Biography
Lyle Lovett was probably one of the most special and unique singer/songwriters to emerge through the ’80s. Though he was called a nation vocalist, the tag under no circumstances quite match him. Lovett got more in keeping with ’70s vocalist/songwriters like Man Clark, Jesse Winchester, Randy Newman, and Townes Vehicle Zandt, merging a skill for incisive, witty lyrical fine detail with an eclectic selection of music, which range from nation and folk to big-band golf swing and traditional pop. Lovett’s literate, multi-layered tracks stood out one of the formulaic Nashville strike singles from the past due ’80s along with the brand-new traditionalists who have been starting to take over nation music. Sketching from alternative nation and rock and roll enthusiasts, Lovett quickly developed a cult pursuing which started to spill over in to the mainstream along with his second recording, 1988’s Pontiac. Pursuing Pontiac, his nation audience dropped, but his status like a songwriter and musician continuing to develop, and he suffered an ardent cult following through the entire ’90s. Blessed in Klein, Tx — a little town called after his great-grandfather, a Bavarian weaver known as Adam Klein, which afterwards became a Houston suburb — Lovett grew up on his family members equine ranch. He didn’t start his musical profession until he started composing music while he went to Tx A&M School in the past due ’70s, where he examined journalism and German. While he was students, he performed addresses and original tracks at regional folk celebrations and clubs. Being a graduate pupil, he journeyed to Germany to review and continuing to create and play while he was in European countries. Nevertheless, he didn’t commence to pursue a musical profession in earnest until he came back to America in the first ’80s. Upon his go back to the Areas, Lovett played night clubs throughout Tx, eventually landing an area within the 1983 Mickey Rooney Television movie Costs: BY HIMSELF. The following season Nanci Griffith, whom Lyle got interviewed for any college paper while he was in university, documented his “EASILY Were the girl You Desired” on her behalf Once in an exceedingly Blue Moon recording. He also sang around the recording in addition to her 1985 record Last of the real Believers. Man Clark noticed a demonstration tape of Lovett’s tracks in 1984 and aimed it toward Tony Dark brown of MCA Information. Over the following year, MCA exercised the facts of an archive agreement with Lyle. For the time being, he produced his first documented appearance on Fast Folk Mag, Vol. 2 #8 afterwards in the entire year. Lovett authorized with MCA/Curb in 1986, liberating his eponymous debut later on in the entire year. Lyle Lovett received superb evaluations, and five of its singles — “Farther Down the road,” the very best Ten “Cowboy Guy,” “God Will,” “Why I HAVE NO IDEA,” and “SURRENDER My Center” — reached the united states Best 40. Despite his solid showing on the united states graphs, it was very clear from the outset that Lovett’s musical preferences didn’t depend on nation, although genre provided the building blocks of his audio. Instead, he included jazz, folk, and pop right into a nation framework, pressing the musical limitations of every genre. Pontiac, his second record, revealed just how eclectic and literate Lovett was. Greeted with overwhelmingly reviews that are positive from both nation and mainstream magazines upon its 1987 launch, Pontiac extended his audience within the pop and rock and roll markets. The recording charted in the low reaches from the pop graphs and slowly proved helpful its method toward gold position. While his pop viewers grew, his nation fan base begun to reduce — “She’s No Female” and “I Loved You Last night” both produced the very best 30, but after those two tracks, non-e of his additional singles cracked the united states Best 40. It didn’t matter that Lovett’s nation viewers was disappearing — Pontiac got gained enough fresh fans within the pop