Malford Milligan
Milligan performing in Wisconsin 2016
Milligan performing in Wisconsin 2016
Background information
Born (1959-03-29) March 29, 1959
Taylor, Texas United States
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)
  • vocals
Years active1981–present

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]
  • I Was a Witness (Malford Milligan & The Southern Aces) (2021)

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Malford Milligan send off concert before European tour". texomashomepage.com. KFDX-TV KJTL-TV. June 14, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Malford Milligan: Life Will Humble You – Chronicle of a painful life". Bluesmagazine.nl. Blues Magazine. February 20, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ Milligan, Malford. "Malford Milligan". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ Smyers, Darryl (January 12, 2016). "Malford Milligan". Dallas Observer. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Koch Marshall Trio announce debut album "Toby Arrives"". bluesrockreview.com. Blues Rock review. November 28, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Concert report: Malford Milligan and The Southern Aces – TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht 24 February 2019". Bluesmagazine.nl. Blues Magazine. February 26, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  7. ↑ Milligan, Malford. "About". malfordmilliganmusic.com. Malford Milligan. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  8. ↑ Fierro, Jennifer. "Malford Milligan brings soul, blues and rock sound to Spicewood". 101highlandlakes.com. 101 Highland Lakes. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Reid, Jan (April 1997). "Milligan's Island". Texasmonthly.com. Texas Monthly. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  10. ↑ "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished". store.cdbaby.com. CD Baby. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Greg Koch And Other Bad Men / Live! On The Radio". Rock Times. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  12. ↑ Williams, Rhys. "The Milligan Vaughan Project – MVP Album Review". bluesblastmagazine.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  13. ↑ Nowels, David (April 4, 2019). "REVIEW: Malford Milligan's "Life Will Humble You" Is Gritty Country Soul". americanahighways.org. Americana Highways. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Malford Milligan. Wichita Falls' Newest Resident Musician". thehubntx.com. The Hub of NTX. January 10, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
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