Gwilym Emyr Owen III
| Gwil Owen | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gwilym Emyr Owen III |
| Born | July 24, 1960 Syracuse, New York |
| Genres |
Alternative country Rock music Folk music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1980s-present |
| Labels | Rambler Records |
| Associated acts |
Toni Price Allison Moorer Kevin Gordon |
| Website | GwilOwen |
Gwilym "Gwil" Emyr Owen III (born July 24, 1960 in Syracuse, New York) is an American singer/songwriter of Welsh heritage.
Gwil attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio but did not graduate. He moved to Nashville in 1983 and formed the band The Thieves, which recorded the album "Seduced by Money" for Bug/Capitol Records in 1988.
Since then, he has performed as a solo singer/songwriter, and his songs have been covered by Toni Price, Irma Thomas and Jack Ingram, among others.
His song “Deuce and a Quarter” (co-written with Kevin Gordon) was recorded by Keith Richard and Levon Helm for the album "All The Kings Men."
He was an Academy Award nominee in 1999 for "A Soft Place to Fall" (co-written with Allison Moorer) from the Robert Redford movie The Horse Whisperer.
Gwil is also the co-owner of Howlin' Books in Nashville and a noted visual collage artist.
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