Biography
Malford Milligan (born March 29, 1959) is an American singer. He sings soul, blues and gospel songs and also writes music. He has won 8 Austin Music Awards for Best Vocalist.
Career:
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Storyville
In 1994 Milligan became the singer for the band Storyville which was a very popular band in the blues and blues rock scene featuring guitarists David Grissom and David Lee Holt as well as Double Trouble, the former rhythm section of Stevie Ray Vaughan with Tommy Shannon on bass and Chris Layton on drums. He was in Storyville until they broke up in 2000. In 2007 they recorded a live album though at Antone's in Austin, Texas. Milligan became a session singer and recorded vocals for many musicians such as Eric Johnson and Chris Smither. Milligan's band Storyville never managed to become a national act.
Solo
In 2004 he recorded several albums with his own band, The Malford Milligan Band. Malford frequently provided vocals for Greg Koch led bands.
2017-2019
In 2017 Milligan began singing with The Southern Aces band.
2019 - 2020
On tour in the Netherlands with the Blues and Americana Tour of Johan Derksen in about 80 Concerthalls and Theaters (all sold out)
Awards
The Austin Chronicle named Milligan the “Best Male Vocalist of the Decade” in 2000.
Austin Music Awards Best Vocalist 8 Times
Personal
Milligan was raised in Elgin and Lubbock, Texas. His family worked on cotton farms in Central Texas to the south plains. Milligan was born a black albino. He is now almost blind. Milligan got married in January 2019.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.