...and his fabulous country rocker "Haunted House."
I first encountered Owen when he was the lead singer (circa 1988) of alt-rockers The Thieves, who made an absolutely sensational album -- Seduced by Money -- that was produced by none other than Marshall Crenshaw. If you can find a copy, grab it immediately; it's a classic. The song above, if I recall, was from the follow up album Phoenix, which I believe Gwil self-released.
In any case, I lost track of the guy over the years, but I just Wiki'd him, and he's done really well for himself since then, including an Oscar nomination for a song he wrote for the soundtrack of The Horse Whiseperer.
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I believe that Owen wrote/co-wrote a bunch of songs that appeared on Toni Price's early-90s album "Swim Away", which is a pretty sensational record in its own right.
J. Lag
What is that guitar??
I've been a fan of Gwil's since that first Toni Price album. Gwil also has great songs on all of her other albums, all of which are worth buying, I don't think she's ever recorded a bad song. Unfortunately, she doesn't play outside Texas, and usually does an early show on Tuesdays at the Continental Club in Austin.
Gwil also has a few songs on the early Bloodshot Records comps.
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