Malford Milligan

Malford Milligan (born March 29, 1959) is an American Austin, Texas-based soul, blues and rock singer who has been compared to Otis Redding and Al Green.

Malford Milligan was born in Taylor, Texas, to Frank and Mary Milligan. In 1981, after a period as a sociology student at Texas Tech University, Milligan moved to Austin to begin studies at the University of Texas. Instead, his Monday night blues jams became the beginning of a life in music. His local band, the Stick People, launched his career as a talented singer.

In 1994, he helped form the Texas supergroup, Storyville, with David Holt, David Grissom, and the rhythm section from Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble, which included bassist Tommy Shannon, and drummer Chris Layton. As a session singer, Milligan was in great demand. He toured and worked on albums together with other outstanding musicians, including Hal Ketchum, Marcia Ball, Alejandro Escovedo, Sue Foley, Eric Johnson and Chris Smither. During this period he also expanded his horizons from strictly secular music, privately releasing the two benefit albums, The Gospel According to Austin and The Gospel According to Austin, Vol. 2.

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