Gurf Morlix

Gurf Morlix
Background information
Born1951
Websitewww.gurfmorlix.com

Gurf Morlix (born 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and music producer.

Career

Born in Buffalo, New York, Morlix moved to Texas in 1975 and performed with Blaze Foley. He moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and joined Lucinda Williams's band. He accompanied her from 1985 to 1996 and produced two of her records, Lucinda Williams and its follow-up, Sweet Old World.[1]

Morlix has produced albums for Slaid Cleaves, Mary Gauthier, Robert Earl Keen and Ray Wylie Hubbard, among many others.[2]

Awards

Discography

  • Toad of Titicaca (Catamount Records, 2000)
  • Fishin' in the Muddy (Catamount Records, 2002)
  • Cut 'n Shoot (Blue Corn Music, 2004)
  • Diamonds to Dust (Blue Corn Music, 2007)
  • Birth to Boneyard (Rootball, 2008), an instrumental version of Diamonds to Dust
  • Last Exit to Happyland (Rootball, 2009)
  • Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream (Rootball, 2011)
  • Finds the Present Tense (Rootball, 2013)
  • Eatin' At Me (Rootball, 2015)
  • The Soul & the Heal (Rootball, February 3, 2017)
  • Impossible Blue (Rootball, February 8, 2019)
  • Kiss of the Diamondback (Rootball, July 24, 2020)
  • The Tightening Of The Screws (Rootball, November 2021)
  • Caveman (Rootball, October 2022)
  • I Challenge The Beast (Rootball, April 2023)
  • Melt Into You ( Rootball, January 2024)
  • In Love At Zero Degrees ( Rootball, October 2024)

References

  1. ^ Texas Monthly Magazine, February 2009, p. 44. Interview with Gurf Marlin.
  2. ^ Poet, J. (March 19, 2015). "Gurf Morlix: An Artist In Search Of Perfection". The Bluegrass Station. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Austin Music Awards 2003-2004 Winner: Gurf Morlix".
  4. ^ "Gurf Morlix's entry at Buffalo Music Hall of Fame".
  5. ^ "Gurf Morlix's award entry at The American Music Association".
Awards
Preceded by AMA Instrumentalist of the Year
2009 		Succeeded by
Buddy Miller