The Texas Musicians Blog / Jesse Smith

2016-10-25T22:12:00.000-05:00

You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker by Willie Nelson

2016-07-22T22:45:00.001-05:00

If you want to hear one of Willie's best. Cindy Walker, a country songwriter whose pure, plainspoken lyrics of romance, heartbreak and picturesque prairies were recorded by major artists like Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson, making Top-40 country or pop charts more than 400 times, died on March 23 in Mexia, Tex.
She was 87, but did not broadcast her birthdate any more than the brief marriage she sometimes confirmed and sometimes did not. Her niece Carol Adams reported her death Even as country music veered in louder, brasher directions, her continuing appeal to traditionalists is suggested by Mr. Nelson's release of an album of her songs, "You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker."

Sugar Moon 2:26

Joe Cocker dies of lung cancer

2016-07-03T05:19:00.001-05:00

Ronald McWilliams told me.RIP

Forgotten Singers and Songwriters ? Gene Thomas!

2016-07-01T02:39:00.000-05:00

Forgotten Singers and Songwriters ? Gene Thomas!

via Gene Thomas ~ the original by Darlene on 7/14/10

-This article was originally posted on Russ & Gary's "The Best Years of Music"

Forgotten Singers and Songwriters – Gene Thomas!
July 11, 2010

I do not know whether anyone reads my little stories, but I think this one is interesting. I own a series of CD's called the "The Golden Age of American Rock and Roll". Now I was transferring some of the music on Volume 5 to MP3′s (this series is excellent and has some rare songs) when I found something confusing.
Let's be honest up front; I had transferred some music to mp3s. But as I was putting the CDs back in their cabinet, I noticed a track listed on the back of the CD cover called "Sometimes" by Dale & Grace.

Now, if only I had looked at the liner notes for the CD, a "mistake" I am about to share with you would not have happened; but in the end it turned out to be a good mistake.

Playing the mp3 "Sometimes" did not sound like Dale & Grace! Windows Media Player said the writer was Gene Thomas, so this got me going and I started some investigation. Well, after a large number of hours I discovered that this song was actually written and recorded by Gene Thomas in 1961, not Dale & Grace.

There is very little on the Internet about Gene Thomas, so I broadened my search to include "Facebook". Then, on a whim I sent a facebook message to a Gene Thomas and would you believe I found the correct person!

So what I am about to post to our Blog is really, Gene's very own words and comments. I have never met Gene, but he has been very kind and forthcoming to me, a total stranger, and that says a lot about his character.

Forgotten Singers and Song Writers

Gene Thomas

Gene Thomas working the crowd

A personal email from Gene Thomas

to me, Gary Copeland:

I was born in Palestine ,TX.(at home) Dec. 4th ,1938. father was a carpenter, among other things. Grew up on the move, as my family moved a lot, following work. changed schools constantly & after parents divorced when I was 12, my father was awarded custody of my sister & I. Lost interest in school. Ran off to live with my Mother in a small E.Texas town. Eventually dropped out of school in the ninth. Worked odd jobs as a teen in the 50′s. Having become intrigued with music as a young boy,I left to come back to Houston to play music. Not knowing how to go about recording nor finding any hope. Gave up & married. One day while visiting my -then wife's-cousin, he heard me 'plinking' on his wife's new organ, & asked if I'd like to cut a record. I said "Of course" & basically forgot about it. Later however, we did go to a local studio where we recorded "Sometime" which I had written a couple of nights before.(March 7, 1961-recording date)

Long , long story short. no one in Houston ,TX. would play it. After a couple of months we took it to a small station (Texas city) From there it made it's way to KPAC , a station that covered a large area.(Beaumont, Pt.Arthur,Orange, Tx.) Made # 1 in 3 weeks on their top 20. from there it spread to become # 1 in all major Tx. cities.

