Droll singer James McMurtry is a complex man who turns out cutting, precise story songs yet will write himself off as a “beer salesman” because he prefers to play his music in establishments that have ...

Bring on the new stuff. Audience members will get to hear the title track to Americana master James McMurtry’s upcoming new album, “The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy,” when he returns to The Moon ...

The Horses and the Hounds will bring James McMurtry back to Northwest Arkansas on March 30th for a show at George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville. McMurtry took a moment to talk about songwriting ...

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Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify Larry McMurtry wrote the script, but did not originate the story, for the movie starring John Mellencamp. James McMurtry's songs, like his dad's ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X James McMurtry will continue his tradition of live-testing new tunes during his Jan. 30 show at ...

Getting in the van and hitting the road to make money from music because records don’t sell? That’s nothing new for James McMurtry. “It’s been that way for us for a long time,” said McMurtry, who is ...

SANTA CRUZ — James McMurtry knows exactly when the time is right to make a new album: When the tours start winding down, that is when he gets into the studio. “That’s kind of what drives it nowadays,” ...

It's been a while since James McMurtry put out a record. It feels like he's overdue. It's not like he was affected by the Writers Guild of America strike (which seems to have been settled after five ...

James McMurtry has been known to refer to himself as a "beer salesman." His job is to draw people to bars and clubs and midsize venues that book him and his band. He puts on a show. If people want to ...