- Gary Myrick
Gary Myrick is an American
singer ,songwriter andguitarist .Career
Born in
Dallas, Texas , Gary Myrick played guitar and sang in the Dallas/Fort Worth area starting as a teenager. Eventually, he built a significant enough reputation to be asked to joinAustin, Texas band Kracker Jack, replacingStevie Ray Vaughan who had left to begin his solo career.After relocating to
Los Angeles, California , he formed Gary Myrick & the Figures, releasing a self-titled album in 1980 which included the minor hit "She Talks in Stereo." "Living in a Movie" and the EP "Language", featuring the percussive single "Guitar, Talk, Love & Drums" followed in 1981 and 1983, respectively. His combination ofblues , rock and new wave won him airplay onmodern rock radio stations in the United States and exposure on MTV throughout the 1980s. Two of his songs, "She Talks in Stereo" and "Time to Win," were used in the 1983 film Valley Girl.Myrick took a break from his solo work to write four songs and play guitar on John Waite's "No Brakes" album, which reached the top spot on the Billboard album chart in 1984. The following year came Myrick's LP "Stand for Love" with the single "When Angels Kiss" and a re-recording of "She Talks in Stereo." For the next few years, Myrick concentrated on work as a session and touring guitarist before joining his next group.
Paul Simonon (former bassist ofThe Clash ), Nigel Dixon (former lead singer of Whirlwind) and Myrick united to form Havana 3AM. The band released a self-titled album in 1991, meldingrockabilly , Latin and punk traditions. After Simonon left the band, Myrick began work on the next Havana 3AM album with Dixon. Dixon, however died of cancer in 1993. Myrick rebuilt Havana 3AM and completed the "Texas Glitter and Tombstone Tales" album in 1996.Moving towards
roots rock , Myrick switched to a stripped down, acoustic approach for his 2001 solo release, "Waltz of the Scarecrow King". "Reinvent the Gods", featuring a cover ofMarianne Faithfull 's "As Tears Go By," was self-released in 2004.Myrick continues to play solo but also performs as a session and touring guitarist. He has worked with
Big Audio Dynamite ,Jackson Browne ,The Eagles , Steve Jones (former guitarist of theSex Pistols ),Wilson Pickett , Queen Ida,Bonnie Raitt ,Todd Rundgren ,Brian Wilson ,Stevie Wonder and others. He has also done some work scoring films.Discography
Albums
*"Gary Myrick & the Figures" (1980)
*"Living in a Movie" (1982)
*"Language" (1983) #138 US
*"Stand for Love" (1985)
*"Havana 3AM" (as member of Havana 3AM) (1991) #169 US
*"Texas Glitter and Tombstone Tales" (1996)
*"Waltz of the Scarecrow King" (2001)
*"Reinvent the Gods" (2004)External links
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:46j4ea104xs7~T0 Gary Myrick at allmusic.com]
* [http://www.garymyrick.com Official website]now he works at a guitar school
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