In keeping with the musical legacy of his fore-bearers, Chad Pope comes by his talent naturally by way of blood, church and the legendary Fort Worth blues scene. By way of blood, Chad is a tried and true third-generation Texas musician. His grandfather, William “Cotton” Pope played trumpet most notably with Porter Wagoner and Boots Randolph and his father played harmonica and sang with Mason Ruffner and James Taylor among many others.

The electric guitar was the first instrument that hearkened to the young Chad Pope, but he has since added the resonator and baritone guitars to his arsenal. As a child, Chad grew up tagging along with his father to late night gigs, falling asleep in bar booths in the safe keeping of the cocktail waitresses.