🔥 MEET THE RANDY ROGERS BAND ON TODAY (8/29) IN AUSTIN‼️

💿 From @WaterlooRecords: We’re happy to announce that @RandyRogersBand will join us for a live performance on Thursday, August 29th at 5pm. Don’t miss out on the band performing live on the Waterloo Records Stage here in Austin, Texas to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ROLLERCOASTER plus the band will sign your copy afterwards!

🔥 DON’T MISS SUPERSTAR TEXAN PARKER McCOLLUM IN AUSTIN TODAY 8/29 AT THE GRAND OPENING OF LUCCHESE’S NEW STORE

at 1508 S. Congress Avenue for a short set and meet-and-greet at 7 pm before you kickoff your Labor Day Weekend‼️

🎟️ This Saturday 8/31, his homecoming tour in Texas resumes at the American Bank Center Arena in Corpus Christi followed by another concert date the next night at Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels on Sunday 9/1‼️

📸: Jim Wright/Parker McCollum/UMG Nashville

🔥 JOSH ABBOTT BAND ON INDIE SUCCESS: ‘MY BEST DAY WOULD BE THE WORST DAY EVER FOR LUKE COMBS’‼️

💿 The frontman of the Texas Music group just scored his third gold single for “Settle Me Down” that he wrote about his wife with a couple of buddies of his who happen to be from Texas. Josh Abbott’s first two gold singles “She’s Like Texas” and “Oh, Tonight” both hit the 500,000 sales milestone as well but the Texas Tech alum can’t help but wonder if he still has a career, according to Rolling Stone’s new article by Josh Crutchmer (August 29, 2024–full article at Rolling Stone).

📸: Amy Sussman Rolling Stone

🔥 JUST ANNOUNCED—OUR TEXAS HERO WILLIE NELSON IS BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN IN TEJAS‼️

👉 Pre-Sale TODAY THU 8/29 at 10am CT

🎟️ Tickets On Sale TOMORROW FRI 8/30 at Noon CT

🎸 Three Texas Shows Just Announced for Willie Nelson & Family in concert on Saturday, October 19 at Concrete Street Amphitheater in Corpus Christi, Sunday, October 20 at Doggett Ford Park Pavilion in Beaumont AND Wednesday October 23 at Floore’s Country Store in Helotes, TX‼️

💿 New Willie Nelson Album “Last Leaf On The Tree” available November 1st‼️

📸: @willienelsonofficial @concretestreet @floorescountry @doggettfordpark

🔥 HEAD TO 15 TEXAS INDIE RECORD STORES TO HEAR GEORGE STRAIT’S “COWBOYS AND DREAMERS” 2-DAYS EARLY WITH LISTENING PARTIES ON WED SEPT 4‼️

💿 Our Texas Hero George Strait’s “Cowboys And Dreamers” Arrives Everywhere Else Friday, Sept. 6‼️

🎸 15 Texas Indie record stores listed below are celebrating George Strait’s forthcoming 31st studio record, Cowboys And Dreamers, with 87 locations total across the country hosting listening events on Wednesday, September 4 – two-days prior to the album’s release on Friday, Sept. 6 according to UMG Nashville. 🎶 Produced by Chuck Ainlay, who has been mixing Strait records since 1985, Tony Brown (Strait’s 1993’s Easy Come, Easy Go; 2008’s Troubadour) and Strait, the album’s title comes from a song penned by Jessie Jo Dillon, Keith Gattis and Bubba Strait. “I thought I should name the whole album Cowboys And Dreamers as I feel like the last of a dying breed, trying to find where I fit,” Strait offers of the song that opens with ‘Some days I feel like the last of a dying breed, Trying to find where I fit; Somewhere between high on top of the world, And fighting with calling it quits.’ While the Keith Gattis reaffirming “I Wish I Could Say” offers, ‘Wish I could tell you how the world ain’t ended, And how it’s all going to be ok.’


💥 15 Texas Indie Record Stores 💥

*Abilene—Record Guys 

*Arlington—CD Warehouse Records & Tapes 

*Austin—Waterloo Records 

*Bryan—Curious Collections 

*Carrollton—Dead Wax Records 

*Fort Worth—Chief Records

*Frisco—ZT Records

*Houston—Cactus Music 

*Huntsville—Volume Music 

*Keller—County Line Records 

*Klein—Music Town 

*Round Rock—Piranha Records 

*San Antonio—Del Bravo Record Shop 

*Spring / The Woodlands—Volume Music 

*The Woodlands—ZT Records

📸: @umgnashville @georgestrait @recordstoredayus

Randall King Reveals his Favorite Wade Bowen Album

Randall King recently talked with EntertainmentFocus.com.

