Chris Gage is a consummate musician, singing with strength and conviction while masterfully sparking the duo "Albert and Gage" with hot guitar, piano and accordion. Originally from South Dakota, Chris was the founding member of the still beloved 1970’s midwest country swing band, Red Willow Band. After releasing two albums with RWB, he embarked on a lengthy stint as a sideman, moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma to play piano with Roy Clark for eight years, appearing on The Tonight Show (Johnny Carson) and Hee Haw, as well as accompanying Clark on a 1988 tour of the Soviet Union.
He moved to Austin in the early 90’s, and became band leader for Jimmie Dale Gilmore (playing guitar and piano) for three years, with performances on The Tonight Show (Jay Leno), Conan O’Brien, and at such esteemed venues as Carnegie Hall and The Royal Albert Hall. An in-demand studio musician and producer, Gage produces Albert and Gage as well as other artists in their home studio and has numerous other production and studio credits.
"...songwriter, singer, dobro player, ace guitarist, keyboard player, mandolin picker, and a generally electric powerhouse with inspiration to spare." Sweet Potato / Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chris has played onstage with Christine Albert, Michael Austin, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Jerry Jeff Walker, Slaid Cleaves, Jon Emery, Cowboy Johnson, Marcia Ball, Sarah Elizabeth Campbell, Kira Small, The Green Cards, Larry Joe Taylor, Stop The Truck, Erik Moll, Roy Clark, Boxcars, Red Willow Band, Butch Hancock, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Nanci Griffith, David Byrne, Natalie Merchant, Joe Ely, Michelle Shocked, Roy Acuff, Toni Price, Peter Rowan, Betty Elders, Bill Small, Jimmy LaFave, The Flatlanders, Augie Meyers, Rusty Weir, Roger Miller, Bob Hope, Jimmy Buffet, Johnny Lee, Hank Thompson, Fiddlin' Frenchie Bourke, Bill Kerchum, Fred Koller, Dak Alley, Tracie Lynn, Buck Owens, Williams and Ree (The Indian and the White Guy), The Dirt Band, Mudhoney, Tish Hinojosa, Monte Warden, Rosie Flores, Mandy Barnett, Matraca Berg, Darryl McCall, Jack Greene, Faron Young, Johnny Gimble, Bruce Robison, Charlie Robison, Mickey Dolenz, Jimmy Dean, Floyd Cramer, Floyd Domino, Beth Williams, Boots Randolph, The Oak Ridge Boys, Glen Campbell, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Kelly Willis, Donn Adelmann,The Gatlin Brothers, Eldon Shamblin, Mel Tillis, Kenny Rogers, Ray Stevens, Marty Stuart, Rhett Akins, Grandpa Jones, Tiny Moore, Tanya Tucker, Lee Greenwood, Charley Pride, B.J. Thomas, Johnny Lee, Little Jimmy Dickens, Hank Locklin, Billy Walker, Charlie Walker, Jean Shepard, Hotcakes, Heroes, Daddios, Ted Roddy, 8 1/2 Souvenirs and others.....
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