Overview
- Austin guitarist and songwriter Jon Dee Graham has died at 67, according to a KUTX remembrance that did not cite a cause.
- He left the University of Texas law school to join the Skunks, opening for punk pioneers the Clash and the Ramones.
- He later backed blues singer Lou Ann Barton and joined the True Believers with Alejandro Escovedo, leaving shortly before the band split in 1987.
- His solo work drew devoted listeners to albums such as Summerland, Hooray for the Moon, The Great Battle, and Only Dead For a Little While in 2023.
- In Austin, his long-running Wednesday sets at the Continental Club built a loyal local following and cemented his place in the city's music community.