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TOYING WITH NOTORIETY
austin360.com   04/12/2008
Did anyone actually think James McMurtry would leave politics behind after his 2004 recession-anticipating, anti-war, pro-Americans breakthrough "We Can't Make It Here"?
TWENTY QUESTIONS WITH SINGER-SONGWRITER JAMES MCMURTRY
Kansas City Star   04/06/2008
Stephen King has described Fort Worth Texas native James McMurtry as the truest fiercest songwriter of his generation The son of acclaimed author Larry McMurtry Lonesome Dove Terms of … 
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MCMURTRY, EARLE TO HIGHLIGHT WWHP CONCERTS
Bloomington Pantagraph   03/18/2008
A diverse array of roots music performers ranging from alternative country to hillbilly swing have been booked at area venues for Farmer City radio station WWHP-FM s 2008 concert series Leading … 
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JAMES MCMURTRY GETS POLITICAL AGAIN WITH "CHENEY'S TOY"
Country Standard Time   02/11/2008
Texas singer songwriter James McMurtry is once again making a political statement through his music and this time he's giving it away for free On his new song Cheney's Toy McMurtry picks up … 
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STANDING UP, BEING COUNTED: MCMURTRY PUTS AWAY 'CHILDISH THINGS'
Daily Times   05/04/2007
It came to him in a flurry of incendiary words and desolate images, the result of a man who looks out on the American landscape and is dismayed at what he sees.
JAMES MCMURTRY WINS ESKY AWARD
Jazz News   03/21/2007
The awards continue to pile up for roots rocker James McMurtry McMurtry the 2006 winner of the Americana Music Association's Song and Album of there year has just been awarded Esquire's 2007 Esky … 
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JAMES MCMURTRY: ACUTE, ACCLAIMED, ANONYMOUS
Toronto Star   02/04/2007
It may be bitter commentary on the chaotic state of the music business that the only song for which prolific Texas-born Virginia-raised songwriter James McMurtry is known at present is We Can't … 
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JAMES MCMURTRY LINES UP EARLY 2007 DATES
Live Daily   12/19/2006
Texas singer/songwriter James McMurtry will look to build on his recent wave of exposure with a set of dates beginning in late December and extending over the first few months of 2007.
JAMES MCMURTRY AND JON DEE GRAHAM
Austin American-Statesman   10/25/2006
With his powerful searching lyrics James McMurtry has established himself as a presence on the Texas music scene Though he was born in Fort Worth McMurtry grew up in Leesburg Va According to L … 
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JAMES MCMURTRY - GOD BLESS AMERICA
AmericanaRoots.com   10/04/2006
James McMurtry has released yet another free song on the Internet even though the dust has yet to settle on his mantle from the two awards James picked up at the Americana Music Conference two weeks … 
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