Butch Hancock

Butch Hancock
Hancock performing at the 2011 Texas Book Festival
Hancock performing at the 2011 Texas Book Festival
Background information
Born (1945-07-12) July 12, 1945 (age 79)
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
GenresCountry, progressive country[1]
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1972–present
Member ofThe Flatlanders

Butch Hancock (born July 12, 1945, in Lubbock, Texas)[2] is an American country recording artist and songwriter. He is a member of The Flatlanders along with Joe Ely and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, but he has principally performed solo.

  1. ^ "Progressive country". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1074. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.