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Mike Clifford is an Austin, TX – based singer-songwriter whose music has been described as a cross between Texas honky-tonk and California country-rock. He has released 2 successful self-produced albums, charted 3 consecutive singles on the Texas Chart, and was recently nominated as MTM Texas Male Vocalist of the Year. Clifford competed in the Dr. Pepper Texas Country Star competition, sponsored by Universal South Records, and won the Austin Regional competition. He and his band currently gig regularly all over the state of Texas.
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Hailing from the Appalachian foothills of Virginia, but a former resident of both Los Angeles, CA and Dallas, TX, Mike Clifford’s music is truly the sum of his travels and influences, which range from Johnny Cash to the Eagles to Rodney Crowell. You can hear the influence of those artists and many more on Mike’s current CD “All Night All Day”, which Mario Taradell from the Dallas Morning News described as having a “tuneful, boot-kicking sound”. The 11 tracks on this CD range from uptempo rockers to heartfelt traditional country ballads, and everything in between. Along with his strong songwriting, Clifford’s unique vocal style sets him apart from both the traditional “hat acts” and the more contemporary vocalists in country music… his voice is instantly recognizable, and well-suited to the wide range of styles he covers with his original music. |
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Mike Clifford Lists the following Influences
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Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Croce, Neil Young, America, Pure Prairie League, The Eagles, Dwight Yoakum, Kentucky Headhunters, Hank Williams Jr., and Clint Black.
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