Music
Shaun Michael: From Georgia With A Smile
By Michael Alan Basham, Photos by Sharis DeJaynes
“Some ladies might use the term “a tall cool drink of water,” probably a few guys also. His name is Shaun Michael. “Shaun Michael from Georgia, and don’t you forget it!” Ladies…be sure to wear light cool clothing and hope for a breeze. Standing at about 6’-4”, even before the cowboy boots, this man in black, in addition to being an extremely talented songwriter, is one handsome fellow. I can say that with a straight face. I’m a veteran advertising executive, and I have put a lot of good looking people in ads and commercials. I would have put him on TV in a heartbeat. This guy is pretty much all that and a bag of chips, gals. He possesses the expected set of southern manners and is a straight talker, and yet a very a humble man.
Born in South Carolina, he grew up in Georgia, claiming Houston, Texas as home-ase now. Shaun plays music from Georgia to Texas and anywhere else the music takes him. From pasture parties to beach bars, Shaun Michael brings a taste of his many life experiences, observations, and creativity to his songwriting.
Performing the last six years as a single acoustic act, with full band shows a few times a year, he has developed a sense of what people want and what they can relate to. This crowd pleaser obviously loves what he does and shows it in all his work – bringing exuberant life to his songwriting and performances.
I can also safely say the man has a sense of humor, if he wasn’t so good at music, he could do “stand-up” comedy, but I guess this way he gets to do both. He also knows how to market himself on social media to establishments where he plays, and his dance card seems pretty well punched.
All of his music has a trademark Shaun Michael sound all his own. You can discover about a dozen songs on the above-referenced sites, and his new releases are due to be posted by mid-June.
Shaun has been playing around South and Central Texas for a while now in Galveston Island, Corpus Christi, Austin, Spring, and Houston, and many more stops along that country road. The man gets around. If you don’t bump into him, well, he might just bump into you, but you owe it to yourself to get out and kick up a little saw dust. You’ll be glad you did.
As for the future, I know music, and I’ve been around it forever. I think I’ll go ahead and get that autographed CD for my collection. I won’t be surprised to see Shaun Michael at the CMAs. That’s Country Music Awards to all you urban peeps. Y’all come back now. Hear?