jay hunter morris
The Redneck Tenor

Oct 19, 2016 — By Michael Hardy

The acclaimed opera singer Jay Hunter Morris has traveled the globe, performing Wagner, Puccini, and Bizet. And yet he still feels like a hick from Paris, Texas.

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