A country singer who wrote hits for others and recorded his own plainspoken songs about Texas, trains, and restless hearts.
For a quick sense of Bruce, try 'Texas When I Die' and 'The Migrant.' They're both about moving on, but one's an anthem and the other's just a quiet story.
Bruce wrote 'Texas When I Die,' which became a signature song for Tanya Tucker and later Willie Nelson. His own version has that same lived-in quality, like a man who knows what it means to work land and miss home. Songs like 'The Migrant' and 'Memphis Morning' keep the storytelling direct, without much polish, which feels right for someone who grew up on a cotton farm.
He moved to Nashville in 1966 and signed with RCA, putting out early singles like 'See the Big Man Cry.' Later albums like 'Texas' in 1975 and 'Songs for the Broken Hearted' in 2006 show him sticking to that same unadorned style. He toured with The Short Grass Band, which included guitarist Bobby Bruce and drummer Jim Halford.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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