Jimmy Lafave
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Biography
[Edit]Austin-based singer/songwriter and guitarist Jimmy LaFave brings a passionate rock & roll energy to his original folk songs, whether he's playing solo or with a band. LaFave grew up in Wills Point, east of Dallas, but at 17, his family moved to Stillwater, OK. When he was in his teens, his mother purchased his first guitar for him with green stamps. While Stillwater was not exactly bustling with musical activity, it wasn't a ghost town either, and it was close enough to Tulsa that LaFave found all the opportunities he was seeking as a young singer/songwriter. The musical heritage of the area certainly was rich enough: folksinger Woody Guthrie, jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, and jazz fiddler Claude "Fiddler" Williams, plus songwriter J.J. Cale and Leon Russell's Shelter Studios. But to find a wider audience and, more importantly, a record deal, LaFave thought it would be worthwhile to move to Austin. He found both after moving to Austin in 1985, and he's been based there ever since.
LaFave found a home in Chicago House, an Austin coffeehouse, and he spent the next eight years hosting open mikes there, honing his presentation skills as a solo artist. Through the latter half of the 1980s, he also worked with his band, Night Tribe, at other Austin clubs. With backing from Mark Shumate, a computer entrepreneur, LaFave was finally able to record his debut for Bohemia Beat Records, a company Shumate founded in 1992.
LaFave has released three albums for Bohemia Beat: Austin Skyline, (1993), his debut, a live recording titled as a play on Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline album; Highway Trance (1994), a studio album that showcases his considerable skills as a guitar picker, singer, and songwriter; and 1995's Buffalo Return to the Plains, which contains just one cover, prime inspiration Bob Dylan's "Sweetheart Like You." LaFave counts among his other influences Jackson Browne, Chuck Berry, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
LaFave's grassroots approach should give him a better foundation on which to build a successful career. The way he blends country, blues, folk, and early rock & roll, his work ethic, and low-key rapport with fans are all factors that work in his favor. Trail was issued in 1999; Texoma followed in early 2001. His next two albums — 2005's Blue Nightfall and 2007's Cimarron Manifesto — were issued by Red House Records.
Title: The Greenway - Single
Artist: Jimmy Lafave, Anthony Doheny
Genre: World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Austin Skyline
Artist: Jimmy Lafave
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Austn Skyline
Artist: Jimmy Lafave
Genre: World Music, Country Rock, Alternative Country, Folk
Title: Blue Nightfall
Artist: Jimmy Lafave
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Buffalo Return To the Plains
Artist: Jimmy Lafave
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Buffalo Returns To The Plains
Artist: Jimmy Lafave
Genre: World Music, Country Rock, Alternative Country, Folk
Title: Cimarron Manifesto
Artist: Jimmy Lafave
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Highway Angels... Full Moon Rain
Artist: Jimmy Lafave
Title: Highway Trance
Artist: Jimmy Lafave
Genre: Country, Alternative Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Peace Town (CD1)
Artist: Jimmy Lafave
Genre: World Music, Country, Country Folk , Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Peace Town (CD2)
Artist: Jimmy Lafave
Genre: World Music, Country, Country Folk , Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Re-creation Blues / This Road Before - Single
Artist: Jimmy Lafave
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Collections
Title: The Beautiful Old
Genre: Rock, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Silverwolf Years
Genre: Country
Title: The Best of Times
Genre: Pop
Title: Holiday Haam Jam Benefit Album, Vol. 2
Genre:
Title: Luckenbach! Compadres!
Genre: Country
Title: Kerrville Ballads
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Texas Songwriters (Live)
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Voices of a Grateful Nation, Vol. 1
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Best of Kerrville Vol. 2
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: More Songs of Route 66: Roadside Attractions
Genre: Country
Title: Best of the Kerrville Folk Festival, Vol. 1
Genre: World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Best of the Kerrville Folk Festival, Vol 2
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Best Of Travelin' Texas
Genre: Country
Title: Luckenbach! Compadres! Songs Of Luckenbach Texas
Genre: Country
Title: Woody Guthrie At 100! Live At The Kennedy Center
Genre: World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Appleseed's 21st Anniversary: Roots And Branches (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Country, Pop, Folk
Title: Whiskey Blues - Blues Soldier 3CD (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Punk Rock
Featuring albums
Title: Collaborations
Artist: Strings Attached
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Stranger Than Fiction
Artist: The Wrockers
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: A Nod To Bob 2: An Artist's Tribute To Bob Dylan
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Dark River: Songs Of The Civil War Era
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country
Title: Ribbon of Highway
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Country, Alternative Country, Folk
Title: Californication: Season 3: Music From The Showtime Series
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: More Songs of Route 66: Roadside Attractions
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country, Alternative Country
Title: Texas Songwriters (Recorded Live at Kerrville)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Folk