mainstream to ensure him a solid cult following. To aid Pontiac, he constructed His Large Music group, that was a improved big music group filled with guitars, a cellist, a pianist, horns, along with a gospel-trained backup vocalist called Francine Reed. Lovett documented his third record, Lyle Lovett and His Huge Band, along with his touring music group. Like its two predecessors, the record was well-received critically upon its early 1989 discharge, and it performed well commercially, peaking at amount 62 and finally going gold. Maybe due to the album’s eclectic, jazzy audio, the recording produced only 1 minor nation strike in “I Wedded Her BECAUSE She APPEARS LIKE You,” but his right rendition of Tammy Wynette’s “The stand by position Your Guy” received significant amounts of attention within the media. Following discharge of His Huge Band, Lovett resolved out in California, which signaled that he was abandoning nation. After settling in LA, he spent another 2 yrs collaborating and focusing on his 4th recording. In 1990, he created Walter Hyatt’s Ruler Tears recording; the following yr, he sang on Leo Kottke’s Great Big Son and donated a cover of “Friend from the Devil” towards the Grateful Deceased tribute recording Deadicated. Also in 1991, he produced his performing debut in Robert Altman’s THE GAMER, that was released in the springtime of 1992. Several months following the Player strike the theaters, Lovett’s 4th record, Joshua Judges Ruth, premiered. Boasting much gospel and R&B impact, Joshua Judges Ruth was his many successful record up to now, peaking at quantity 57 and heading gold. Overall, the recording was overlooked by nation radio, but pop viewers embraced the record, and Lovett became a staple on adult alternate radio and VH1. Regardless of the achievement of Joshua Judges Ruth, Lovett became a near-superstar for a totally different cause in 1993 — his shock marriage to celebrity Julia Roberts. Upon the announcement of their relationship, Lovett became the main topic of many gossip sections and tabloid tales, elevating him to an even of fame he previously not really experienced before. Lyle’s 1st task after his relationship was a job in Altman’s 1993 film Brief Slashes. He didn’t launch another record before fall of 1994, when I REALLY LIKE Everybody strike the shops. A assortment of tracks Lovett had written in the past due ’70s and early ’80s, I REALLY LIKE Everybody continuing his move from nation, and it had been the very first record he previously released that didn’t increase his audience for some reason. After it joined the graphs at quantity 26, it vanished 13 weeks later on, failing to proceed platinum. Lovett and Roberts divorced within the springtime of 1995, and Lyle started to retreat through the spotlight relatively, spending the rest of the entire year touring and composing. Lovett re-emerged with THE STREET to Ensenada, the very first record since Pontiac to become dominated by nation tracks, in the summertime of 1996. Furthermore to executing well for the pop graphs, where it joined at a profession peak of quantity 24, THE STREET to Ensenada performed highly on the united states graphs, entering at number 4. The two-disc addresses recording Stage Inside This Home implemented in 1998, offering mostly underexposed materials penned by a few of Lovett’s preferred songwriters (a lot of whom hailed from Tx). In 1999, Lovett released his initial concert record, Reside in Tx, and his soundtrack towards the Altman film Dr. T. & the ladies followed a 12 months later on. Smile, a assortment of tunes recorded for different movie soundtracks, made an appearance in 2003, adopted that same 12 months by My Baby Don’t Tolerate on Shed Highway. The label also released IT ISN’T Big It’s Huge in 2007 and Organic Forces in ’09 2009. Any occasion EP, Tunes for the growing season, made an appearance in 2011, and several tracks from this finished up on Discharge Me, Lovett’s last record on his Curb Information contract, which made an appearance in 2012.
