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Chris GantryAS A SONGWRITER, A STORYTELLER, AND THE ORIGINAL NASHVILLE OUTLAW OF THE 60'S, CHRIS GANTRY HAS WRITTEN OVER 5,000 SONGS.
SOME OF THOSE STORIES WERE COLLABORATIONS WITH NASHVILLE'S BEST - INCLUDING KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, MEL TILLIS, SHEL SILVERSTEIN, AND EDDIE RABBIT. OVER 100 OF HIS SONGS HAVE BEEN RECORDED BY ARTISTS SUCH AS JOHNNY CASH, REBA MCENTIRE, KD LANG, ROBERT GOULET, WAYNE NEWTON AND OTHERS.
GANTRY PENNED THE AMERICAN CLASSIC, DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE BY GLEN CAMPBELL, WHICH WON THREE BMI HONORS INCLUDING THE MILLIONAIRE'S AWARD FOR OVER TWO MILLION PERFORMANCES. GANTRY HAS WRITTEN FOR SONY MUSIC, WARNER CHAPEL MUSIC, & FAVERETT MUSIC GROUP.
IN ADDITION TO SONGWRITING, CHRIS IS A PROLIFIC WRITER OF PROSE, NOVELS, AND POETRY. HE WON THE TENNESSEE WILLIAMS PLAYWRITING CONTEST WITH A COLLECTION OF ONE-ACT PLAYS ENTITLED TEETH AND NAILS. GANTRY HAS WRITTEN SEVERAL BOOKS INCLUDING FATHER DUCK TALES, A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES.
CHRIS GANTRY PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT PART IN THE OUTLAWS AND ARMADILLOS: COUNTRY’S ROARING 70’S EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY NOW AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME IN NASHVILLE, TN.
CHRIS GANTRY CONTINUES WRITING MUSIC AND ACTIVELY TOURING. LATER THIS YEAR, HE WILL RELEASE AN ALBUM/BOOK PACKAGE KNOWN AS “THE OUTLAW BIBLE”.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Austin, Texas, United States
Tickets
USD 12 to USD 15