Tear Stained Eye

Tear Stained Eye blends an eclectic mix of poetic life experiences with powerful instrumentals in creating their signature Americana sound. Tear Stained Eye uses their music as a platform to express the events that have affected the trials, tribulations and triumphs of their daily lives. Each member has a unique musical background to contribute to the music. “Wild Bill” Crane grew up with a passion for art and music. He attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University where he performed throughout western Oklahoma as a solo artist. While in school he met Andy Cox and the two continued to play together for years to come. In 2010, Bill and Andy formed Tear Stained Eye, an Americana band with a knack for sharp country licks and true human emotion its music. Over the next two years Bill’s writing style would gradually change into what it is today – emotional lyrics similar to that of George Jones with an alternative rock instrumental style that has been compared to Matchbox 20 and American Aquarium. To promote their music to the masses they have taken center stage at many of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri's most popular music venues, including the Tumbleweed and Willie's in Stillwater OK, J.C. Cowboys in Weatherford OK, and Arbuckle Ballroom in Davis OK and Galloway Station in Springfield MO. Some of the great musicians they have shared the stage with are Bleu Edmondson, Great Divide, Chad Sullins and the LCC, Ryan Reid, and many others. They also made their television debut on KSBI’s OKLAHOMA LIVE! and won the Texaco Country Showdown hosted by KECO radio. They have released The Tear Stained Eye EP that they recorded with legendary producer Mike McClure and Joe Hardy and are an LP "Lamentations on the Lost Highway" recorded with Ryan Houck at BPAV Studio. Tear Stained Eye is a Red Dirt / Americana band from Weatherford, OK.