Quick Facts
Full Name Lyle Lovett
Date Of Birth November 1, 1957
Height 1.83 m
Profession Actor, Songwriter, Music Producer, Singer-songwriter
Education Texas A&M University
Nationality American
Spouse Julia Roberts
Parents William Pearce Lovett, Bernell Louise Lovett
Partner April Kimble
Awards Grammy Award for Best Country Album, Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Music Songs If I Had a Boat, She's No Lady, Cowboy Man, That's Right, Nobody Knows Me, Stand By Your Man, Farther Down the Line, This Old Porch, I've Been to Memphis, Moritat, Give Back My Heart, I Loved You Yesterday, I Married Her Just Because She Looks Like You, Private Conversation, I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord, Walk Through the Bottomland, If I Were the Man You Wanted, She's Already Made Up Her Mind, L.A. County, Long Tall Texan, Closing Time, Don't Touch My Hat, In My Own Mind, You've Been So Good Up to Now, She Makes Me Feel Good, She's Hot to Go, Friend of the Devil, South Texas Girl, Why I Don't Know, San Antonio Girl, If You Were to Wake Up, Ballad of the Snow Leopard and the Tanqueray Cowboy
Albums Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Step Inside This House, The Road to Ensenada, Joshua Judges Ruth, Pontiac, I Love Everybody, It's Not Big It's Large, Release Me, Live in Texas, Natural Forces, Lyle Lovett, Dr. T & the Women, Smile, Anthology, Volume 1: Cowboy Man, My Baby Don't Tolerate, Best Of Lyle Lovett - Live, The Waltzing Fool (Live At Boulder's Coast Club, Colorado. March 22nd 1988), Greatest Hits
Nominations Grammy Award for Best Country Song, Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Vocalist of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Video of the Year, Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year
Movies The Player, The New Guy, The Opposite of Sex, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Short Cuts, Cookie's Fortune, Angels Sing, Bastard out of Carolina, Prêt-à-Porter, The Open Road, Three Days of Rain, Dr. T & the Women, Country: Portraits of an American Sound, Penton: The John Penton Story, Paul Simon and Friends, Remember the Alamo Concert, Dead Man Walking: The Concert, Blaze Foley Inside, The Best of Sessions at West 54th: Vol. 2, Lyle Lovett: Best of Lyle Lovett Live, Soundstage Presents Lyle Lovett, Lyle Lovett and His Large Band: It's Not Big, It's Large
TV Shows Lost Highway, Breakfast with Hunter
- Facts
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Suffers seriously from bovophobia (fear of cattle). |
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Graduated from Klein High School, the first high school built in the Klein Independent School District, named for his ancestor, Adam Klein. All High Schools in the District include the Klein name. Other high schools in the district include Klein Forest, Klein Oak, and Klein Collins. |
3 |
Originally slated to play one of the singing cowboys in A Prairie Home Companion (2006). |
4 |
Inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 10, 2006. The other inductees were Matthew McConaughey, Kris Kristofferson, JoBeth Williams and Cybill Shepherd. |
5 |
Engaged to April Kimble. [2006] |
6 |
His great-great-grandfather, Adam Klein, was a founding father of Klein, Texas, where Lyle was born and now resides. |
7 |
He once bought a Cadillac El Dorado from Hunter S. Thompson. |
8 |
He graduated from Texas A&M University with BA's in German (1981) and Journalism (1980). |
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Was trampled by a bull on his Klein, Texas, ranch; needed surgery to repair his mauled right leg. He has since (understandably) possessed a morbid fear of cattle. [April 2002] |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story |
2007 |
performer: "Walk Hard All Star Version" |
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RV |
2006 |
performer: "G.T.O." / producer: "G.T.O." |
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The Interpreter |
2005 |
performer: "If I Had a Boat" / writer: "If I Had a Boat" |
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The Exonerated |
2005 |
TV Movie performer: "Amazing Grace" |
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Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt |
2004 |
Documentary performer: "Flyin' Shoes" |
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Deadwood |
|
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2004 writer - 1 episode, 2004 |
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The Wire |
|
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2003 writer - 1 episode, 2003 |
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All Over the Guy |
2001 |
performer: "She Makes Me Feel Good", "The Blues Walk" / writer: "She Makes Me Feel Good" |
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61* |
2001 |
TV Movie performer: "Nobody Knows Me" / writer: "Nobody Knows Me" |
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Kissing Jessica Stein |
2001 |
performer: "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You" |
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Dr. T & the Women |
2000 |
performer: "You've Been So Good Up to Now" 1992, "She's Already Made Up Her Mind" 1992, "Ain't It Something" 1994 / publisher: "You've Been So Good Up to Now" 1992, "She's Already Made Up Her Mind" 1992, "Ain't It Something" 1994 / writer: "You've Been So Good Up to Now" 1992, "She's Already Made Up Her Mind" 1992, "Ain't It Something" 1994 |
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Where the Heart Is |
2000 |
performer: "What'd I Say" / producer: "What'd I Say" |
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Stuart Little |
1999 |
performer: "Walking Tall" |
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Mumford |
1999 |
performer: "Ballad Of The Snow Leopard & The Tanqueray Cowboy", "Till It Shines" / producer: "Till It Shines" |
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Tumbleweeds |
1999 |
