Lowry Hamner

A Mississippi native, Lowry Hamner writes and performs original and traditional music in the “Americana” genre, the crossroads where the southern musical forms of blues, rock, folk, and country meet. Hamner’s musical journey is deeply rooted in the Mississippi music scene past and present, in a career of powerful promise and recognition. He recorded sessions for Sam Phillips, of Elvis Presley fame, and Ray Harris, of Hi Records in Memphis. Phillips once told Hamner, “You don’t sing like Elvis, but you’re the best songwriter I’ve heard in ten years.”

Originally from Terry, Mississippi, Lowry spent his childhood living in various places, including Colorado, Texas, Louisiana, and Europe, until high school when the family moved to Gulfport, Mississippi and settled. Lowry kept moving. It was in the vibrant Meridian, Mississippi music scene, among such compatriots as Chris Ethridge, Steve Forbert,  and Paul Davis that Hamner founded the band, The Cryers.