Thirsty Thursday

Luke Bryan is one of the new breed in country music. He had the urging of his parents to pursue a music career. He had his own band in college.After graduating from George Southern University, he went to work for his father's agriculture business. After about a year his dad made him quit and moved to Nashville in 2001.

His real name is Hubert Neal McGaughey Jr. Country music fans know him better as Neal McCoy. He was born in Jacksonville, Texas. His father, Irish, his mom, Filipino. He first got started in a band that played R&B.

On today's edition of "thirsty Thursday" is a singer who grew up in the same hometown as Sheryl Crow. His dad was a star basketball player for the University of Missouri and he too played basketball in high school. But Trent Tomlinson had ambitions of making it in the music business. He made it to the finals of "You Could Be A Star" on TNN. He barely lost the title.

A guy who has had hit songs like "All My Rowdy Friends(Are Comin' Over Tonight). "Born To Boogie" and "Family Tradition", must know a thing or two about a great drinkin' song. He is Hank Williams Jr. and he does.

On this edition of a "thirsty Thursday" are two singers that were making hit records at about the same in the late 80's and early 90's. One was labeled "glitterbilly" and they other more country/southern rock.

On today's "thirsty Thursday" is a singer who, growing up, was in and out of reform schools and prison. He is certainly an outlaw in country music and does things his way. He is David Allan Coe.

On this "thirsty Thursday" is a song about relaxation, not having a care in the world. In other words , just chillin'. The song is called "Toes", from the Zac Brown Band.

On this "thirsty Thursday" is a song from a singer that combine folk and country music. In fact Emmylou Harris sang at the local folk clubs in Greenwich Village.

If you're gonna have a great drinkin' song, you better have an outlaw sing it. Littlefield, Texas native Waylon Jennings, who was a founding member of the "outlaw" movement in country music, could sing a song about drinkin's and barrooms with the best of them.

You gotta love where this singer/songwriter is from, Duck Springs, Alabama. He's Bradley Gaskin on today's "thirsty Thursday."

This song was written back in 1954, was recorded by the "Blues Brothers", in 1978 and in 1983 it went to Number Two on the charts for country singer Johnny Lee. The song "Hey Bartender.

On today's "thirsty Thursday" is a singers who was born in Waco, Texas and was one of the most popular western swing artist. Hank Thompson was responsible for a lot of firsts in his career.