LOST IMMIGRANTS was a musical collaboration led by founder James Dunning (lead vocals, guitar). It began in 2004 as a songwriting project between Dunning and his longtime friend, Craig Hinkle. The first iteration of the band won the 2005 Shiner Rising Star contest and recorded its debut album, "Waiting on Judgement Day," with Americana music legend Ray Wylie Hubbard.

In 2009, LOST IMMIGRANTS released its seminal album, "Baptized: Live from the Hill Country," and celebrated "Get Lost" as a Top 40 Texas Music Chart single. Since then, the band has released two studio albums (2010’s “Pasaporte” and “Californium” in 2019), three studio EPs (“An Americana Primer",” Vol. 1-3), another studio album (“Live from White Elephant Saloon” in 2017), and a host of digital-only live albums and singles. .

After 20 years of publishing independent Texas music and playing throughout Texas and neighboring states, the band called it quits in 2024. Members of the band still play in other groups around North Texas, and James Dunning returned to playing solo shows in 2025.