performer: "Private Conversation" / writer: "Private Conversation" |
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Nice Guys Sleep Alone |
1999 |
performer: "You've Been So Good Up To Now" / writer: "You've Been So Good Up To Now" |
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Clay Pigeons |
1998 |
performer: "Teach Me About Love" |
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Hope Floats |
1998 |
performer: "Smile" / producer: "Smile" |
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Daria |
1998 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
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The Rhythm of Life |
1997 |
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode |
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The Apostle |
1997 |
performer: "I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord" |
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Nothing to Lose |
1997 |
performer: "You've Been So Good Up To Now" / writer: "You've Been So Good Up To Now" |
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Fathers' Day |
1997 |
performer: "Ain't It Somethin'", "Cowboy Man" / writer: "Ain't It Somethin'", "Cowboy Man" |
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Freunde fürs Leben |
1997 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
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Dear God |
1996 |
performer: "Straighten Up and Fly Right" / producer: "Straighten Up and Fly Right" |
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Caroline in the City |
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TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1996 writer - 1 episode, 1996 |
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2 Days in the Valley |
1996 |
performer: "Nobody Knows Me" / writer: "Nobody Knows Me" |
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The 68th Annual Academy Awards |
1996 |
TV Special performer: "You've Got a Friend" |
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Toy Story |
1995 |
performer: "You've Got a Friend in Me" |
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Quiz Show |
1994 |
performer: "MORITAT" |
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It Could Happen to You |
1994 |
performer: "She's No Lady" / writer: "She's No Lady" |
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With Honors |
1994 |
performer: "Blue Skies" |
|
Major League II |
1994 |
performer: "ALL MY LOVE IS GONE" / writer: "ALL MY LOVE IS GONE" |
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The Firm |
1993 |
performer: "M-O-N-E-Y" / writer: "M-O-N-E-Y" |
|
Leap of Faith |
1992 |
arranger: "Pass Me Not" / performer: "Pass Me Not" / producer: "Pass Me Not" |
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The Crying Game |
1992 |
performer: "Stand By Your Man" |
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South of Wawa |
1991 |
performer: "Simple Song", "Nobody Knows Me Like My Baby" / writer: "Simple Song", "Nobody Knows Me Like My Baby" |
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Switch |
1991 |
performer: "You Can't Resist It" / writer: "You Can't Resist It" |
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Midnight Caller |
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TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1991 music - 1 episode, 1991 |
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Sibling Rivalry |
1990 |
performer: "If I Were the Man You Wanted" / writer: "If I Were the Man You Wanted" |
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State of Grace |
1990 |
performer: "I Loved You Yesterday" / writer: "I Loved You Yesterday" |
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Always |
1989 |
performer: "COWBOY MAN" / writer: "COWBOY MAN" |
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Miami Vice |
1989 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
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Major League |
1989 |
performer: "Cryin' Shame" / producer: "Cryin' Shame" / writer: "Cryin' Shame" |
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Sapphire Man |
1988 |
Short performer: "If I Had a Boat" / writer: "If I Had a Boat" |
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22nd Annual Country Music Association Awards |
1988 |
TV Special performer: "Traveling Down the Same Road Those Who Came Before" |
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Britain's Got Talent |
2015 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
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Britain's Got More Talent |
2015 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
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Still Alice |
2014 |
performer: "If I Had A Boat" / writer: "If I Had A Boat" |
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |
2010-2012 |
TV Series performer - 4 episodes |
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The Broken Circle Breakdown |
2012 |
writer: "Cowboy Man" |
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The Marty Stuart Show |
|
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2012 |
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No me la puc treure del cap |
2012 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
|
Friends with Kids |
2011 |
performer: "Make It Happy" / writer: "Make It Happy" |
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Late Show with David Letterman |
|
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009 |
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Later... With Jools Holland |
2009 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
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True Blood |
|
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009 |
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Actor
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Bridge |
2013-2014 |
TV Series |
Monte P. Flagman |
Angels Sing |
2013 |
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Griffin |
