Greg Trooper

It's not surprising to learn that artists from Steve Earle to Billy Bragg are Greg Trooper fans. Trooper, A New Jersey native now based in Brooklyn, excels at character studies, painting wonderful portraits of people living through good times and bad times. His matter-of-fact delivery – as both a singer and a songwriter – bring a sense of realism to the tales that he tells. His music lives at the intersection of Memphis soul, Greenwich Village folk and Texas troubadour. As a live performer he is articulate, quick-witted, extremely musical, sassy and outrageous, compassionate and kind.

His songs have been recorded by numerous artists including: Vince Gill, Steve Earle, Billy Bragg, Robert Earl Keen, Maura O'Connell, Lucy Kaplansky, Tom Russell and Walt and Tina Wilkins. On previous albums he's had help with harmony vocals by the likes of Emmylou Harris and Rosanne Cash.
Trooper spends more than half the year on the road playing festivals, theaters, listening rooms and house concerts.

Greg Trooper's thirteenth album, Live At The Rock Room, is a recording of a single performance in January 2015 in Austin, TX. It features standout Texas musicians Jack Saunders on upright bass and Chip Dolan on keyboards and accordion. This collection of 14 songs delivers a cross section of Trooper's work over the years as well as the brand new heartbreaker "Broken Man".