James McMurtry (roots rock / Americana)
| Date/Time: | Thursday, 06 Mar 2014 at 8:00 pm |
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| Location: | The M-Shop, MU |
| Cost: | $18 / $20 (w/ $2 DOS increase) |
| URL: | http://www.sub.iastate.edu/index.cfm/201...s_mcmurtry |
| Phone: | 515-294-8081 |
| Channel: | Student Union Board |
| Categories: | Arts, performances |
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The son of acclaimed author Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment), James McMurtry grew up on a steady diet of Johnny Cash and Roy Acuff records. His first album, Too Long in the Wasteland (1989), was produced by John Mellencamp and marked the beginning of a series of acclaimed projects. In 1996, McMurtry received a Grammy nomination for his long form music video of Where'd You Hide The Body. 1997´s It Had To Happen received the American Indie Award for Best Americana Album.
In 2004, McMurtry released the universally lauded Live in Aught-Three album. 2005´s Childish Things garnered some of the highest critical praise of McMurtry's career and spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Americana Music Radio Chart in 2005 and 2006.