Bill Durham - Biography

Country Music Singer/Guitarist Bill Durham of Clarksdale, Mississippi cut his teeth on Waylon, Haggard, and Cash shortly after getting his first guitar at the age of 11. By the time he was 16, he was a seasoned performer opening for the legendary Ernest Tubb. When Bill was 18 years old, he recorded his first record at Sam Phillips Recording Studio (Sun Records) in Memphis, Tennessee.

In 2004, Bill released his first CD titled My Kind Of Music on his own record label, Bull Records. My Kind Of Music was a mixture of classic country, rockabilly, and roots music (Americana). My Kind Of Music was well received by music critics and radio programmers world-wide.

The CD received considerable radio airplay in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The CD also received airplay on numerous small market country radio stations in the United States. Two rockabilly songs on the CD, “Pink Cadillac” and “You Ain’t Foolin’ Nobody”, peaked at # 1 on The IndieWorld Country Chart . Also, “Pink Cadillac” was ranked # 19 among the 200 most played songs in Europe by The European Country Music Association (ECMA) on The ECMA Top 100 Country Radio Airplay Chart.

Bill’s new album, I’ve Got The Song, will be released in September 2007.The new CD contains 12 tracks written by some of the best songwriters in Nashville including Ronny Scaife, Don Singleton, and Paul Craft. The new album also features three rockabilly songs written by Jimmy Evans and Andy Anderson who are both members of The Rockabilly Hall Of Fame.

Finally, the new album features a song written by the late Conway Twitty, A member of The Country Music Hall Of Fame.

The new album can be ordered from CDBaby.com or HonkyTonkinMusic.Com. The new album can also be ordered from Bill’s website- www.billdurhammusic.com or by calling (800) BUY-MY-CD. HonkyTonkinMusic also has a toll free number- (800) 664-3740.

When Bill is not performing at festivals, he works in the family business, a farm parts and supply company in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Bill hopes to perform overseas one day in some of the European countries including England, France, Germany, Denmark, Holland, Norway, Sweden, and possibly down under in Australia.

For More Information:

Bill Durham

231 Court Street

Clarksdale, MS 38614

662.902.6632

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

www.billdurhammusic.com