Malford Milligan

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Malford Milligan
Milligan performing in Wisconsin 2016
Milligan performing in Wisconsin 2016
Background information
Born (1959-03-29) March 29, 1959 (age 62)
Taylor, Texas United States
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Instruments
  • vocals
Years active1981–present
Associated actsStoryville, Greg Koch

Malford Milligan (born March 29, 1959) is an American singer. He sings soul, blues and gospel songs and also writes music. He has won 8 Austin Music Awards for Best Vocalist.[1]

Career[]

Storyville[]

In 1994 Milligan became the singer for Storyville until they broke up in 2000. Milligan became a session singer and recorded vocals for many musicians such as: Eric Johnson and Chris Smither.[2] Storyville never managed to become a national act.[3][4]

Solo[]

Between 2002 and 2006 he recorded several albums with his own band, The Malford Milligan Band[2] and provided vocals for Greg Koch led bands.[5]

2017-2019

In 2017 Milligan began singing with The Southern Aces band.[6][7]

2019-2020

On tour in the Netherlands with the Blues and Americana Tour of Johan Derksen in about 80 Concerthalls and Theaters (all sold out). Concerts have been postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions since March 2020.

Awards[]

  • The Austin Chronicle named Milligan the “Best Male Vocalist of the Decade” in 2000.[8]
  • Austin Music Awards Best Vocalist 8 Times[1]

Discography with Storyville[]

  • Bluest Eyes (1993)
  • A Piece of Your Soul (1995)[9]
  • Dog Years (1998)
  • Live at Antone's (2006)

Discography of other projects[]

  • Alive And More (Funky London) (2000)
  • The Gospel According to Austin, Vol. 2 (2001)
  • Sweet Cherry Soul (2002)
  • No Good Deed Goes Unpunished (2004)[10]
  • The Malford Milligan Band Rides Again (2006)
  • Live on the Radio (Greg Koch and Other Bad Men) (2007)[11]
  • Nation Sack (Greg Koch and Malford Milligan) (2009)
  • An Evening with the Songs of Stephen Bruton (2010)
  • The Milligan Vaughan Project (2017)[12]
  • Life Will Humble You (Malford Milligan & The Southern Aces) (2018)[13]

Education[]

Personal[]

Milligan was raised in Elgin and Lubbock, Texas. His family worked on cotton farms in Central Texas to the south plains.[9] Milligan was born a black albino. He is now almost blind.[2] Milligan got married in January 2019.[14]

See also[]

Music of Austin, Texas

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Malford Milligan send off concert before European tour". texomashomepage.com. KFDX-TV KJTL-TV. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Malford Milligan: Life Will Humble You - Chronicle of a painful life". Bluesmagazine.nl. Blues Magazine. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. ^ Milligan, Malford. "Malford Milligan". allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. ^ Smyers, Darryl (12 January 2016). "Malford Milligan". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Koch Marshall Trio announce debut album "Toby Arrives"". bluesrockreview.com. Blues Rock review. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Concert report: Malford Milligan and The Southern Aces - TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht 24 February 2019". Bluesmagazine.nl. Blues Magazine. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. ^ Milligan, Malford. "About". malfordmilliganmusic.com. Malford Milligan. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  8. ^ Fierro, Jennifer. "Malford Milligan brings soul, blues and rock sound to Spicewood". 101highlandlakes.com. 101 Highland Lakes. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Reid, Jan. "Milligan's Island". Texasmonthly.com. Texas Monthly. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  10. ^ "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished". store.cdbaby.com. CD Baby. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Greg Koch And Other Bad Men / Live! On The Radio". Rocktimes.ifo. Rock Times. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  12. ^ Williams, Rhys. "The Milligan Vaughan Project – MVP Album Review". bluesblastmagazine.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  13. ^ Nowels, David. "REVIEW: Malford Milligan's "Life Will Humble You" Is Gritty Country Soul". americanahighways.org. Americana Highways. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Malford Milligan. Wichita Falls' Newest Resident Musician". thehubntx.com. The Hub of NTX. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

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