Malford Milligan (born March 29, 1959) is an American singer. He sings soul, blues and gospel songs and also writes music. He has won 8 Austin Music Awards for Best Vocalist.

Career

Storyville

In 1994 Milligan became the singer for Storyville until they broke up in 2000. Milligan became a session singer and recorded vocals for many musicians such as:

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and Chris Smither. Storyville never managed to become a national act.

Solo

Between 2002 and 2006 he recorded several albums with his own band, The Malford Milligan Band and provided vocals for

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led bands. 2017-2019 In 2017 Milligan began singing with The Southern Aces band. 2019-2020 On tour in the Netherlands with the Blues and Americana Tour of

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in about 80 Concerthalls and Theaters (all sold out). Concerts have been postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions since March 2020.

Awards

*The

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named Milligan the "Best Male Vocalist of the Decade" in 2000. *Austin Music Awards Best Vocalist 8 Times

Discography with Storyville

* Bluest Eyes (1993) * A Piece of Your Soul (1995) * Dog Years (1998) * Live at Antone's (2006)

Discography of other projects

* Alive And More (Funky London) (2000) * The Gospel According to Austin, Vol. 2 (2001) * Sweet Cherry Soul (2002) * No Good Deed Goes Unpunished (2004) * The Malford Milligan Band Rides Again (2006) * Live on the Radio (

and Other Bad Men) (2007) * Nation Sack (

and Malford Milligan) (2009) * An Evening with the Songs of Stephen Bruton (2010) * The Milligan Vaughan Project (2017) * Life Will Humble You (Malford Milligan & The Southern Aces) (2018) * I Was a Witness (Malford Milligan & The Southern Aces) (2021)

Education

* Elgin High School in 1978 *

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(Sociology major dropped out 1981)

Personal

Milligan was raised in Elgin and Lubbock, Texas. His family worked on cotton farms in Central Texas to the south plains. Milligan was born a black albino. He is now almost blind. Milligan got married in January 2019.

References

External links

November 2004 review: ''Rockin Texas Blues. Best blues soul singer in Texas. 'Nuff said.''Elblogdearchi.comApril 1997 Texas Monthly feature: "Milligan's Island"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Milligan, Malford 1959 births Living people American soul singers American blues singers People with albinism People from Taylor, Texas