Biography
Early on in his career, Garland, Texas native Austin Cunningham carved out a place for himself as a songwriter. He has had songs recorded by artists such as Hank Williams, Jr., Martina McBride, Dolly Parton, Wynonna, Chris Knight, Del McCoury, and the list goes on. He has songs on feature film soundtracks including Ashley Judd’s Where the Heart Is, and the Richard Gere/Winona Ryder film, Autumn in New York. Austin has performed at the Sundance Film Festival for the Bluebird Cafe On the Road series, and a few years back, was awarded the coveted Johnny Mercer Award for “Emerging American Songwriters”.
Although writing is Austin’s first passion, he is no slouch at performing, blazing a trail with live shows across the U.S. and is a favorite on the Texas Music Scene. With a strong voice and some of the best guitar playing you’ll ever hear, he always manages to captivate his audience. Whether performing an acoustic solo, or rocking the house with a strat and a full band, it is entertainment at it’s best. This is just good, roots music mixed with great stories, and is getting play on XM Radio’s X Country, as well as many Texas Stations.
Austin has four CDs for sale:
Let That Poor Boy Sing (1999)
Where I Come From (2002)
Music In The Money Biz (2005)
Made To Last (2009)
Instrumentation
Solo: Acoustic Guitar, Gut String Guitar
Full Band: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Fiddle, Drums
Discography
Songs Written or Co-written by Austin Cunningham and Recorded by Other Artists
Song/Artist/Album
Homesick Gypsy/Chris Knight/Heart of Stone
Enough Rope/Chris Knight/Enough Rope
Dirt/Chris Knight/Enough Rope
Angel Of Broken Hearts/Jason Michael Carroll/Waitin' In The Country
Old Back In The New/Jason Michael Carroll/Waitin' In The Country
George Jones And Jesus/Lance Miller/Back In The New School
In Style Again/Lance Miller/Back In The New School
Thinkin’ Too Much/Big and Rich /Unreleased
Long Black Highway/Chris Knight/The Jealous Kind
Be Ready To Sail/Claire Lynch/New Day
Beer Pressure/Hank Williams, Jr./Unreleased
Beautiful/Jennifer Page /Autumn In New York Soundtrack
Grow Young With You/Coley McCabe/Where The Heart Is Soundtrack
Don’t Send The Invitation/Adam Gregory /Adam Gregory
The Ashville Turnaround/Del McCoury Band/It’s Just The Night
Baby Don’t You Let Go/Trisha Yearwood/Jasper County
Flies On The Butter/Wynonna/What The World Needs
From The Ashes/Martina McBride/Emotion
Dancing With Angels/SHEdaisy/The Whole SHEbang
Why Can’t We/LeeAnn Rimes/God Bless America
A Whisper And A Scream/Verlon Thompson/Everywhere….Yet
I Love You This Much/Billy Ray Cyrus/The Other Side
A Whisper And A Scream/Pam Tillis/Everytime
On Again, Off Again/Tracy Byrd/I’m From The Country
If This Ain’t Love/Melodie Crittenden/Melodie Crittenden
With His Arms Wide Open/Melodie Crittenden/Melodie Crittenden
John Wayne Walking Away/Lari White/Stepping Stone
Shadows/Faith Hill/Cry (International)
Who’s Your Daddy/Shannon Lawson/Chase The Sun
What Your Love Does For Me/Tanya Tucker/Complicated
What A Wonderful Beginning/Kenny Rogers/The Gift
I’m Your Man/Jason Sellers/I’m Your Man
That Does It/Jason Sellers/I’m Your Man
Divorce My Heart/Jason Sellers/I’m Your Man
The Narrow Trail/Red Stegall/Faith & Values
Small Price/Gibson/Miller Band/Where There’s Smoke
What A Wonderful Beginning/Kathy Mattea/Good News
Why Can’t We/Dolly Parton/Slow Dancin’ With The Moon
Life Can Turn On A Dime/Rick Trevino/Rick Trevino
Be Ready To Sail/Pat Alger/Seeds
She Holds The Key/Lee Greenwood/When You’re In Love
You And Me And The Moon/Lee Greenwood/When You’re In Love
The Man Behind The Wheel/Charlie Floyd/Charlie’s Nite Life
In My Dreams/The Judds/Love Can Build A Bridge
What If You’re Wrong/Ronna Reeves/The More I Can Learn
Softer Than A Whisper/Hal Ketchum/Sure Love
If Your Heart Should Ever/Jo-El Sonnier/Have A Little Faith
Turn To The One/Lacy J. Dalton/Survivor
Links
| http://www.austincunningham.com |
| Myspace |