By his teen years, Bruton and his buddy T Bone Burnett were laying down tracks in Burnett’s makeshift home studio in between gigging with other pals like Delbert McClinton, all the while digging on musical giants like Freddie King and Ornette Coleman, who could be...
After drifting through Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, the band (which got its record deal when Van Morrison raved about them in Rolling Stone) landed in heart of Bob Wills country: Austin, Texas, in the early ’70s. With its fondness for jazz, blues, rock and...
Thomas, a native Houstonian, has found a unique way to celebrate an incredible half a century in music and some 47 years since his first gold-selling hit. The singer, a five-time Grammy and two-time Dove Award-winner, has sold more than 70 million records and is...
A familiar cadence resonating from a well-worn “Trigger” has long served as the official notice: the Willie Nelson and Family are in the building. The signature open begins with Willie alone, and crescendos with the addition – note by note – of each member...
During the past two decades Tamara Saviano has established herself as a tireless advocate of American music and its artists. Saviano is a GRAMMY-winning producer, publicist, manager, live concert producer, talent booker, and former music television producer and music...
As Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Nashville, Jody Williams directs all writer/publisher relations activities in BMI’s Nashville office. Williams joined BMI in May of 2006, after leading Jody Williams Music, a joint publishing venture with Sony Tree, where...
