HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- Something about the cheap clock-radio James McMurtry had as a kid growing up in the '70s "made music sound magical," the Austin, Texas singer and songwriter says. "It could pick ...

James McMurtry’s “Choctaw Bingo” was never a single nor was it a major hit on the Billboard charts. However, much like the man who wrote it, the song didn’t need chart success or the radio to become ...

Jun. 6—Acclaimed singer-songwriter James McMurtry has some fond memories of McAlester — even though his sold-out show will be the first time he's ever performed in the city. McMurtry recalls sometimes ...

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 ...

James McMurtry’s sound is liquid nicotine, and it was chain-smoked by last night’s crowd at Dan’s Silverleaf, as the house swirled around his fingers with each intoxicating rift. Stoic cowboys, ...