It seems odd to call Jack Barksdale a veteran singer-songwriter. But it’s true. At 17, the Fort Worth native has been performing onstage almost half his life.
The Fort Worth native has been performing almost half his life.17-year-old singer-songwriter Jack Barksdale has a new EP, "Out of Order.", his voice has dropped a notch from the prepubescent alto he made his name with. His lyrics have deepened, too. He says songs like “Freak Show” were inspired by Randy Newman and Tom Waits as well as Texas songwriters Terry Allen and the late Guy Clark.
The Clark estate likes Barksdale so much it signed him this month to its label, Truly Handmade Records, with a full-length album due out next year. In the meantime, you can see him perform Oct. 12 at the Kessler Theater, opening for singer Paul Thorn.. Thor Christensen is a former pop music critic for The Dallas Morning News and The Milwaukee Journal whose work has appeared in The New York Times and several books, including Musichound: The Essential Album Guide .
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