Steven Fromholz

Steven Fromholz

Steven Fromholz (born June 8, 1945 in Temple, Texas) is an entertainer, known mostly as a singer and songwriter.

Fromholz began performing while he was serving in the United States Navy during the 1960s. After serving, he teamed with Dan McCrimmon to create the group Frummox and also played with Stephen Stills and Rick Roberts before going solo.

Over the years, many respected musicians have recorded songs written by Fromholz. Most notable among these are Willie Nelson singing "I'd Have to be Crazy" and Lyle Lovett singing "Texas Trilogy" and "Bears." Other artists that have recorded his songs include Hoyt Axton, John Denver and Jerry Jeff Walker.

In addition to singing and songwriting, Fromholz has dabbled in acting, playwriting, poetry, record producing, narrating, jingle-writing and whitewater river guiding. In 2007, he was named Poet Laureate of the State of Texas. His latest book is "Steven Fromholz: New and Selected Works".

He has two daughters, Darcie and Felicity.

External links

* [http://www.stevenfromholz.com/index.html StevenFromholz.com]


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