August 8, 2008 - Friday
Texas Songwriter Showcase Some of the best singer songwriters from around the state of Texas grace the JPHH stage on the second Friday of each month. The featured artists for this evening's showcase are Annie Benjamin and Patti Sullivan. Annie Benjamin: Annie is a veteran of the live music scene in Texas with over two decades of performances to her credit. She is known for her high energy flute licks, her multi-register vocal ability, and a very unique picking style on her guitar. Her lyrics can be irreverant and silly one minute, poignantly homespun the next.
Patti Sullivan: This singer songwriter, a child of the sixties, resides in Cut and Shoot and performs nationwide as a solo artist or with a small combo. Patti's eclectic song-bag includes elements of country, folk, jazz and blues. She has released two CDs and is now working on her third which she plans to record live. Willie B: Willie describes himself as a bluesy guitar player, but he is so much more. He is a gifted and diverse guitar player who writes and performs in many musical genres. Willie writes and sings songs around the people in his life. He has been a past recipient of HFBSA's "Song of the Year" and "Songwriter of the Year". Willie has recorded four albums to date and is currently working on his fifth solo project. The Texas Songwriters' Showcase is the longest running showcase in Houston. These songwriters will take to the stage to entertain you with colossal musical talent and wide-ranging experience ... you will not be disappointed. Host Willie B
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August 23, 2008 - Saturday
Clepper George Jimmy George and Russell Clepper, both long time residents of Austin, have been performing together since the spring of 2005, releasing three independent CD’s including their latest, Broken Sand Dollars. “I started playing the guitar and writing songs while I was a student at Tech.’ says Clepper. “Not because I didn’t have anything else to do. It was just something I was born

to and Lubbock had the scene and the scenery that inspired me to go for it.” His songwriting style grew from an early love of folk, bluegrass and gospel, and later drew from songwriters such as John Prine, Butch Hancock, Joe Ely and Billy Joe Shaver. He first performed his original music in Lubbock as a member of a folk/rock trio that included local songwriter, hobo hero and cowboy, Eddie Beethoven. George developed his own sound, taking inspiration from the likes of Robert Fripp, Adrian Ballew, Jeff Beck plus other progressive and experimental rockers, as well as songwriters such as Leonard Cohen and Bruce Coburn. The years since have seen him take up the acoustic guitar and open for acts like Santana, the California Guitar Trio and Tom Petty. In Austin, he has a long series of notches in his music belt, including a stint with the Asylum Street Spankers and Weird Cousin. Currently, he is one of the top session players at Lava Studios and just finished doing some of the recording and most of the mastering in his own studio for David Rodriguez’ latest effort, Constant War. The duo Clepper George brings these widely divergent musical backgrounds together to forge a unique, powerful, new acoustic sound that features rich guitar tapestries and tight vocal harmonies.
Showtime @ 9:00 pm
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