Biography

Briggs was chosen as the 2007 Recipient of the TMA Rising Star award! Ryan T Briggs has been charming audiences across Texas since college at Texas Tech. His clean acoustic pickin' style, alluring vocals, and fun and masterful lyrical design have kept his loyal fan base locked in, even during a 4 year absence in which he finished school and worked for The Man in Houston. After quitting the corporate gig, spending 2 years on a music degree (South Plains College, Levelland), and building an established band in Lubbock, Briggs moved to Austin and released his debut CD, LeT iT RoLL in 2006. In the year since the release, Ryan T Briggs & the Redneck Hippies have played over 150 shows in Texas and beyond, sold out their first order of CDs, garnered increased publicity, and received a Texas Music Award. With a respectable list of festivals and live music venues on the calendar, the band is currently on tour to promote the album.