All this time I was working as a shipping clerk. Our distributor set up a deal with United Artists. the song had played out in the gulf coast by then. Still, with little promotion , it crept it's way to a wide area -slowly. By Oct. 61, it had hit in California,and in such diverse places as Jamaica ,where it was # 1.

It eventually reached # 53 in Billboard Pop charts., in spite of lack of momentum. Roy Orbison heard it on one of his trips to the Houston area & contacted U.A. & asked to produce a session on me. And did —one in 62 & one in 63. We had little luck tho. One "Baby's Gone" reached the 80′s (don't recall the exact #) .He pretty well gave up ,due to lack of promotion by U.A. (It was # 1 for 5 weeks in Houston for instance)

Back in Houston, I began focusing more on writing, due to the fact, I didn't like any of the songs offered by the Nashville publ. Remember. if you're low priority on a record co's roster, you get offered the lesser tunes.

In ' 67 I wrote a song titled "Go with Me' & recorded it as a duo (Gene & Debbe) . It reached the billboard charts( don't recall the # -60 something I think?) Good enough to land a contract with Acuff-Rose in Nashville. Wrote & recorded "Playboy" which reached # 17 in Billboard Pop charts.( On the TRX label) Earning a BMI award & Gold Record. had a couple of other small chart. songs. But no equal to "Playboy'

I wrote for Acuff- Rose and had quite a few artists record my songs. The biggest of which was Don Gibson & Dottie West's "Rings Of Gold" in 69. reached # 2 in country charts. ( BMI award) & Glen Barber's "Kissed By The Rain-warmed by The Sun' # 24 in Billboard Country charts.

Well, I'm running on & on here, and I'm sure you're not interested in all this. BUT- my career (as it were) has been one mixed bag. Ha!

Today I'm mostly retired & living in a small town in Texas with my wife of 33 years. I'm not in the best of health. Okay but not tops. (diabetes & such) . I make only very, very rare appearances, such as one coming up the end of this month. The 'oldie' show-up thing you know.

Ironically, the biggest (tho-unknown) song I've written is a song titled "Lay It Down) Big overseas for 30 some yrs. It has been recorded by Kenny Rogers, Waylon Jennings, Lonnie Mack-my favorite, on his early "Hills Of Indiana' album" Buffy Sainte Marie. Tina Turner & so on.

well I guess I'll let you up & let you ponder all this mess. wish you well, in making some kind of sense of it. This is difficult for an old one-fingered typist.

take care & thanks,

gene

P.S The original official title was/is "Sometime" but actually should have been "Sometimes" in order to be correct. Don't know what happened there, but I guess "Sometime" it will remain. Kinda like your oldie glitch with the Dale & Grace thing, I guess.

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On the night of August 27th 1990 Stevie Ray Vaughan died on a fog shrouded hill at Alpine Valley in East Troy, WI.

2016-07-01T01:18:00.000-05:00

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

By Robert Santelli

On the night of August 27th 1990 Stevie Ray Vaughan died on a fog shrouded hill at Alpine Valley in East Troy, WI. Had Stevie Ray Vaughan not suddenly surfaced in the early 1980s, guitar in hand and a nearly uncontrollable urge to play it, then the blues might have willed him into existence. These, after all, weren’t the best times for the blues, which had been the bedrock of all American music for nearly a century. MTV was making pop music more physical and visual: Think Michael Jackson and Madonna. Most of mainstream rock was all about big sound, arena shows and elaborate stage sets. And new wave, though it rebelled against rock’s more ornate sounds and superstar mindset, was as style-conscious as it was interested in a simpler approach to making records. The blues connected to none of this.

