King, a "4th generation 'hay hauler,' son of a trucker" from Hereford, Texas, is tapping into the Texas Country sound with the voice of a young Alan Jackson.
We always love to hear from our friend Pat Green. Pat is a part of the family here. Once upon a time Pat lived in the apartment complex behind the 82nd street studios. Finally we're getting some word on a new release from Pat. The upcoming release is on Sugar Hill records and it's called "Songs We Wish We'd Written II...
Jeff Allen is bringing his brand of Country Music to the Texas/Oklahoma Red Dirt region with the release of his new EP. It's a six song set, and Jeff will be dropping by the BEAR studio's Thursday afternoon at 4 for a live performance. Be listening in for Kidd Manning with Jeff live in the studio, and we will post his live studio performance video on KQBR...
Granger Smith is quickly rising in the Texas-Red dirt ranks and it will probably not be long before Granger breaks the regional barrier and makes it big. "Colorblind" was the first song the we played by Granger and it is still in our regular rotation to this day...
Everybody loves Kevin Fowler. How can you keep from it?.. With songs like "Beer, Bait, and Ammo," otherwise known as the Texas national anthem, "Senorita Mas Fina," "Pound Sign," and "I ain't Drinkin' Anymore," the Amarillo native has set the bar when it comes to great Texas Country songs...
Much of the Texas Country/Red Dirt industry received a letter from Wade Bowen this afternoon explaining how his career is about to take a hard right turn, and that's not such a bad thing. According to Wade, he has been talking to a record label about signing on and taking a brand new approach to his writing and music making...
Once again it's time to pay our respects to all the Lubbock and West Texas Musicians that keep the Music dream alive by playing in their school bands, their church choir, making a living each night for their family while playing with their band. Texas has legendary players of all ages and once a year we take a step back to pay our respects for all the hard work.
Kevin Fowler's newest CD has officially been released and is available at Walmart and iTunes. Eleven huge beer drinkin', river riding songs that will become a part of your trucks stable of music.
I missed a lot of the Maines Brothers Band excitement in Lubbock early on in their career even though, being from Floydada I knew who they were and loved their music. I had just moved back to Texas from doing radio on the coast of California when I ended up doing afternoon drive at KIXZ in Amarillo...
Jamie Richards music is described as traditional, honest, downright real country music. Taking his cues from greats like George Jones, Merle Haggard, Waylon, and Keith Whitley, Jamie Richards brings it all together creating country music with deep connections to the past...