Lyle Lovett & Hayes Carll in Birmingham

Lyle Lovett is an American singer-songwriter and bandleader from Klein, Texas, whose music draws on country, folk, blues, jazz and western swing. His self-titled 1986 debut introduced “Cowboy Man,” while the album Pontiac included “If I Had a Boat” and “She’s No Lady.” Lyle Lovett and His Large Band has anchored his concerts since the late 1980s, presenting his songs in arrangements shaped by swing, gospel and jazz. He has also toured theatres as Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Group and undertaken joint acoustic tours with John Hiatt, alternating songs and conversation with John Hiatt.

Hayes Carll is an American singer-songwriter born in Houston in 1976 who writes country, folk and Americana songs marked by dry humor and detailed storytelling. He is known for “She Left Me for Jesus,” “KMAG YOYO” and “Another Like You,” as well as the albums Trouble in Mind, KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) and Lovers and Leavers. Hayes Carll played bars around Crystal Beach on Texas’s Bolivar Peninsula early in his career and performed at the Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe in Galveston. He released the concert album Live at the Bi-District in 2004, then later appeared on Austin City Limits in an episode that also featured Robert Earl Keen.