From the first note and phrase, Texas-based, Americana singer-songwriter James McMurtry captivates ears with his gravelly, baritone voice, soulfully rendered to deliver his precisely crafted lyrics in ...
JAMES MCMURTRY: (Singing) I was thinking 'bout you crossing Southern Alberta canola fields on a July day, about the same chartreuse as that '69 Bug you used to travel around San Jose. SIMON: He ...
According to the one-sentence bio on James McMurtry’s Facebook page, he’s been “Steadily Shedding Fans Since 1989.” Actually, he hasn’t. The Texas singer-songwriter, whose blue-collar anthems like “We ...