Bonnie Bishop

Bishop graduated with a sociology degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001. ==Career==

In 2012, Bishop's idol Bonnie Raitt recorded the song "Not Cause I Wanted To." which she wrote with NRBQ guitarist "Big Al" Anderson. The song was selected as a New York Times Best Song of 2012 Another song Bishop wrote entitled "The Best Songs Come From Broken Hearts" appeared on the 2013 TV show Nashville. After a decade of touring Bishop took a break and attended graduate school at Sewanee: The University of the South for creative writing. She was contacted by David Cobb and he produced her album "Ain’t Who I Was" which was released in 2016 . In an interview with Nicole Huckabee in May 2024, Bishop announced that she is releasing a new album. She also announced that she had finished writing a book about her stepfather, NCAA football coach Jackie Sherrill. ==Albums==

• Bonnie Bishop (2002) • Long Way Home (2004) • Soft to the Touch (2005) • Bonnie Bishop and Friends: Live at Magnolia Avenue (2006) • Things I Know (2009) • Free (2012) • Ain't Who I Was (2016) • House Sessions Vol. 1 (2019) • The Walk (2019) • American Dream (2024) == References ==