James McMurtry
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American rock and folk-rock/americana singer-songwriter and guitarist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, James McMurtry is an American rock and folk rock/americana singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader, and occasional actor . He performs with veteran bandmates Daren Hess, Cornbread and Tim Holt. 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."