Castle |
2010 |
TV Series |
Agent Westfield |
The Open Road |
2009 |
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Peabody Bartender |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story |
2007 |
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Lyle Lovett |
Three Days of Rain |
2002 |
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Disc Jockey |
The New Guy |
2002 |
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Bear |
Mad About You |
1995-1999 |
TV Series |
Lenny |
Cookie's Fortune |
1999 |
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Manny Hood |
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas |
1998 |
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Road Person |
The Opposite of Sex |
1998 |
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Sheriff Carl Tippett |
Breast Men |
1997 |
TV Movie |
Research Scientist |
Bastard Out of Carolina |
1996 |
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Wade |
Ready to Wear |
1994 |
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Clint Lammeraux |
Short Cuts |
1993 |
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Andy Bitkower |
The Player |
1992 |
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Detective DeLongpre |
Beyond the Groove |
1990 |
TV Series |
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Bill: On His Own |
1983 |
TV Movie |
Singer at beach |
Music Department
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Man in Red Bandana |
2017 |
Documentary musician completed |
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Dr. T & the Women |
2000 |
music producer / musician: guitar |
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Composer
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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It's Not Big It's Large |
2007 |
Video documentary |
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Dr. T & the Women |
2000 |
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Director
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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It's Not Big It's Large |
2007 |
Video documentary |
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Producer
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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It's Not Big It's Large |
2007 |
Video documentary producer |
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Thanks
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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South of Wawa |
1991 |
thanks |
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Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Harry |
2016 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Austin City Limits |
1997-2015 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Country: Portraits of an American Sound |
2015 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years |
2014 |
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Himself |
Late Show with David Letterman |
1994-2014 |
TV Series |
Himself / Himself - Musical Guest / Himself - Guest |
Altman |
2014 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Live with Kelly and Michael |
2007-2014 |
TV Series |
Himself - Musical Guest / Himself |
Penton: The John Penton Story |
2014 |
Documentary |
Narrator (voice) |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson |
2007-2014 |
TV Series |
Himself - Musical Guest |
Conan |
2014 |
TV Series |
Himself - Musical Guest |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |
1992-2014 |
TV Series |
Himself / Himself - Musical Guest |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon |
2012 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The Marty Stuart Show |
2012 |
TV Series |
Himself - Special Guest |
Buddy Holly: Listen to Me - The Ultimate Buddy Party |
2011 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
In Performance at the White House Country Music |
2011 |
TV Special |
Singer |
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... |
2010 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Aggies: The True Story of Texas A&M |
2009 |
Documentary voice |
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For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair |
2009 |
Documentary |
Himself |
The Hour |
2009 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Live from Abbey Road |
2009 |
TV Series |
Himself |
CMT Star Crossed |
2009 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Later... With Jools Holland |
2009 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien |
2009 |
TV Series |
Himself - Musical Guest |
The Dakota Sessions |
2009 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Texas Monthly Talks |
2008 |
TV Series |
Himself - Interviewee |
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards |
2008 |
TV Special |
Himself - Presenter |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts |
2007 |
TV Special |
Himself |
Brothers & Sisters |
2007 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Ellen's Really Big Show |
2007 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
2003-2007 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Tavis Smiley |
2007 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien |
1999-2007 |
TV Series |
Himself |
It's Not Big It's Large |
2007 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Bodacious Boots |
2007 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Remember the Alamo Concert |
2007 |
Video |
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Paul Simon: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song |
2007 |
TV Special |
Performer |
CMT Crossroads |
2005 |
TV Series |
Himself |
McEnroe |
2004 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt |
2004 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Lost Highway |
2003 |
TV Mini-Series documentary |
Narrator |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts |
2003 |
TV Special |
Himself |