The 1960s had been the music’s last golden age, a time when masters like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and B. B. King played to eager young rock audiences fascinated by its emotional power, and guitar kingpins like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Duane Allman, Johnny Winter, Carlos Santana and Mike Bloomfield – a member of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band – collectively created a new hybrid: blues rock. From blues rock came heavy metal and the likes of Led Zeppelin. But in the 1970s, rock also became increasingly diversified, with other new sounds and styles running rampant. It got crowded, with glam, country rock, Southern rock, singer-songwriters, funk, punk, reggae and disco all competing for attention and fans. This left little room for blues, and by the end of the decade, its status as a vibrant, relevant music tradition was being seriously questioned. What the blues needed most was an exciting new artist, one knowledgeable and passionate about its long and important history in American music, yet original enough to make a new mark. It needed someone dazzling enough to grab the attention of rock fans who had lost interest in the blues, yet authentic enough to keep longtime true blues fans in his camp.

The music turned not to Chicago nor Memphis nor the Mississippi Delta – the traditional wellsprings of great blues – but to Texas, and in particular, to Austin, where it found Stevie Ray Vaughan. Texas already had a rich blues tradition before Vaughan arrived on the scene. In the 1920s, Blind Lemon Jefferson became one of country blues’ biggest stars. A decade later, T-Bone Walker introduced the electric guitar to the blues, dramatically changing its sound and scope. Lightnin’ Hopkins’ vast recording catalogue reflected his blues virtuosity on both the acoustic and electric guitar, while players like Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Johnny Copeland, Freddie King, and Albert Collins brought blues closer to R&B and rock and roll. Then, in the 1960s, Janis Joplin, Johnny Winter and ZZ Top contributed to the blues-rock explosion. Vaughan’s name would be added to this distinguished list of legendary Texas blues artists.

Born in 1954, Vaughan was raised in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas. His earliest and most important influence was his big brother, Jimmie.

“We shared a room that had a little record player in it,” recalled Jimmie. “He listened to the records I listened to – Jimmy Reed, Bill Doggett, Lonnie Mack. He watched me play the guitar. And he got hooked.”

Jimmie left home at age 14 to pursue a music career, arriving by 1970 in Austin, a college town with plenty of music clubs and a small but growing blues community. Before he left, he gave 11-year-old Vaughan one of his electric guitars and the batch of worn blues records they had listened to together.

“I gave him my Fender Telecaster. It replaced the cheap ones he’d been messin’ with,” said Jimmie. “He fell in love with it. I don’t think he ever put it down.”

Vaughan quickly found that the guitar was an ideal emotional outlet, and that the blues was a music language he could easily translate on guitar. After high school, he joined Jimmie in Austin, anxious to grow his guitar talent and to play the clubs where Jimmie’s group, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, were tearing it up.

“Stevie saw that the Fabulous Thunderbirds were playing every night in Austin,” Jimmie recalled. “And that’s what he wanted to do: play every night, anywhere you could. The idea was to play.”

Vaughan played guitar with the Austin band the Cobras, but he was meant to be a bandleader, where he could more fully define the blues sounds he heard in his head. He formed the Triple Threat Revue with African-American guitarist W.C. Clark and local blues-rock singer Lou Ann Barton.

When Barton and Clark left to pursue solo careers in 1978 and 1979, respectively, Triple Threat became Double Trouble. Now, with Chris Layton on drums and eventually Tommy Shannon on bass, Vaughan had his launching pad in place. “He was sorta like the rocket booster that you put on the spaceship to make it go a little further,” explained B.B. King, one of Vaughan’s early supporters.

Layton was the perfect drummer for Vaughan: young, aggressive, and a blues lover. Bass player Shannon brought big-time experience to Double Trouble. He had played with Johnny Winter and knew the ups and downs of stardom. Vaughan also benefited greatly by being in Austin. Blues giants like B. B. King, Albert King, and Muddy Waters were finding work in Austin’s blues clubs, particularly Antone’s, which had become the centerpiece of the scene. Vaughan often opened up shows for his heroes, then later jammed with them, picking up advice and ideas.

