Augie Meyers needs kidney donor
By John Goodspeed The legendary Augie Meyers, the man behind the Vox organ of the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornadoes, has been on kidney dialysis treatment and needs a transplant. Thing is,...
View ArticleWill ‘country music’ disappear?
By John Goodspeed Here’s an interesting forecast — the term ‘country music’ may disappear as albums and CDs fall by the wayside and the music industry turns to downloads of singles. That view comes...
View ArticleOyster Bake announces music lineup
(Sony BMG Entertainment) Restless Heart will play the Oyster Bake in April. By John Goodspeed The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is barely over. Spring Break’s right around the corner. That means...
View ArticleGeorge Strait team roping event sold out
By John Goodspeed While fans usually only see country music superstar George Strait on an arena stage, they’ll get a chance to see him on the arena dirt — and up close and personal. But only the ones...
View ArticleTexas stars shine at Ray Benson’s birthday bash
By John Goodspeed AUSTIN — Ray Benson knows how to throw a birthday party, even if it was for himself. Benson not only invited his 11-piece western swing band, Asleep at the Wheel, but also a cavalcade...
View ArticleRadney Foster posts flooded home on YouTube
By John Goodspeed/Special to the Express-News That flooding in Nashville affected a lot of country music artists. One is Del Rio native Radney Foster, whose basement/studio was flooded. He posted a...
View ArticleLambert, Shelton up for video awards
By John Goodspeed/Special to the Express-News Country music’s latest couple planning to tie the knot both are nominated in the 2010 CMT Music Awards. Blake Shelton, who is up for one award, popped the...
View ArticleLoretta still the queen of country
Attendance: About 1,400. The show: Loretta Lynn was on the Majestic Theatre stage only about 70 minutes Saturday night, but she still sang a bunch of songs before a most receptive crowd. Resplendent in...
View ArticleRagweed rumors keep spinning; new show added at Floore’s
By John Goodspeed Rumors still must be abounding about the breakup of the Texas/Red Dirt group Cross Canadian Ragweed . It’s so bad the Abilene Reporter News published a story that began: “The members...
View ArticleReview: Vince Gill at Laurie Auditorium
The wide-ranging musical tastes of the 20-time Grammy winner came through with passion, from old-school country and rockabilly to bluegrass and blues, especially when he channeled Ray Charles with "If...
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