Person · Male
James McMurtry
- From
- Fort Worth, United States
- Since
- 1962–present
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 16
- americana
- blues
- folk rock
- rock
- singer-songwriter
About
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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His father, novelist Larry McMurtry, gave him his first guitar at age seven. His mother, an English professor, taught him how to play it: "My mother taught me three chords and the rest I just stole as I went along. I learned everything by ear or by watching people."
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Discography
Albums
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Too Long in the Wasteland Apple Music
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Interchords
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Candyland Apple Music
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Where’d You Hide the Body
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It Had to Happen Apple Music
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Walk Between the Raindrops Apple Music
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Saint Mary of the Woods Apple Music
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Childish Things Apple Music
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Just Us Kids Apple Music
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Complicated Game
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The Horses and the Hounds Apple Music
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The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy
Compilations
Links
Parent
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 0d842c11-3f11-4dae-aa41-4e6e8beccc09
- ISNI
- 0000000032946950
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.