Vaughan might have remained merely a local or regional blues king had fate not intervened. In 1982, Double Trouble manager Chesley Milliken gave his friend Mick Jagger a live tape of Vaughan and the band. Impressed, the Rolling Stones singer invited Double Trouble to play a New York party, giving Vaughan valuable exposure far from Austin. That same year, legendary soul producer Jerry Wexler heard Vaughan and Double Trouble and got them on the Montreux Jazz Festival bill in Switzerland. That’s where David Bowie and Jackson Browne heard Vaughan; Bowie invited Vaughan to play guitar on his Let’s Dance album, and Browne offered up his California studio so the band could cut some demo tracks.

Finally, John Hammond, the man who signed Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and many other greats to Columbia Records, brought Vaughan and Double Trouble to Epic Records, a subsidiary of Columbia. Texas Flood, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s debut album, came out soon after, earning critical acclaim. Showcasing Vaughan’s striking guitar solos and featuring the crackerjack backing of Layton and Shannon, the album won two Grammys and numerous other awards.

The band’s followup, Couldn’t Stand the Weather, included “Voodoo Child,” the Jimi Hendrix classic that Vaughan made his own. Incessant touring lifted the album and brought in more fans. Keyboard player Reese Wynans, who’d briefly played in a band with future Allman Brothers Dickey Betts and Berry Oakley in the late 60s, was added to the group, broadening their sound. Vaughan was now being hailed as the “next Hendrix” and the "savior of the blues," a term not entirely an exaggeration.

To their credit, Vaughan and Double Trouble were careful not to act the part. Regularly, Vaughan praised those great blues artists who came before him, and, whenever possible, he shared the stage with them. Albert King, in particular, was grateful for Vaughan’s rise to stardom and his friendship. The pair even recorded together.

Two more studio albums, Soul to Soul and In Step, sandwiched a live album, Live Alive. More touring meant more time away from Austin and brother Jimmie, who had hit it big with the Fabulous Thunderbirds. The brothers were now blues royalty. But the fast life didn’t suit the Vaughans, particularly Stevie. Drinking and drugs began to get in the way of his music and his ability to cope with stardom. His marriage failed. His career faltered. He continued to rely on his guitar to get him through the increasingly frequent rough patches, but it was clear he needed help.

Fortunately, he got it. He entered rehab, cleaned up, clarified his vision, and renewed his passion for the blues. In Step, released afterward, was a major success. A long anticipated album with Jimmie, Family Style, was completed. The Vaughan Brothers, as they would bill themselves, seemed poised for even bigger success when tragedy struck.

On August 27, 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash just outside East Troy, Wisconsin, after performing with Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray. He was just 35 years old.

Despite a quarter century since his passing, Vaughan’s presence is still felt – and missed – in American music. Nearly every blues artist today claims a Stevie Ray Vaughan influence. His intense performances, powerful solos, and deep, passionate love of the music keep his blues flame burning. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble received 18.3 million votes

Waylon Jennings : June 15, 1937 - February 13, 2002. Rest in Peace.

2016-06-06T20:20:00.000-05:00

WAYLON JENNINGS

GEORGE JONES

2016-06-06T20:19:00.000-05:00

GILLEY'S BEER

2015-06-08T17:24:00.001-05:00

GILLEY'S BEER FROM FB PAGE

Bob Rohan's writings doing great

2014-09-18T03:23:00.000-05:00

Great news! I have hooked up again with my old pal Sam Kindrick of Action Magazine out of San Antonio and he is running Buffalo Gals in this newspaper and on line! Since I am self syndicated, adding a newspaper to the roster of papers that run the comic regularly is cause for celebration! I use to draw cartoons for Sam back in 1975 when I lived in Austin. Sam is receiving awards now and will turn 80 in October. He is incredible.

GIVE JOHN OSTERTAG A LISTEN

2014-06-30T21:40:00.002-05:00

John Ostertag is a connection of mine on MySpace.

