James McMurtry

Quick Facts

Full Name	James McMurtry
Occupation	Folk Singer
Date Of Birth	Mar 18, 1962(1962-03-18)
Age	62
Birthplace	Virginia
Country	United States
Birth City	Virginia
Horoscope	Pisces

James McMurtry Biography

James McMurtry is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on March 18, 1962 in Virginia, Virginia, United States. Singer of Americana music who won American Music Awards for Best Album and Best Song in 2006. He is also an occasional actor, appearing in films like Daisy Miller and Slacker 2011.

He has played in the supergroup Buzzin’ Cousins with John Mellencamp.

In 1987, McMurtry’s career entered an upswing. A friend in San Antonio suggested McMurtry enter the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk songwriter contest; he became one of six winners that year. Also around this time John Mellencamp was starring in a film based on a script by McMurtry’s father, which gave McMurtry the opportunity to get a demo tape to Mellencamp. Mellencamp subsequently served as co-producer on McMurtry’s debut album, Too Long in the Wasteland (1989). McMurtry also appeared on the soundtrack of the film Falling from Grace, working with Mellencamp, John Prine, Joe Ely and Dwight Yoakam in a “supergroup” called Buzzin’ Cousins.

McMurtry released follow-up albums Candyland (1992) and Where’d You Hide the Body (1995). Walk Between the Raindrops followed in 1998 and 2002 brought St. Mary of the Woods. In April 2004, McMurtry released a tour album called Live In Aught-Three. “Choctaw Bingo”, one of McMurtry’s most popular songs, is featured on both St. Mary of the Woods and Live in Aught-Three.

His father is Terms of Endearment novelist Larry McMurtry.

James McMurtry Net Worth

James McMurtry is one of the richest Folk Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James McMurtry 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He grew up in Leesburg, Virginia and worked a number of jobs, including as a bartender and house painter.

His politically-charged 2005 song ‘We Can’t Make It Here’ was named the best song of the 2000’s by music critic Robert Christgau.

James McMurtry (born March 18, 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American rock and folk rock/americana singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader, and occasional actor (Daisy Miller, Lonesome Dove, and narrator of Ghost Town: 24 Hours in Terlingua). He performs with veteran bandmates Daren Hess, Cornbread and Tim Holt.

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Who is James McMurtry Dating?

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McMurtry contributed his rendition of Adam Carroll’s “Screen Door” to Highway Prayer: A Tribute to Adam Carroll (Eight 30 Records, 2016) as well as “Grandpa’s Promise” to the satirical album Floater: A Tribute to the Tributes to Gary Floater (Eight 30 Records, 2018). Also in 2018 McMurtry performed at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.

Facts & Trivia

James Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James McMurtry celebrates birthday on March 18 of every year.

What band was James McMurtry?

James McMurtry (born March 18, 1962, in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American rock and folk rock/americana singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader, and occasional actor (Daisy Miller, Lonesome Dove, and narrator of Ghost Town: 24 Hours in Terlingua ). He performs with veteran bandmates Daren Hess, Cornbread and Tim Holt.

Are Larry and James McMurtry related?

In Music, James McMurtry Is A Storyteller Like His Father, Larry McMurtry. James McMurtry’s first album in six years, The Horses and the Hounds, was released in August, but it was written and mostly recorded before the pandemic hit, before his father, the novelist Larry McMurtry , died March 25 at age 84.

How old is McMurtry?

60 years (March 18, 1962)

What music genre is James McMurtry?

Country

What kind of guitar does James McMurtry play?

McMurtry has a rich sonic vocabulary, a grittiness that will surprise anyone who thinks of him as an acoustic strummer. He plays 12-string Takamine and six-string Guild acoustics on stage, but is just as likely to fire up a Paul Reed Smith electric or a Telecaster he pushes through a Fender Vibrolux amp.