"My favorite record of his (Wade Bowen's) will always be ‘The Given' from 2012. Him on the cover standing on that old '86? Dude, that record was unbelievable. ‘Before These Walls Were Blue' is still one of my favorite songs," King said. 

"Wade started playing in the same place that me and another band at this festival, Flatland Cavalry, started playing at. We all started at the Blue Light Live in Lubbock, Texas. Wade was the first one to break out of the Blue Light.

Photo Credit: Jonas Jonnerby 

Cody Jinks, who is playing at Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, TX on Friday 8/30 and Saturday 8/31, posted today on FB that 50 people will receive a signed copy of "Backside of 30" available in 30 days from now.

He said, "30 days from today, "Backside of 30," the remixed, remastered version of the original '30' album. PLUS an additional track. I'M SIGNING 50 OF THESE that we'll be dropping in pre-orders. Get yours and there's a chance it will be signed." Available HERE.

Sell Outs: Americana On Stage reported the sold out Americana shows of 2024 from information received from agents and managers. We highlighted a few of the acts who are also on the Texas Music charts.

All sellouts reported here over time are online in

Americana On Stage Sold-Out Shows.

Charley Crockett

• Sat, Jul 13 | XL Live | Harrisburg, PA
• Wed, Jul 17 | Thu, Jul 18 | 9:30 Club | Washington, DC
• Wed, Jul 24 | Meijer Gardens | Grand Rapids, MI
• Fri, Jul 26 | Sat, Jul 27 | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville, TN
• Tue, Aug 6 | Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre | Salt Lake City, UT
• Thu, Aug 8 | Grand Sierra Resort Theatre | Reno, NV
• Mon, Aug 12 | Van Buren | Phoenix, AZ
• Wed, Aug 14 | Cain's Ballroom | Tulsa, OK
• Fri, Aug 16 | Palace Theatre | St. Paul, MN
• Tue, Aug 20 | The National | Richmond, VA
• Thu, Aug 22 | Fri, Aug 23 | Greenfield Lake Amphitheater | Wilmington, NC
• Sat, Aug 24 | The Eastern | Atlanta, GA

The Red Clay Strays

• Sun, Apr 21 | Ponte Vedra Concert Hall | Ponte Vedra, FL
• Wed, Jul 24 | Spokane Live | Airway Heights, WA
• Thu, Jul 25 | Crystal Ballroom | Portland, OR
• Fri, Jul 26 | Showbox SoDo | Seattle, WA
• Sat, Jul 27 | Abayance Bay Marina | Rexford, MT
• Wed, Jul 31 | Brooklyn Bowl | Nashville, TN

Wyatt Flores

• Wed, Jul 24 | Belly Up | Aspen, CO
• Tue, Jul 30 | The Knitting Factory | Boise, ID
• Fri, Aug 2 | Pub Station | Billings, MT
• Thu, Aug 8 | Captains Gateway | Arnolds Park, IA

Free Gameday Concert from Country Group Midland

Country Superstars Midland are kicking off season six of Longhorn City Limits on the LBJ Lawn in Austin on August 31 at 12:30 p.m. The Longhorns are playing against Colorado State at 2:30 p.m.

That's Texas: Payton Howie performed a rendition of Cody Johnson's "That's Texas" at her Tulsa, OK show recently and killed it. Check out the video.

Throwback Thursday: 

Five things you may not know about the legendary Waylon Jennings are:

1. He walked off Tom Snyder's Show because he was mad he didn't get the full hour show slot.
2. He walked out of a contract negotiation known as the $25,000 piss incident in 1972.
3. He walked out of the "We Are The World" recording sessions.
4. He started up a motorcycle in a hotel room at midnight.
5. He sang a duet with Big Bird on Sesame Street.

Another Guinness World Record Holder: Texas Music Daily reported on 8/26 that our Texas Music hero Jack Ingram holds a Guinness World record for the most consecutive radio interviews in 24 hours. Another Texas Music Daily hero also holds a Guinness World Record. The King of Country Music, George Strait, holds a Guinness World Record for the Highest Grossing country Music Tour Per Show back in 2000. Is there another Guinness World Record award coming for the selling out Kyle Field in College Station this year?

Viva Las Vegas:  The Powell Brothers have a big day in Las Vegas this Sunday. First, the boys will sing the National Anthem in front of a record setting crowd at Allegiant Stadium before the sold out LSU vs. USC football game. The game will be televised on ABC at 6:30 Central Time. After performing the National Anthem, they will headline Blake Shelton's new bar on the Vegas Strip, Ole Red! Their new single "The Wait" is currently top 30 on the Texas Music charts.

