Best of Texas

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REVIEWS!!

Chris Wall

Rodney Crowell

Jason Boland and the Stragglers

Monty and the Pythons

Week 1: The Best Sites On The Web For Texas Country Music

Week 2: Texas Country Music: A State Of Mind

Where To Start..

Week 3: Texas in a Song

Lloyd Maines

A Driving Force In Texas Music

Long before the Dixie Chicks were hatched, Lloyd Maines, father of "Chick" Natalie Maines, had established himself as a country music giant, both as a legendary steel guitarist and a producer. Music though, was not Lloyd's initial career choice. He studied forestry while attending Texas Tech, hoping to land a job in the parks department. However, after landing a job at a local studio, his future was forever changed.

Lloyd lists legendary steel guitarist Jimmy Day as one of his greatest influences. In his heyday, Jimmy Day seemed to be everywhere. Name a classic song and chances are, Jimmy played on it. Name a classic country artist and chances are Jimmy played with them- Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price, Willie Nelson and even Elvis. Jimmy Day was virtually everywhere. More >>

This Month's Editorial: Time For A New Revolution To Take Back Country? Texas Is Leading The Charge!

Week 4: They Hail from Texas!! Best of Texas Past, Present and Future

One Crazy Texan, One Hot Phoenix Night

"Jesse Dayton Live"

The first time I tried to see Jesse Dayton live, I mixed up the times and ended up missing him. The webmaster who answers his e-mail was very friendly when I wrote, and let me know Jesse would be back through in April, probably at Nita's Hideaway, a little place tucked up in an industrial part of town where such folk as Ralph Stanley have played.

Eagerly I checked Jesse's site every so often to see when the dates would be up, and finally, they were. Only he was scheduled at a place I'd never heard of: Big Fish Sports Pub.

There was no information on this place at the website link, other than the address, and clicking the individual bar link indicated there only got me to a "you are not authorized to view this site" warning, so I just drove there to check it out. I recognized the strip it was in -- just a few blocks from the office where I used to work, and next to my favorite used records (yes, I said records) store. Cool. I called the day of the show to find out time and cover charge -- a terse recording informed me that tonight's bill was Supersuckers, Jesse Dayton Band, and Truckers on Speed, $15.00 at the door, goodbye. I assumed 9-ish, since that's when most bar shows start.

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