Film · Documentary, Music
The Man with the Big Hat (2026)
1 h 25 minDocumentary, Music2026
An unsung pioneer of 1970s Texas Progressive Country, Steven Fromholz had a knack for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Revered by legends like Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett & John Denver, he remained commercially unknown. He sought redemption on the Rio Grande as a river guide until a debilitating stroke erased his musical memory, stripping Fromholz of his artistic identity. With an almost obsessive persistence bolstered by newly discovered archives as well as never-before-heard recordings, this intimate and impressionistic portrayal unveils the evolution of Fromholz, and reshapes the notion of success and artistic fortitude.
- Director
- Austin Lee Sayre
- Writers
- Austin Lee Sayre
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- March 14, 2026
Cast
Steven FromholzSelf
Lyle LovettSelf
Ray BensonSelf- Butch HancockSelf
Terry LickonaSelf- Mike WilliamsSelf
- Judie GummSelf
- Dan McCrimmonSelf
- Darcie FromholzSelf
- Janey LakeSelf
- Larry WatkinsSelf
- Felicity FromholzSelf
- Bobby BridgerSelf
- Larry Joe TaylorSelf
- Austin Lee SayreSelf
Willie NelsonSelf (archive footage)- Michael Martin MurpheySelf (archive footage)
Stephen StillsSelf (archive footage)
Joni MitchellSelf (archive footage)- Robert Earl KeenSelf (archive footage)