All Thats Left By John Ostertag

MAIN STREET CROSSING NEWS/Willy and Cody Braun of Reckless Kelly

2014-06-17T23:52:00.000-05:00

Main Street Crossing
111 W Main St, Tomball, TX 77375 Phone: 281-290-0431
> Map > Official Site > ReverbNation Profile
This Wednesday night Willy and Cody Braun of Reckless Kelly will be on the radio show. They have played Main Street a couple of times before and it is a really good show. It you are a Reckless Kelly fan or if you are just looking for a great show this is it. Tickets are $25..and there are a few left so get yours today!

Thursday is the once a month Songtellng show...Matt will be sending an email about about it this week.

Friday is Adam Carroll and Owen Temple...always a good show. Tickets are $25 for premium and $15 for regular seats.

Saturday we have the Austin Lounge Lizards...they are a fun band...$25 for premium and $15 for regular tickets..if you have not seen them you really should!

**Tuesday is a special benefit for Congo Radio...info below and it is open to the public..

Have a great week!

Thanks! Lisa

MAIN STREET CROSSING SCHEDULE

2014-06-15T22:55:00.001-05:00

UPCOMING SHOWS AT

Main Street Crossing

Hey Everyone..just wanted to let you know that Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis are coming to Main Street together for a show on Aug 13th. This is a Wednesday radio show. For those of you that don't know..they are married. We have had both of them on their own shows at Main Street but are very excited to have them together. So we are aksing that all the Bruce and Kelly fans to come to this show so we can sell it out...so they will come back. They rarely if ever do there duo show out this way so this is the chance to selll out the show so they will come back and do the show here again. Her is their bio so you can read about them http://bruceandkellyshow.com/bio and here are some videos http://bruceandkellyshow.com/videos

The tickets are $35 for premium tickets and $25 for regular tickets. Get yours soon!

Thanks!
Lisa

Closed for Magnolia Summerfest

Fri Jun 13 14 08:00 PM

Benefit for Congo Radio
Marcus Eldridge, Dawn Noelle
Tue Jun 17 14 07:00 PM

Willy and Cody Braun of Reckless Kelly
The Powell Brothers
Wed Jun 18 14 08:00 PM
Tickets

Songtelling
Matt Powell
Thu Jun 19 14 08:00 PM
Tickets

Owen Temple
Adam Carroll
Fri Jun 20 14 08:00 PM
Tickets

AUSTIN LOUNGE LIZARDS

Sat Jun 21 14 08:00 PM
Tickets

Ray Benson

Wed Jun 25 14 08:00 PM
Tickets

Mike and the Moonpies

Fri Jun 27 14 08:00 PM
Tickets

Dawn and Hawkes

Sat Jun 28 14 08:00 PM
Tickets

Parker Millsap

Tue Jul 01 14 08:00 PM
Tickets

Dale Watson

Wed Jul 02 14 08:00 PM
Tickets

Darbi Shaun
Summer Ashly, Julianna Banks
Thu Jul 03 14 07:30 PM
Tickets

Jesse Dayton

Wed Jul 09 14 08:00 PM
Tickets

Main Street Young Artist Show
Logan J. Harper, Rebeka Stanley + more
Thu Jul 10 14 07:30 PM
Tickets

Joe Ely

Fri Jul 11 14 08:00 PM
Tickets

MORE ABOUT THIS VENUE

Address:
111 W Main St
Tomball, TX 77375
Directions

Contact Info:
Tel: 281-290-0431

Web Site

FANTASTIC GUITAR PLAYER/DENNIS FALLON

2014-06-08T13:06:00.000-05:00

I recently found this picture of Dennis on FaceBook. If you ever get a chance to hear him perform do so.

Main Street Crossing Reminder Lee Roy Parnell Tonight

2014-05-29T15:30:00.000-05:00

Main Street Crossing
111 W Main St, Tomball, TX 77375 Phone: 281-290-0431 Map Official Site ReverbNation Profile
Hey Everyone....I just wanted to remind you that the Lee Roy Parnell show is tonight..Thursday. If you have not gotten your tickets and want to come get online tomorrow and get them.