Live by Request: Lyle Lovett |
2003 |
TV Special |
Performer |
Breakfast with Hunter |
2003 |
Documentary |
Himself (voice) |
Our Country |
2003 |
Documentary short |
Himself |
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin' |
2003 |
TV Special |
Himself |
Soundstage |
2003 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Hunter Goes to Hollywood |
2003 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Last Stand of the Tallgrass Prairie |
2001 |
TV Movie documentary |
Host |
Kinky Friedman: Proud to Be an Asshole from El Paso |
2001 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Dharma & Greg |
2000 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The Best of Sessions at West 54th, Volume 2 |
2000 |
Video |
Himself |
An All-Star Tribute to Johnny Cash |
1999 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself - Performer |
Asleep at the Wheel: The Making of 'Ride with Bob' |
1999 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Charlie Rose |
1999 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
Sin City Spectacular |
1999 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Where Music Meets Film: Live from Sundance |
1999 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Not in Our Name: Dead Man Walking - The Concert |
1998 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts |
1998 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Behind the Music |
1998 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Roger Miller Remembered |
1998 |
TV Special |
Himself |
The Rhythm of Life |
1997 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts |
1996 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself |
VH1 Storytellers |
1996 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Lyle Lovett: Going Home |
1996 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
The 68th Annual Academy Awards |
1996 |
TV Special |
Himself - Performer: 'You've Got a Friend' |
1995 MLB All-Star Game |
1995 |
TV Special |
Himself - American National Anthem |
The 1995 ESPY Awards |
1995 |
TV Special |
Himself |
28th Annual Country Music Association Awards |
1994 |
TV Special |
Himself - Performer |
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country |
1993 |
Documentary |
Himself |
MTV Video Music Awards 1993 |
1993 |
TV Special |
Himself - Presenter |
Late Night with David Letterman |
1988-1993 |
TV Series |
Himself / Himself - Guest |
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-0 |
1993 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself |
The Wild West |
1993 |
TV Mini-Series documentary |
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The 35th Annual Grammy Awards |
1993 |
TV Special |
Himself |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson |
1989-1992 |
TV Series |
Himself - Musical Guest |
The Full Moon Show |
1992 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
24th Annual Country Music Association Awards |
1990 |
TV Special |
Himself - Performer |
CBS This Morning |
1989 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The 31st Annual Grammy Awards |
1989 |
TV Special |
Himself |
22nd Annual Country Music Association Awards |
1988 |
TV Special |
Himself - Performer |
Wired |
1988 |
TV Series |
Himself - Performer |
The 23rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards |
1988 |
TV Special |
Himself |
Mike's Talent Show |
1987 |
TV Movie |
Himself - Singer |
Farm Aid '87 |
1987 |
TV Special |
Himself |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
Nominated awards
Nominated awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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2005 |
Grammy |
Grammy Awards |
Best Country Vocal Performance - Male |
For the song "In My Own Mind." |
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1992 |
Grammy |
Grammy Awards |
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television |
Switch (1991) |
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Both my parents worked, so I was home alone a lot, and I would listen to their records. They belonged to the Columbia House record club, so they had records! |
2 |
I enjoyed hearing people do their own songs. I became attracted to singer-songwriters. I became interested in them as people; was curious about what they wanted to say. |
3 |
It's difficult to get started-when it comes to dealing with an unknown quantity, people are reluctant to trust their own opinion. It helps if two or three people give you a boost. |
4 |
Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their whole life. That comes through in Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson. There is no separating their life from their music. |
5 |
I've been lucky to be able to make the records I've wanted to make. The record company has never pressured me to cut certain songs. |
6 |
It's important to be successful enough to be able to keep doing what you love. |
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It's really a lot easier to write about things that are problematic. Who wants to hear how happy you are? |
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Singing your own songs is all about individual expression. |
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You can't second-guess your audience. You can only do what you think is right. If you do that, your audience will appreciate you. |
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Fortunately, I've never had a job. |
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I am limited by what I can think of to do-my choices are not so great. |
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I don't feel like I'm on a mission. I'm trying to play music that I like to play and like to listen to. |
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I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living. |
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I'm really in no danger of being perceived as a famous movie actor! |
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