James McMurtry is an American rock and folk-rock/americana singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader and occasional actor. He performs with veteran bandmates and rhythm section The Heartless Bastards.
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.
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