Also, I wanted to mention that Joe Ely just got booked for Friday July 11th. So all you Joe Ely fans get your tickets and pass the word!

Many other really great shows coming...check out the calendar!

Thanks! Lisa

UPCOMING SHOWS

		Wed May 28 14, 08:00 PM Brandon Jenkins, Carter Beckworth
		Thu May 29 14, 08:00 PM Lee Roy Parnell
		Fri May 30 14, 08:00 PM Shake Russell, Michael Hearne
		Wed Jun 04 14, 08:00 PM Bonnie Bishop
		Thu Jun 05 14, 08:00 PM John Evans Band
		Fri Jun 06 14, 08:00 PM Slaid Cleaves
		Tue Jun 10 14, 08:00 PM Crimson Umbrella Tribe, Casey Bishop
		Wed Jun 11 14, 08:00 PM Jason Allen, Thom Shepherd
		Fri Jun 13 14, 08:00 PM Closed for Magnolia Summerfest www.magnoliasummerfest.com
		Tue Jun 17 14, 07:00 PM Benefit for Congo Radio , Marcus Eldridge, Dawn Noelle Tickets: $5 at the door All the proceeds from the door and the sale of merchandise go to benefit the mission trip for Greg and Donna Jouglard who will be going to the Congo for 5 years.
		Wed Jun 18 14, 08:00 PM Willy and Cody Braun of Reckless Kelly, The Powell Brothers
		Thu Jun 19 14, 08:00 PM Songtelling, Matt Powell "Songtelling" the Marrow of a Song is a new series at Main Street Crossing and it is hosted by Matt Davis. The evening includes an extensive interview and performance. ALL the lights go out. Phones are silenced. The songs come alive as well as the stories behind them. We may have to occasionally ask a patron to leave because of noise. This is a different mood from the other concerts we host and it is "not for everybody." Matt will spend most of the evening on stage interviewing hoping to encourage the truth, lies and humor to ooze out. Come for dinner at 7:00 and then concert from 8:00-9:30. Just enough time to soothe your soul and still get to bed at a decent hour
		Fri Jun 20 14, 08:00 PM Owen Temple, Adam Carroll
		Sat Jun 21 14, 08:00 PM AUSTIN LOUNGE LIZARDS
		Wed Jun 25 14, 08:00 PM Ray Benson

Main Street Crossing By Matt Davis

2014-05-23T00:19:00.002-05:00

This is a copy of Matt's News Letter

Main Street Crossing

May 21 at 5:09 PM

Hey there friends. I hope this week finds you well. I am not writing about Songtelling today, nor will I embark on a rambling journey. I am reaching out to highlight a couple of special shows. We love the return visits from artists who are dear to us at MSC. Sometimes it feels like the reunion of two old friends. We also want to keep it fresh for all of you which means bringing other storied artists for their first time. We have two of those in the next two weeks. I am not reaching out to plea or be pushy. It is just that I do not want the dates to come and go and have one of you music lovers miss out, simply because you were unaware of the event. I am including links to a couple videos for each artist.

May 23 - Alejandro Escovedo
“There are songwriters who sing their songs, and then there are songs who sing their writers. Alejandro Escovedo is one with his muse and his music. Over a lifetime spent traversing the bridge between words and melody, he has ranged over an emotional depth that embraces all forms of genre and presentation, a resolute voice that weathers the emotional terrain of our lives, its celebrations and despairs, landmines and blindsides and upheavals and beckoning distractions, in search for ultimate release and the healing truth of honesty. Sometimes it takes the form of barely contained rage, the rock of punk amid kneeled feedback; sometimes it caresses and soothes, a whispery harmony riding the air of a nightclub room, removed from amplification, within the audience.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YY8F7uwWGc#t=22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTLu-wh5TIU
http://www.alejandroescovedo.com/
For Tickets - https://mainstreetcrossing.thundertix.com/orders/new?performance_id=1240069

