Biography

In 2009, guitarist-singer/songwriter Mark Searcy teamed up with harmonica ace Rick Boss and singer Kori Hubbard to form the Mark Searcy Band. Lyle Burk and Ricky Smith joined them on drums and bass and the group debuted with the Wild Night in Texas album release in early 2010. Based out of San Antonio and surrounding Hill Country, Mark Searcy and Rick Boss are both two-time Texas Musician of the Year nominees with Searcy capturing the award in 2014. The band recorded two albums together in 2010 and 2011, and performed live shows all over South Texas including a performances at the Texas Music Awards and the Texas Blues Trail Festival before disbanding to pursue different musical directions.
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American guitarist and songwriter Mark Searcy Middleton has a unique and diverse musical background. As an Arkansas native, he began guitar during his early teen years, but put it down for 15 years to raise a family and started back as a form of rehabilitation after a work accident severely damaged several fingers. He soon immersed himself in the pre-war blues of the 1920s and 30s, and his solo acoustic blues recording of Blind Man's Blues earned his first nomination as "Musician of the Year" at the 2007 Texas Music Awards. He later won the award in 2014 for the colorful and all instrumental "Hazepipe" release. His body of work now contains 16 albums representing diverse influences ranging from Robert Johnson to Glen Campbell to Jimi Hendrix and fuses blues, rock, country, and jazz into original songwriting including ensemble, instrumental and solo compositions. He has also released 4 books of music transcription and guitar tablature.

AWARDS
- 2014 Texas Music Awards "Musician of the Year" for musical performance on "Mark Searcy - Hazepipe"
- 2013 Austin Blues Society - Heart of Texas Blues Challenge - Winner Solo/Duo - with Ginger Pickett
- 2012 Texas Music Awards - "Producer of the Year" Finalist
- 2008 International Blues Challenge - Semi-Finalist
- 2007 Telluride Acoustic Blues Competition - Finalist
- 2007 San Antonio Guitar Wars - Winner Best Acoustic Performance
- 2007 Texas Music Awards - "Musician of the Year" Finalist
- 2007 International Blues Challenge - Semi-Finalist
- 2006 TBS Blues Challenge - Winner Solo/Duo
- 2005 San Antonio Guitar Wars - Winner Best Acoustic Performance