas.

Discography

• Too Long in the Wasteland (1989 )
• Candyland (1992 )
• Where'd You Hide the Body (1995 )
• It Had to Happen ( 1997)
• Walk Between the Raindrops (1998)
• Saint Mary of the Woods (2002)
• Live In Aught -Three (2004)
• Childish Things (2005)
• Live in Europe (2009)