If it starts off jerky, wait for the progress bar
to get about halfway along.

The Unknown Artist Who Impressed the Legends

  It's not often that an unknown artist is able to impress such legendary musicians as Willie Nelson and Bonnie Bramlett.

  Teri Garrison is such an artist.

  Soulful blues and country. Teri Garrison has sung with and opened for Willie Nelson, Willie Dixon, Robben Ford, Leon Russell, Leo Kottke, and more. Her new CD on Pedernales Records (Townes VanZant) features Willie Nelson, Guy Forsyth, Malford Milligan, BB Morse, and Johnny Gimbel.

  Teri has sung with or opened for: Leon Russell, Leo Kottke, Peter Rowan, Steve Gilette, David Crosby, Hoyt Axton, Tanya Tucker, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Don Henley, and Bonnie Raitt among others and, of course, Willie Nelson, who she singles out as a great inspiration, saying, "He is one artist who not only has a heart of gold, but lives by it too."

   She possesses a rare and raw vocal power that she pours into the blues with all her heart, as these samples from her album The Eyes proves.

   She brings that same power to her newest gospel album, now in production.

Teri Garrison is a unique and expressive singer who has performed with numerous artists. Years as a background singer have given way to a vibrant performing and recording career both solo and in front of her own band. Musicians in her live and studio bands have included: David Lindley, Jeff Baxter, Mickey Raphael, Rock Dedrick, Guy Forsyth, Johnny Gimbel, Russ Kunkel, Kenny Lyon and Robben Ford.

Having recently returned to Maui from a Midwest road tour opening for Willie Nelson, Teri released her latest album on CD: "The Eyes" on Willie Nelson's new Pedernales label and TYG Records. It includes 10 new songs from Teri and 2 new Randy Travis songs featuring harmonies by Willie Nelson.

Having written over 300 songs, Teri was honored when her song, "The Eyes" won at Nashville's Embassy Music Songwriter's Contest. Garrison will be featured in the TV pilot of the same event filmed at the Gaylord Opryland.

Teri is a long time resident on the island of Maui in Hawaii where she performs whenever she's not on the road touring. She also had the house band for NBC's Real People.

Teri has sung with or opened for: Leon Russell, Leo Kottke, Peter Rowan, Steve Gilette, David Crosby, Hoyt Axton, Tanya Tucker, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Don Henley, and Bonnie Raitt among others and, of course, Willie Nelson, who she singles out as a great inspiration, saying, "He is one artist who not only has a heart of gold, but lives by it too."

You can purchase "Only Love" - Teri's studio collaboration with David Lindley, "The Eyes", or "]oy" (Pedernales Records compilation CD featuring Willie Nelson) at Amazon, or Waterloo Records.

But the real story here is her music. Belying her fragile, chiseled, blue-eyed beauty, Teri's voice is rich and powerful; a blues instrument of Joplinesque power, yet capable of bringing tears to an audience with the softest of ballads. Add an uncanny knack for writing songs that explore not only herself, but her world and her faith and you have a compelling performer of the highest order.

But these are just words, find the music, then listen, then you'll know.

"Another CD is called “Joy”, a compilation, it has Willie on there, Billy Joe Shaver, Kris Kristofferson, Don Cherry...a bunch of people. “The Eyes” is my latest compilation and includes many stars, including Willie Nelson, Bonnie Bramlett and a new song by Randy Travis, pick it up.

"I’m very excited about my new projects, I’m working on a Hawaiian CD and, I went to Nashville and did this thing with Charlie Louvin of the Louvin Brothers, who are a seminal influence on most of the country singers, which is where I started...and I got to sing with them. And we talked about doing a Bluegrass CD. That’s what I’m most excited about, because I would get to work with one of my heroes.
It’s all about the musicians. I often think about if I were to do an interview, how could I do it to help another up-and-coming or struggling musician.”

"Teri, think no more."