Terri Hendrix
American singer-songwriter (born 1968)
Terri Ann Hendrix is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and independent artist who has been writing and performing an eclectic mix of Americana genre, encompassing folk, pop, country, blues, and jazz, since 1990. Since 1988 Hendrix has been based in and near San Marcos, Texas, living as of 2017 in nearby Martindale, after growing up in San Antonio, Texas.
Hendrix has released at least 20 albums and EPs on her own Wilory Records label, co-wrote the Grammy-winning instrumental "Lil' Jack Slade" by the Dixie Chicks, and, in 2011, published a book, Cry Til You Laugh – The Part That Ain't Art. Her second album, 1998's Wilory Farm, was produced by Lloyd Maines, beginning a long musical partnership encompassing studio recordings, live duo and full band performances, and several music and songwriting workshops.
Influences
In various interviews throughout her career, Hendrix has cited such artists as Dolly Parton, Kate Bush, Paul Simon, Joe Ely, Terry Allen, Mississippi John Hurt, and the Alabama 3 as key music and songwriting influences, and Ani diFranco and John Prine as early inspirations for producing and releasing her recordings independently instead of through a traditional record company.
Career
Known for her live shows and positive energy, Terri Hendrix says that she lives by the adage "own your own universe," a lyric from one of her earliest songs. After briefly studying opera and classical music on scholarship at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, the San Antonio native transferred to Southwest Texas State (now Texas State University) in San Marcos. It was while still a college student waiting tables that she began attending Kent Finlay's "Songwriter Night" at Cheatham Street Warehouse, eventually performing at other bars and restaurants around town and in nearby New Braunfels. By the mid-1990s she had built up a growing fanbase throughout the Texas Hill Country and in San Antonio, which enabled her to successfully self-release her 1996 debut album, "Two Dollar Shoes," on her own label Tycoon Cowgirl Records (soon after renamed Wilory Records). Her second album, 1998's Wilory Farm, marked the beginning of her long studio and performing partnership with noted Texas producer and multi-instrumentalist Lloyd Maines.
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