May 29 – Lee Roy Parnell
“Lee Roy Parnell is part of a long line of Texas roots-music eclectics and is among the elite few who can be identified as a triple threat. An ace guitarist, as well as a distinctive singer, and hit songwriter, his music runs the gamut of diversity. Combining the influences of Blue-Eyed Soul, Delta Blues, Road House Rock, Southern Boogie, Texas Swing, and Gospel, Parnell’s sound defies conventional classification. He draws from a broad range of musical sources and combines them with seamless dexterity and, unlike many other hard-to-pigeonhole artists, Parnell has enjoyed a run of success on the country and blues charts including 7 Billboard Hot Country Top Tens.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HmaPtEUcXY#t=29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBf5219Q16o
www.leeroyparnell.com
For tickets - https://mainstreetcrossing.thundertix.com/orders/new?performance_id=1231229

Thank you for being a part of our family and I look forward to seeing you soon.

“Non-Rambling Matt Davis”

The Web We Want: An Open Letter HELP KEEP THE WEB FREE.....PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO Jesse C Smith Jr

2014-05-04T22:39:00.001-05:00

Tiger Rag 4:53 Albert Lee _ Vince Gill -

2014-04-26T23:07:00.001-05:00

Tiger Rag 4:53 Albert Lee _ Vince Gill - Country 1

HELP FIND THIS TRUCK

2014-04-22T06:06:00.000-05:00

KIMBERLY YOAKUM FEMAL VOCALIST FROM HOUSTON

2014-04-16T23:39:00.003-05:00

Check out KIMBERLY YOAKUM on ReverbNation.

Good too talk To BRIAN COLLINS TODAY

2014-03-14T01:52:00.000-05:00

BRIAN COLLINS sings STATUE OF A FOOL

JIM UNGER

2013-11-06T21:41:00.003-06:00

I need Your help. I put some of my old stuff on Reverbnation including Jim Unger doing Orange Blossom Special it is charted at #56....please go to the country chart and play,like,,follow. Jim has passed so if it sells anything I going to give all proceeds to his widow.

CHECK OUT (BUY) CAL'S NEW BOOK

2013-11-06T19:46:00.001-06:00

Cal Sharp

Whoopty-Doo! I published a new ebook today, "Steel Guitar Insanity", from the blog of the same name, available for the ridiculously low low price of only $2.99 at Smashwords. http://steelguitarmadness.com/insanity/steel-guitar-insanity-book/

Steel Guitar Insanity - the book!

steelguitarmadness.com

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Gruene's Link List

2013-10-16T01:41:00.001-05:00

THE VERY LONG LINks PAGE KAREN ABRAHAMS
ALBERT & GAGE
JASON ALLEN
TOMMY ALVERSON
PETE ANDERSON
LEE ANN ATHERTON
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS
BILLY BACON AND THE FORBIDDEN PIGS

DAVID BALL
MARCIA BALL
WILLIE P. BENNETT
BIG OTIS
CLAY BLAKER
LIBBI BOSWORTH
JUNIOR BROWN
BR5-49
HAYES CARLL
ADAM CARROLL

KASEY CHAMBERS

EZRA CHARLES SLAID CLEAVES
ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS
ROGER CREAGER
RODNEY CROWELL
SHAWN COLVIN
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COWBOY JOES' RADIO RANCH
MOOT DAVIS
DENIM
DERAILERS
DIXIE CHICKS
DERYL DODD
FRED EAGLESMITH

STEVE EARLE
ELEVEN HUNDRED SPRINGS
TOMMY ELSKES
JOE ELY

THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS
TRACIE FERGUSON
GUY FORSYTH
RADNEY FOSTER
RUTHIE FOSTER
DENISE FRANKE
KINKY FRIEDMAN
STEVE FROMHOLZ

