Renowned Texas Musician, Turner Stephen Bruton Dies on Saturday in Los Angeles

Renowned Texas Musician, Turner Stephen Bruton Dies on Saturday in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Renowned Texas musician, Turner Stephen Bruton, 60 passed away yesterday due to complications of an ongoing battle with throat cancer it was announced by Cameron Strang, President of New West Records, press.newwestrecords.com/stephenbruton He was in Los Angeles undergoing treatment and completing work on the film Crazy Heart, on which he served as music producer and composer. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall.

Bruton was working on the film with his lifelong friend, Grammy award winning producer, T Bone Burnett up until just a week ago. He was able to see the completion of the project before his death. While in Los Angeles he also played on sessions for an upcoming Kris Kristofferson record, Starlight and Stone.

In a long and distinguished career, Bruton excelled as a musician, songwriter and producer. He released five records as a solo artist, the last three for the New West label. As a lead guitar player he worked with legendary artist Kris Kristofferson for 17 years and Bonnie Raitt for several more. He produced records for Alejandro Escovedo, Marcia Ball, Storyville and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Bruton's songs have been widely covered as well, by artists including Bonnie Raitt, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Martina McBride and Patty Loveless. He also worked as an actor in the films Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Heaven's Gate, A Star is Born, Songwriter, Miss Congeniality, The Alamo, Sweet Thing and Man Of The House.

The funeral will be in Fort Worth, Texas, with details to be announced.

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Source: New West Records

CONTACT: Amanda Ornelas, +1-213-618-9096, amanda@newwestrecords.com, or
Ken Kushnick, kushnickmgt@sbcglobal.net

Web Site: http://www.stephenbruton.com/

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