Mike Roberts was born in Austin, TX back when Austin was a small college/capitol town. His dad was an Episcopal priest and his mom a school teacher. His first musical experience was playing pop songs on the organ at his dad’s church. Those early pop renditions got him signed up for piano lessons but being a keyboard stylist was not what Mike was destined to be. His middle and high school days were filled with band and choir and of course, church music. After college, his music led him to Houston, then Austin, picking up gigs with various musical groups, focusing primarily on the folk genre, then country and country rock, even playing tuba in a Dixieland band.
In the late 70s, Mike headed back to Houston after landing a gig with the amazing Marcia Ball, then Shake Russell and numerous other acts. In the 90s it was back to Austin with The Shake Russell Trio, where is now. The trio won the Vocal Group of the Year award with the Academy of Texas Music in 2008 and 2010. Currently living in Bastrop with his wife Charlotte, in addition to playing with the Shake Russell Trio, doing his own solo shows, and teaching beginning guitar and bass lessons in Lockhart now fills his days.
In the late 70s, Mike headed back to Houston after landing a gig with the amazing Marcia Ball, then Shake Russell and numerous other acts. In the 90s it was back to Austin with The Shake Russell Trio, where is now. The trio won the Vocal Group of the Year award with the Academy of Texas Music in 2008 and 2010. Currently living in Bastrop with his wife Charlotte, in addition to playing with the Shake Russell Trio, doing his own solo shows, and teaching beginning guitar and bass lessons in Lockhart now fills his days.
