Shawn Pittman was born in the small town of Talihina,Oklahoma at the Choctaw Nation Indian Hospital and raised in Cleveland County, Oklahoma. At age of fourteen he picked up guitar and was soon introduced to the mysterious sounds of Lightnin’ Hopkins and Muddy Waters. Soon after he started exploring Elmore James, Albert King and Buddy Guy. Being a teenager Pittman then discovered the Vaughan Bros as well as Anson Funderburgh and Mike Morgan.” These early influences have recently come full circle with Shawn’s European tour alongside Texas Guitar Heroes Anson Funderburgh and Mike Morgan.

Shawn Pittman appears Friday, August 19th.