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New episode of Ordinary Celebrity features Mike Graham
Country music is a truly indigenous American musical genre. It remains one of the most popular musical styles in American music. However, there’s a sub genre of country music that you may find rawer, more real, and ultimately more western. It’s “Texas Country," and Mike Graham is one of its most beloved members.
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About This Episode:
Country music is a truly indigenous American musical genre. It remains one of the most popular musical styles in American music. However, there’s a sub genre of country music that you may find rawer, more real, and ultimately more western. It’s “Texas Country.”
In this episode, you’ll meet Mike Graham. I know Mike because he’s my wife’s first cousin. Mike is not only a great guy whom I’m proud to consider as part of my extended family, but Mike is a singer/songwriter of Texas Country.
Born and raised in untamed West Texas oilfields and flatlands, Mike’s music is a reflection of the energy and spirit of his roots. It’s not surprising that his debut album (1999) was titled “Just West of Nowhere”.
Mike recorded two more well-received albums in the early 2000s: “Find You a Highway” (2001) and “Bad Ideas” (2004) and received significant airplay on Texas and satellite radio.
After touring just about every club, honky-tonk, and festival in Texas and beyond for almost a decade, Mike walked away from the music business in 2006 to focus on his new family and generally learning how to be a grown-up.
It only took a global pandemic to get him writing songs and making music again. In 2020, Mike released a seven song EP “Sunset/Sunrise”. The self-explanatory first track is titled “Good to be Back”. [1]From mikegraham.com
Mike is back. Writing songs. Performing. In this episode, we talked about everything from Texas Country to changes in Spotify to that moment of a celebratory applause a musician receives after the last note is played of an audience’s favorite song.
Mike’s next album is due out in the spring/summer of 2024 and as of this podcast has a working title of Can’t Fix the World.
Links:
- Mike’s website – mikegraham.com
- Mike on Instagram
- Mike on Facebook
- Tidal
- Apple Music
- The Post at River East in Fort Worth, Texas
- Hear Fort Worth
References
| ↑1 | From mikegraham.com |
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