Malford Milligan (born March 29, 1959) is an American singer. He sings soul, blues and gospel songs and also writes music. He has won eight Austin Music Awards for Best Vocalist.

Career

Storyville

In 1994 Milligan became the singer for Storyville until they broke up in 2000. Milligan became a session singer and recorded vocals for many musicians such as: Eric Johnson and Chris Smither. Storyville never managed to become a national act.

Solo

Between 2002 and 2006 he recorded several albums with his own band, The Malford Milligan Band and provided vocals for Greg Koch led bands. 2017-2019 In 2017 Milligan began singing with The Southern Aces band. 2019-2020 On tour in the Netherlands with the Blues and Americana Tour of Johan Derksen in about 80 Concerthalls and Theaters (all sold out). Concerts have been postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions since March 2020.

Awards

Discography with Storyville

Discography of other projects

Education

Personal

Milligan was raised in Elgin and Lubbock, Texas. His family worked on cotton farms in Central Texas to the south plains. Milligan was born a black albino. He is now almost blind. Milligan got married in January 2019.