Jo Carol Pierce

An unconventional singer/songwriter from the musical wellspring of Lubbock, TX -- home to the likes of Buddy Holly, Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Butch Hancock -- Jo Carol Pierce was as much a monologuist and performance artist as she was a musician. Her songs, a blend of country and postmodern folk sung in a shaky, conversational style, were steeped more in theater than in any traditional ...more