About the Author

Gary P. Nunn is a renowned Texas country music singer-songwriter whose career began in the 1960s with the Fabulous Sparkles. Today he is a Texas institution and is considered one of the fathers of the progressive country scene that started in Austin in the early 1970s. One of his most famous songs, "London Homesick Blues," was used as the theme song for the popular television show Austin City Limits for two decades. Nunn's songs, such as "The Last Thing I Needed the First Thing This Morning" and "What I Like about Texas," have been recorded by artists from Jerry Jeff Walker and Michael Martin Murphey to Rosanne Cash and Willie Nelson. With a continuing array of successful solo albums and an army of fans, Nunn has made a permanent mark on the Texas/Southwestern/Country/Folk music scene and draws devoted fans wherever he plays.