Stephen Bruton

Stephen Bruton was a songwriter, singer, actor, recording artist and producer based in Austin, Texas. On May 9, 2009, he died in Los Angeles, after a long two-year battle with cancer.KEYE TV: Longtime Austin musician, Stephen Bruton dies (May 9, 2009)

Stephen Bruton was raised in Fort Worth, Texas, and spent his teenage years playing with the artists like T-Bone Burnett and Delbert McClinton. In 1970, he traveled to New York to attend the Woodstock music festival, and afterwards toured with Bonnie Raitt and Kris Kristofferson among others. In the 1980s he moved to Austin, where he began producing for Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Alejandro Escovedo.Austin Chronicle: Stephen Bruton (February 23, 2008)

In addition to his solo career, Bruton played with the Resentments, an Austin group including Jon Dee Graham and Scrappy Jud Newcomb.Austin Chronicle: Stephen Bruton (February 23, 2008)