Parent Conference:  Texas Music artist John Baumann posted on FB that the Western District of Texas Assistant US Attorneys named a conference room in honor of his father.

Mean Gruene: The New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce filmed a commercial at Kin Faux's Gruene Hall show recently. Be on the lookout for Rico and the gang in the ads.

The #1 Song 21 Years Ago this Week According to the

Texas Music Chart

Pat Green “Wave on Wave” 

Got New Music? Let us know. Email us at Texas Music Daily

New Music

Bart Crow "Stained Your Crown"

Bellamy Brothers "Crawl in a Hole"

Bubba Westly "Feels So Good"

Cynthia Rausch "Coming Home"

Dallas Moore Band "Last Night"

Doug Rose "Five Dollar Friends"

Gabe Choate "Wish I Would've Known"

Garrett Talamantes "Back to the Thorns"

Hayden Haddock "Front Porch in the Rain"

Holly Tucker "Trailer Parkin'"

J.R. Martinez "Turn It On"

Jake Bush "Her Way Ain't the Highway"

Jaron Bell "Adios (Ex's Version)"

Jenni Dale Lord Band "Dinner and a Heartbreak"

John Swat "Cowgirl"

Kelly Kenning "The Beer's Why We're Here"

Kyle Park "Hill Country Home"

Larissa Boyd "No One Else To Lose"

Matt Daniel "Keepin Me Alive"

Mike Ryan "Get Away With Anything"

Mojo Brothers Band "Coming Home To You"

Presley Phillips "Rock Bottom"

Ryder Grimes "One More for the Ride"

Scott Hayley "Watch Love Burn"

Shane Smith & The Saints "Wheels"

Sul Ross "Weather Man"

The Lowdown Drifters "In Time"

Upcoming Album Releases

8/30/24

Sunny Sweeney

Still Provoked

9/6/24

George Strait

Cowboys and Dreamers

Kate Watson

Red Blooded American

Jenna Paulette

Horseback

9/12/24

Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors

Strangers No More, Vol. 2

9/13/24

Miranda Lambert

Postcards from Texas

Reckless Kelly

The Last Frontier

9/20/24

Chase Rice

Go Down Singin'

Midland

Barely Blue

September Moon

Carry On

9/27/24

Casey Donahew

Never Not Love You

Cody Jinks

Backside of 30

10/4/24

Tanner Sparks

Some Kind of Crazy

🎙️INDUSTRY JOBS AVAILABLE 🎙️

*Veteran PD and on-air personality, Shotgun Steve Kelly has left KKOW-FM in Pittsburg, KS and is looking for his next adventure. Contact him at DJdude68@yahoo.com

*KFWR/Fort Worth, TX* (LKCM) is recruiting for a future opening for a full-time on-air host. Candidates must have a desire to be involved in the local community, understand Texas country, Red Dirt and Americana, and the ability to connect with fans on-air and in person. Email cover letter, résumé and aircheck to PD Shayne Hollinger at jobs@theranchradio.com

*KKAJ/Ardmore, OK* (Stephens Media) is seeking a morning host. The company says, "This is a tremendous opportunity with a strong cluster that dominates the market in sales, promotions and on-air. KKAJ is a heritage country station with a little red-dirt heritage for flavor." Send resume, aircheck and references to SVP/Programming Bob Thornton at bob.thornton@smgnational.com

*KICM/Ardmore, OK* (Keystone) is seeking an Operations Manager (OM) who will work directly with the owners and the sales team, and oversee all aspects of the station’s programming. Please contact keystonebroadcastingok@gmail.com

*JAM BROADCASTING/Kerrville, TX is looking for a Rockstar Account Executive. TAB's Radio Station of the Year is on the hunt for a charismatic, go-getter Account Executive. Send your resume and cover letter to Toby at Jam Broadcasting Toby.JAMBroadcasting@gmail.com

*KMYY/Monroe, LA* (Stephens Media) is seeking a radio host and programmer to oversee its four-station cluster in the market, and likely co-host an AC morning show. Send résumé, aircheck and references to SVP/Programming Bob Thornton at bob.thornton@smgnational.com

Throwback Thursday Texas Radio & Artist Photos

Eddy Smith back in his days at KGKL/San Angelo, TX (Present Day KHOS/Sonora, TX) and George Strait in 1992 in San Angelo.

Birthdays & Events This Week:

8/29: Jim Alvarado, PD of Troubadour Country Radio

8/30: Kelly Kenning

9/1: Charlie Robison

9/2: Joe Ely

9/2: Labor Day

9/3: Cameran Nelson