American musician, songwriter, and Arkansas native Mark Searcy Middleton has a unique and diverse musical background. He picked up the guitar for a brief 5 years and put it down for 15 to raise a family. Mark began playing again as a form of rehabilitation after a work accident severely damaged several fingers, and soon immersed himself in the pre-war blues of the 1920s and 30s. His solo recording of Blind Man's Blues earned his first nomination as "Musician of the Year" at the 2007 Texas Music Awards; he later won the award for his 2014 release of the CD "Hazepipe". To date, Mark has released 18 albumss, 4 music books, and made multiple appearances at the International Blues Challenge on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. He has also performed at Club Ebony, the oldest juke joint in Mississippi; the Historic Victory Grill, the oldest blues club in Austin, Texas; and Telluride Colorado as a Top 5 national finalist in the nationwide Acoustic Blues Challenge.
AWARDS
- 2014 Texas Music Awards "Musician of the Year" for musical performance on "Mark Searcy - Hazepipe"
- 2013 Austin Blues Society - Heart of Texas Blues Challange - Winner Solo/Duo - (with Ginger Pickett)
- 2012 Texas Music Awards - "Producer of the Year" Finalist
- 2008 International Blues Challenge - Semi-Finalist
- 2007 Telluride Acoustic Blues Competition - Finalist
- 2007 San Antonio Guitar Wars - Winner Best Acoustic Performance
- 2007 Texas Music Awards - "Musician of the Year" Finalist
- 2007 International Blues Challenge - Semi-Finalist
- 2006 TBS Blues Challenge - Winner Solo/Duo
- 2005 San Antonio Guitar Wars - Winner Best Acoustic Performance
DISCOGRAPHY
Mark Searcy - Denouement (2023)
Mark Searcy & The Pancake Eating Robots - Dragonflies at Dusk (2023)
Mark Searcy - Ground Zero (2022)
Mark Searcy & The Pancake Eating Robots - The Pancake Eating Robots (2022)
Mark Searcy - Southern Heart (2021)
Mark Searcy - Arkansas Boy (2021)
Mark Searcy - Power of Love (2020)
Mark Searcy - My Color (2018)
Mark Searcy - Grapetown Rail (2017)
Mark Searcy - Strawberry Jam 1975 (2016)
Mark Searcy - St. Mary's Street (2015)
Mark Searcy - Hazepipe (2013)
Mark Searcy Band - Roadworthy (2011)
Mark Searcy - Bullseye (2010)
Mark Searcy Band - Wild Night In Texas (2010)
Mark Searcy - Slideaway (2007)
Mark Searcy - Blindman's Blues (2006)
Mark Searcy - Like Father, Like Son (2005)
BOOKS
Mark Searcy - Arkansas Boy Music Book (2021)
Mark Searcy - Power of Love Music Book (2021)
Mark Searcy - Guitar Tab Anthology - Volume II (2019)
Mark Searcy - Guitar Tab Anthology (2019)
