Rodney Crowell and Sam Baker

Name: Rodney Crowell and Sam Baker
Start: 2026-01-22T20:30:00-06:00
Location: McGonigel's Mucky Duck

Schedule

Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

McGonigel's Mucky Duck | Houston, TX

Some artists tell stories. Others survive them.
Sam Baker’s music was forged in fire. In 1986, his life changed forever when he survived a train bombing on his way to Machu Picchu. The road back was brutal, but it reshaped his art into something rare and unshakably honest. Every song he writes carries the weight of lived experience, delivered with a quiet power that stays with you long after the final note. Audiences across Europe, Canada, and the United States pack rooms to hear him, and his storytelling has earned praise from Rolling Stone and Fresh Air’s Terry Gross. His songs do not just live on stages. They resonate through theaters, art galleries, and intimate songwriting retreats where truth matters more than polish.
Then there is Rodney Crowell, a giant whose shadow stretches across four decades of American music. A multi Grammy Award winner from Texas, Crowell has landed on the charts fifteen times and written songs recorded by legends like Johnny Cash, Keith Urban, and countless others. His catalog is a masterclass in Americana, proof that his songwriting is as influential as his guitar work. Few artists have shaped so many careers while continuing to evolve their own.
Together, these two masters offer something extraordinary. This is not just a concert. It is an evening of songs shaped by survival, craft, and decades of hard earned wisdom. If you care about music that means something, this is an invitation you will not want to refuse.