Steven Fromholz
Steven Fromholz
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Genres: country, singer-songwriter, underground, texas
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About Steven Fromholz
Steven Fromholz (June 8, 1945 – January 19, 2014) was an American entertainer, singer and songwriter who was selected as the Poet Laureate of Texas for 2007. Born in Temple, Texas, Fromholz attended the University of North Texas where he was president of the Folk Music Club. Fromholz began performing while he was serving in the United States Navy during the 1960s. After leaving the Navy, he teamed with Dan McCrimmon to create the group Frummox. Fromholz also played with Stephen Stills and Rick Roberts before going solo. He recorded with Willie Nelson, singing "I'd Have to be Crazy" and Lyle Lovett singing "Texas Trilogy" and "Bears." Other artists who have recorded his songs include Hoyt Axton, John Denver, and Jerry Jeff Walker. In addition to singing and songwriting, Fromholz 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 by the Texas State Legislature. His latest book is Steven Fromholz: New and Selected Works. He had two daughters, Darcie (to whom the song "Dear Darcie" is dedicated) and Felicity (for whom his record label, Felicity Records, is named). In the early afternoon of January 19, 2014, Fromholz was fatally injured when a rifle fell from its case and discharged. He died en route to the hospital. The accident occurred as Fromholz was making preparations to hunt feral hogs, who were killing the baby goats, on a ranch where he resided near Eldorado, Texas. He is buried in the nearby Fort McKavett Cemetery.
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