I WAS BORN IN SHAMROCK, TEXAS---A SMALL TOWN IN THE UPPER EASTERN PANHANDLE REGION OF TEXAS. (Pop. 2,000 and dwindling) SINCE THEN I HAVE SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE OUTSIDE THE STATE OF TEXAS BUT HAVE NEVER STRAYED FAR FROM MY ‘COUNTRY' ROOTS. MY MOM WAS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER AND MY DAD WAS A SOUTHERN BAPTIST MINISTER. ALL OF MY FAMILY WERE ALWAYS ‘MUSICALLY' INCLINED AND VERY TALENTED SO WHAT I'VE DONE SINCE THE AGE OF THREE NEVER SEEMED OUT OF THE ORDINARY….SINCE I THOUGHT EVERYONE COULD SING AND PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

SINCE I STARTED WRITING SONGS MANY YEARS AGO I HAVE REALIZED HOW VERY FORTUNATE I AM TO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SURROUNDED BY ‘CREATIVE' PEOPLE. I CONSIDER IT MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SHARE ALL MY SONGS WITH THE UNIVERSE. HEY—GUITAR IS MY FIRST SOLO CD. I'M PROUD TO BE WORKING WITH CHIP MARTIN AS MY PRODUCER AS WELL AS MY CO-WRITER ON MANY OF MY MOST RECENTLY WRITTEN SONGS. HIS EXPERTISE HAS ALLOWED ME TO ELEVATE THE QUALITY OF MY RECORDINGS. WITHOUT HIM---I WOULD NEVER BEEN ABLE TO BEGIN THE SURBER PROJECT -----WHICH WE ARE CONTINUING ON A WEEKLY BASIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH MY SONG CATALOG.

WERE IT NOT FOR MY VERY ECLECTIC AS WELL AS RURAL BACKGROUND…..I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO WRITE ABOUT SO MANY EXPERIENCES WITH EVERYDAY LIFE AND THE UPS AND DOWNS OF SURVIVAL. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PURCHASED AND LISTENED TO HEY---GUITAR. REST ASSURED THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE SONGS THAT I WILL BE SHARING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE. CHIP AND I HAVE ALREADY FINISHED RECORDING ALL THE SONGS FOR MY NEXT CD---ENTITLED WRANGLER ----WHICH WILL BE RELEASED SOMETIME LATER THIS YEAR.

“NO FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE CAN STOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME”……..NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE UNIVERSE TO HEAR MY SONGS. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU…….THE LISTENER. WE HAVE AN EXCITING JOURNEY AHEAD AND I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO BE HERE TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.

JERRY LEE SURBER

THE SONGWRITIN' TEXAN JER DUDE