Michael Hall (Texas musician)

A native of North Carolina,^[2] Hall received a degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1979.^[1] He subsequently worked at the University of Texas's journalism school and the Austin Chronicle before starting his musical career.^[3]

Hall founded the Wild Seeds in 1984.^[4] After they broke up in 1989, he embarked on a solo career, starting with his 1990 solo debut, Quarter to Three. The album included performances from Walter Salas-Humara and J. D. Foster (both of the Silos), as well as Rich Brotherton and Rosie Flores.^[3] As of 2006, he had released eight total solo albums.^[5] In the 1990s, he joined with Salas-Humara and Alejandro Escovedo to form the Setters, which released one album in 1993.^[2] In 2000, he formed Michael Hall and the Woodpeckers, a group consisting of him and multiple other well-known Austin musicians.^[6]

• Quarter to Three (Record Collect, 1990)
• Love Is Murder (Safe House, 1993)
• Adequate Desire (Dejadisc, 1994)
• Frank Slade's 29th Dream (Dejadisc EP, 1995)
• Day (Dejadisc, 1996)
• The Song He Was Listening to When He Died (Freedom, 2006)

• Dead by Dinner (Blue Rose, 2000)
• Lucky Too (Blue Rose, 2001)

• Life Is Grand (Life in Soul City) (Aznut EP, 1984)
• Brave, Clean + Reverent (Jungle, 1986)
• Mud, Lies & Shame (Passport, 1988)
• I'm Sorry, I Can't Rock You All Night Long: 1984–1989 (Aznut compilation, 2001)

• The Setters (Watermelon, 1994)