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Gwil Owen

Long as I got you, baby, everything else is gravy…

About Me

"Terrific blue eyed southern swamp pop."
- Joaquin Lopez, Rock & Roll Circus, Mardrid

The new Gwil Owen CD "Gravy" was produced by Gwil Owen and Richard Ferreira, featuring guest appearances from Molly Felder (of Swan Dive), Jeff Black, David Olney and Will Kimbrough.


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/27/2006
Band Website: gwilowen.com
Band Members:

Gwil Owen & Friends


Influences: Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Curtis Mayfield, Bo Diddley, Sun Ra, Graham Parker, John Fante, Mose Allison, Bill Withers, Marcel Duchamp, Lee Dorsey, Dion DiMucci, Howlin’ Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Donovan,
Sounds Like:

GWIL OWEN DISCOGRAPHY

    The Thieves - "Seduced by Money"
    Capitol/Bug Records, 1989
    Produced by Marshall Crenshaw

    "Messed-Up Thing" b/w "Tennessee Hi-way Blues"
    Diesel Only Records, 1991
    (45 RPM)

    "Too Much Coffee" b/w "Hot Black Coffee"
    Diesel Only Records, 1992
    (45 RPM)

    "Phoenix"
    Rambler Records, 1991
    (Cassette-only release)

    "Near-Sighted Angel"
    Rambler Records
    (Cassette-only release)

    "Last Man on the Moon"
    Ramber Records, 1994
    (Casssette-only release)

    "Magnetic Heaven"
    EWE Entertainment, 1999

    "Gravy"
    Rambler Records, 2008

Gwil Owen's songs have also been featured on numerous compilation CDs.

GWIL OWEN SONGS
RECORDED BY OTHER ARTISTS

    "A Soft Place to Fall"
    (written by Allison Moorer & Gwil Owen)
    Used on the "Horse Whisperer" soundtrack and nominated for an Academy Award, 1999.

    "Deuce and a Quarter"
    (written by Kevin Gordon & Gwil Owen)
    Recorded by Keith Richards, Levon Helm, Scotty Moore, et al "All the King's Men"
    (Sweetfish Records, 1997)

    "Flowers"
    (written by Kevin Gordon & Gwil Owen)
    Recorded by Irma Thomas

    (Rounder Records, 2006)
    Grammy winner for Best Blues Album, 2007

Austin, Texas favorite Toni Price has recorded over thirty Gwil Owen songs on her 7 CDs for Antone's Records, including the song "Tumbleweed" which won "Song of the Year" at the 1996 Austin Music Awards

Gwil has written many songs with Kevin Gordon, David Olney, and Will Kimbrough which have been recorded on their various releases.

Artists who have recorded Gwil's songs include, among others, Jack Ingram, Joy Lynn White, Pinmonkey, Stacey Q, Little Feat and Sonny Burgess.


Record Label: Rambler Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Daylight

One more video; Toni Price and I playing "Daylight":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NuNnMaMyC0
Posted by Gwil Owen on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:36:00 PST

new/old video on youtube

I've posted a performance of "Freeway"... it was taped live at KUT in Austin about ten years ago, during my (thankfully brief) crew-cut phase:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnJFdyAatBUIf anyone knows ...
Posted by Gwil Owen on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:24:00 PST

"Leicester Bangs" reviews Gravy

Here's a nice review I just got from a mag called "Leicester Bangs" in the U.K., written by Steve O'Donnell:GWIL OWEN  GRAVY (Rambler Records) - Gwil Owen is a respected American songwriter who has h...
Posted by Gwil Owen on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:05:00 PST

Random Acts of Music

There's a music show in Ohio called Random Acts of Music (http://www.randomactsofmusic.tv) which recently taped a segment with me and Richard Ferreira, David Olney with Sergio Webb, and Kevin Gordon. ...
Posted by Gwil Owen on Fri, 02 May 2008 01:20:00 PST

Warren Zevon

Just finished reading "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon." He really did rub the pot roast on his chest!
Posted by Gwil Owen on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:45:00 PST

last nights gig @ The Family Wash

I played five songs last night at the Family Wash in scenic East Nashville as part of Cole Slivka's "Short Sets." I played mandolin on the first two songs ("Trainwreck" and "Can't Hide my Love") whic...
Posted by Gwil Owen on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:48:00 PST

New CD "Gravy" now available

After two years hard labor we’ve finally got the new CD "Gravy" finished. It’s currently available on Miles of Music.com and Amazon and will be up on iTunes and CDBaby shortly. It has te...
Posted by Gwil Owen on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:10:00 PST

GRAMMY news posted by the Tennessean.com

Hey everyone - check out this post from the Tennessean.com:Two Nashville writers a part of Irma Thomas' Grammy-winnerBY PETER COOPERKevin Gordon and Gwil Owen wrote "Flowers," which was included on Ir...
Posted by Gwil Owen on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:15:00 PST