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
bdurham@telepak.net
www.billdurhammusic.com

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