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Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Joel Alan Lehman found
a friend in the guitar when he was only eleven years old. Influenced by
every kind of music under the sun, he played Johnny B. Goode for a
few years until he found his niche and played his first paying gig at 17.
Joel played throughout the early ‘80s with his brothers Jack and Steve,
and after the brothers moved on to other things, he fronted several bands
of his own. Joel continued the “band thing” through the early ‘90s
playing honky-tonks and dives, weddings and funerals, backyards and
rooftops, alleyways and street corners, anywhere and everywhere that would
have him, pay him, or let him pay them.
He wrote a few songs during those years and moved to Music City
(Nashville) in 1996 where he started writing more and eventually put
together an album of his music. The self-produced album, The Dark
Side Of Town, though a step forward for Joel, was well-received
but did not get the attention it deserved.
In February 2003, Joel hooked up with Producer and Head of Wild Oats
Records, Steve Haggard. In Joel’s words, “I’ve found a true friend and
musical brother in Steve. I knew from the start that he would steer me in
the right direction.” That relationship led to the somewhat
autobiographical album Pure Texan.
Asked to pick a quote that best summarized himself, Joel chose a line from
David Allan Coe‘s Wood and Steel:
"I'll be playing this guitar 'til the day I die!".
Click below for more info about the man and
his music:
A VIEW FROM A BROTHER (Bio)
COUNTY ONLINE INTERVIEW
THE
POSH ROCK RAIL REVIEW
MYTEXASMUSIC.COM REVIEW
VILLAGE RECORDS REVIEW
TWANGSVILLE.COM REVIEW
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