Mt. Egypt was the moniker for Travis Graves, an American singer-songwriter from Virginia. In 2002, skateboarding friend Jason Dill connected Graves to the label Record Collection.[1] The following year, Mt. Egypt released his debut album, Battening the Hatches.
In 2006, Mt. Egypt toured his second album, Perspectives (2005), with Band of Horses; he has also toured with The Flaming Lips and Willie Nelson.[2]
His final album III was released in 2009 in a limited print of 100 vinyl LPs, available in California record stores Amoeba Records and Aquarius Records (store), as well as other selected outlets.
Graves died 29th of August 2023.[3]
Discography
edit- Battening the Hatches (Record Collection, 2003)
- Perspectives (Record Collection, 2005)
- III (Secret Seven, 2009)
References
edit- ^ Biography, Allmusic.com
- ^ Album Review, Upstate Beat, 13 June 2006. Accessed 30 September 2007.
- ^ "William Graves Obituary (2023) - St. Augustine, FL - Craig Funeral Home". Legacy.com.