Musicians from elsewhere

Sampling of artists who came to Austin and stayed

Here's a sampling of musicians who moved to Austin from elsewhere to further their careers:

Don Tate II
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Artist — Moved from

• Mike Keller — Fargo, N.D.
• Toni Price — Nashville, Tenn.
• Grand Champeen — Harrisburg, Va.
• Weary Boys — Humboldt, Calif.
• Troy Campbell — Columbus, Ohio
• Kelly Willis — Washington, D.C.
• The Gourds — Dallas/Shreveport, La.
• Vallejo — Birmingham, Ala.
• Tony Scalzo — Orange County, Calif.
• Guy Forsyth — Kansas City, Mo.
• Trish and Darin Murphy — Houston
• Alejando Escovedo — San Francisco
• Jerry Jeff Walker — New York City
• Trail of Dead — Olympia, Wash.
• Reckless Kelly — Challis, Idaho
• Seth Walker — Burlington, N.C
• Erik Hokkanen — Clearwater, Fla
• Lou Ann Barton — Fort Worth
• Brian Keane — Seneca, S.C.
• Marcia Ball — Vinton, La.
• Bob Schneider — El Paso
• Jimmy LaFave — Stillwater, Okla.
• Ian McLagan — Los Angeles
• Joe Ely — Lubbock
• Ray Benson — Quapaw, W.Va.
• Sarah Brown — Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Malcolm Welbourne — Shreveport, La.
• Carolyn Wonderland — Houston
• Jon Dee Graham — Eagle Pass
• Mr. Blakes — Dallas
• Cruiserweight — Terrell
• Cross Canadian Ragweed — Stillwater, Okla.