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COLIN GILMORE
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BRET GRAHAM
PAT GREEN

ARLO GUTHRIE
MERLE HAGGARD
RODNEY HAYDEN
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TERRI HENDRIX
TISH HINOJOSA
ERIK HOKKANEN
ADAM HOOD
CHAMP HOOD
WARREN HOOD
HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD
HUMBLE TIME PRODUCTIONS
WALTER HYATT

JACK INGRAM
SETH JAMES
FLACO JIMENEZ
BRIAN KEANE
ROBERT EARL KEEN
HAL MICHAEL KETCHUM

BILL KIRCHEN SHELLEY KING
KFAN- 107.9 FM "Texas Rebel Radio"

KNBT -92.1 Radio New Braunfels
CHRIS KNIGHT
KGSR-107.1 Austin, Texas
FREDDIE KRC AND THE SHAKIN APOSTLES
JIMMY LA FAVE
BOB LIVINGSTON

LOS LOBOS TRACIE LYNN
LYLE LOVETT
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TRISH MURPHY
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AARON NEVILLE
GARY P. NUNN
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JOHN PRINE
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RECKLESS KELLY
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Mickey Gilley plans return of his famous club to Pasadena

2013-10-05T21:31:00.000-05:00

By Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle On Facebook

Mickey Gilley is looking to re-enter the Pasadena bar scene with a resurrection of his popular Gilley's Club. The classic-country singer is currently in the early planning stages, working with Pasadena officials on securing land and a business plan to begin a new era of Gilley's.
Over the past few months, Gilley has been updating his Facebook followers on plans to bring the beer hall back to this part of Texas. There are other Gilley's locations in Dallas and Las Vegas.
The old Gilley's opened in 1971 and hosted nearly every major country star in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Original Gilley's memorabilia is still a big seller on eBay.
It's best known to those outside of Texas as the backdrop for the John Travolta film "Urban Cowboy", which was filmed around Pasadena and Houston.
The interior was gutted by fire in 1990. There is now a Pasadena ISD building on the property. Signs from the nightclub can be seen a few blocks away
In his most recent Facebook video, Gilley reached out to those who may want to invest in a 21st century Gilley's concept. He didn't give out a monetary goal or figure that it would take to get Gilley's 2.0 off the ground.
If you are interested in participating in helping raise the money, he recommends you call Jeff McDonald at 1-800-GILLEY1, or 1-800-445-5391, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
McDonald, Gilley's personal assistant, says that they are in the earliest planning stages, and they don't yet have a rendering of how the new club will look.
"Originally Mickey wanted to find an investor he could lease out the name to, but then he decided to do it himself," says McDonald.
Gilley couldn't be reached for comment. He's currently in Branson, Mo., performing at his own theater. He performs there four days a week, and comes back to Texas twice a month to attend to business affairs.
Gilley was on an episode of "American Pickers" recently, sifting through old club memorabilia from the club, including a mechanical bull.
McDonald said Gilley wants the new club to look much like it did in the old days, and will try to replicate the original interior with a modern twist.
Gilley and Pasadena mayor Johnny Isbell have been talking about Gilley's returning to the city for some time.
A location off Red Bluff and Fairmont, near the convention center, seems to be the intended location of the club complex, according to McDonald.
Plans for the new complex could include a restaurant, a concert stage, and a museum, and all that a country dance hall would imply.
"Mickey would love to have the old slab from the doorway to the original Gilley's at the new place," said McDonald.
McDonald says that in the coming weeks Gilley will have more news regarding future plans and investors.
As far as bringing that mechanical bull back, that hasn't been decided just yet. These days insurance is steep to keep a mechanical bull on site, at least one like Gilley's was famous for.
The one that Travolta and Debra Winger rode in "Urban Cowboy" is at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.

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