by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
Cowboy singer and poet Red Steagall has covered a lot of ground in his 40 year career. Known for such songs as “Here We Go Again“, “Party Dolls and Wine“, “Freckles Brown“, and “Lone Star Beer and Bob Wills Music“, Steagall has shared his cultural legacy around the...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
Aaron Barker was born in San Antonio, Texas, and began his musical career in a “variety band” at the awkward age of thirteen. He stayed with his band for many years and played everything from Bob Wills to Bob Seger. Driving his bus from place to place, he began...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
“When I was in the army, I was one of the few people outside of his personal friends who knew about Willie Nelson,” Kristofferson recalls. “I listened to a disc jockey who happened to be a Willie fan. He would play Willie’s songs and talk about him all the time. By...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
Country singer/songwriter Freddy Powers may not be as famous as his powerful pals Merle Haggard, George Jones, and Willie Nelson, but his award winning songs and production work are behind-the-scenes testaments to his talent and success. Powers was raised in Texas and...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
Sonny grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas, After college, he moved to San Francisco and played rock & roll in area clubs. At the urging of guitarist and publisher Pete Drake, he switched to country music and moved to Nashville in 1964. In 1965, Bobby Lewis had a Top...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
That helped lead to a record deal with Columbia Records, who issued their first album, The Kooky World of the Geezinslaw Brothers, in 1963. They recorded four albums for Capitol between 1966-1969, scoring hit singles with songs like “Chubby (Please Take Your...