Artist description Amarillo, Texas-based Cooder Graw has quickly become a frontrunner in the Texas Music movement. Named Entertainers of the Year in 2002 by the Texas music webzine Rockzillaworld, the band has found its niche as purveyors of High Octane Honky Tonk. This past year the band has performed at venues all over the Southwest, and has been on the bill with such country music legends as Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakum, Jerry Jeff Walker, Asleep at the Wheel, Robert Earl Keen, Pat Green and others.

Music Style Loud Country

Musical Influences Traditional Country, Folk, Alternative Rock, Blues, Western Swing

Artist History Formed in 1997. First CD "Home at the Golden Light", released 1998. "Cooder Graw" (self-titled) released in late 1999 and produced by Ray Benson and Hayden Nicholas. "Segundo", a live album, released in 2000. "Shifting Gears," produced by Hayden Nicholas, released October 2001. "Live at Billy Bob's" released April 2002.

Group Members Joe Ammons, Paul Baker, Matt Martindale, Kelly Turner, Jim Whisenhunt and Nick Worley

Instruments acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass, drums

Albums "Cooder Graw," "Segundo," "Shifting Gears," and "Live at Billy Bob's"

Press Reviews Amarillo Globe-News, Pampa News, Texas Tech University Daily, Accent West, Caprock Sun, Dallas Morning News, The Met (Dallas), Canyon News, Texas Music Magazine, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Tulsa World, Best of Texas Magazine, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, San Angelo Standard, El Paso Times, Bryan/College Station Eagle, among others.

Location Amarillo, TX - USA

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