Texas Music artist Matt Daniel is on a radio tour promoting his new single "Keepin Me Alive."

This week is full of more radio station visits! Make sure to tune in to these stations this week!

KBST/Big Spring, TX

KSNY/Synder, TX

KORQ/Abilene, TX

KRMX/Abilene, TX

KLGD/Abilene, TX

KXOX/Sweetwater, TX

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WHO IS BEHIND TEXAS MUSIC DAILY?

Texas Music Daily is the brainchild of seasoned industry veterans

Greg Sax and Tami Millspaugh.

Few people know that Greg and Tami have been married for 27 years. They saw the need for a centralized source of news, show prep, and consolidated information about Texas Music which is why Texas Music Daily was born to fill that gap.

Greg Sax, a 2020 inductee of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame, began his career in radio before transitioning to work with notable labels such as Atlantic Records Nashville, RCA Records Nashville, Big Machine Records, Virgin Records Nashville, and Show Dog Records Nashville. After an 18-year stint working for Toby Keith, which ended following Keith’s cancer diagnosis and passing, Sax shifted his focus to promoting Texas Music. Sax founded Saxis Music Group in 2023 and has built a roster of successful #1 artists, including Mitch Rossell and Matt Daniel, and has achieved chart-topping Texas hits with Bri Bagwell, Matt Castillo, Jordan Rainer, and Joey Green with more on the way.

Tami Millspaugh started her career at Arista Nashville and worked with Decca Records and Curb-Universal before transitioning to the distribution side. As the Divisional Country Marketing Manager for Universal, she developed a deep appreciation for Texas Music. She promoted artists like Robert Earl Keen, Cross Canadian Ragweed, and Pat Green before founding Texas Record Chick Promotions in 2009. Over the past 15 years, Tami has worked with top Texas Music acts, including Wade Bowen, Casey Donahew, Randy Rogers, Aaron Watson, Pat Green, Whiskey Myers, Turnpike Troubadours, Mike Ryan, Kyle Park, Shane Smith and the Saints, Cody Canada and the Departed, William Clark Green, William Beckmann, and Flatland Cavalry, among others and has racked up more than 200 number one singles on the Texas Music Charts. 

Bri Bagwell Parody of "Part of Your World"

Bri Bagwell might give Weird Al competition on the parodies of songs. She and Paul Eason wrote a ditty ‘Where the Sugar Daddies Are’ set to the theme of “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid. This became her first viral video with over 2M views. Don’t we all want a Sugar Daddy and ‘Where Versace Pockets Run Deep.’ See video HERE.

Hey Mon!: Asleep at the Wheel’s frontman, Ray Benson joined forces with Reggae Producer DOCTOR DREAD For All New Cross-Genre album, Swingin’ And Skankin out now on Tafari Records!

Recorded over two-nights at the renowned Music Works Studio in Kingston, Jamaica with the likes of legendary Jamaican musicians that included drummer Sly Dunbar (Sly & Robbie), guitarists Dwight Pinkney (The Sharks, Zap Pow, Roots Radics) and Steve Golding (Roots Radics), keyboardist/arranger Robbie Lyn (Now Generation, Sound Dimension) as well as former Wheel and decades-long Bob Dylan bassist Tony Garnier, the group’s goal was to see what happens when the two-step meets the one drop, referring to the dance step associated to Western Swing and the Reggae riddim championed by Bob Marley.

A musical challenge, the results proved to be extraordinary, a true musical mash-up with delightful surprises all along the way. There are a couple of foundational, pre-Reggae Jamaican tunes, two Asleep at the Wheel rave-ups, classic songs associated with Bob Marley, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Bob Wills, and Roy Rogers plus a crucial instrumental to top things off. Along with Benson’s nimble vocals throughout, special musical guests include Willie Nelson, guitarists Warren Haynes and Stanley Jordan, and original Asleep At The Wheel steel guitarist Lucky Oceans and fiddler Katie Shore for good measure."

Ray Benson Lloyd Stanbury Beverly Sista Irie Shaw

Chips & Hot Sauce: Three-time GRAMMY winner Sunny Sauceda is back and ready to close out the summer with a fiery new track, "Hot Sauce".

Collaborating with the well-respected Sundance Head and Stormy Cooper, Sunny blends his deep South San Antone roots with his signature accordion sound to create a song that is as vibrant as he is.

Listen Now

Eleven Hundred Springs has a new EP coming out on 9/17 called Recorded Live at the Double Wide in Dallas Texas produced by Steven Berg. When Eleven Hundred Springs announced the end of the band’s 23-year run, back in 2021, their favorite rock and roll dive bar, The Double Wide In Dallas Texas, was one of the venues that was immediately booked as a part of a short run of farewell shows. For this show, the parking lot was fenced off, a stage and full production was brought in, and the band delivered one of their finest, most energetic performances to date. Luckily, they recorded it.

This 27-song release, Recorded Live At The Double Wide In Dallas Texas, is not a part of some big promotional push, as (spoiler alert) no reunion shows are going to happen. This is just something that they wanted to share with the friends they have made along the way over the years.

Maverick 100.9 celebrated their 5^th anniversary last Thursday in College Station at Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que and several Aggieland artists attended including the Will Carter Band, Charlie McCabe, Donice Morace, Garrett Talamentas, Jon Stork, Taylor Graves and The Tombstone Trio, Jackson Randolph, Cane White & The Culprits, Bubba Westly, Jack Nelson, Lance Woolie, Isaac Jacob, Keller Cox. Cade Cox (yes, his younger brother), Chaser Crouch, James Wesley Smith, Larissa Boyd and Colton of The Band of Spades.

Artists swapped songs and stories about Aggieland and Maverick 100.9. 

Pictured: Brothers Keller and Cade Cox

Homework:

Stoney LaRue is asking for help with his daughter’s school project. The singer/songwriter took to Facebook over the weekend and asked fans to help his daughter out with a survey for her Capstone project on Netflix. He asked fans to fill out the survey link HERE. 

Photo Credit: Richard Edward Photography

Bling: Corey Kent was surprised onstage with news of the platinum (2x) certification "Wild As Her" by Parker McCollum. Kent also launched a new podcast, Bus Call.

Pass the Buck: Luke Combs passed on Cody Johnson’s #1 hit “Dirt Cheap” and he’s kicking himself for not cutting the song himself.

According to an American Songwriter article, Combs recognized the title after Johnson released it. “I talked about it afterwards, he had some choice words to say about ‘Dirt Cheap,’” said the “Human” singer. “I said, ‘Everything happens for a reason.’”

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

New Music at Radio

Bart Crow "Stained Your Crown"

Colton Rice "Stay"

Cynthia Rausch "Coming Home"

Ghosts of Hill County "Good Ol' Boys"

Hayden Haddock "Front Porch in the Rain"

Jake Bush "Her Way Ain't the Highway"

Jenna Paulette "Run the Damn Ball"

Jenni Dale Lord Band "Dinner and a Heartbreak"

John Swat "Cowgirl"

Keller Cox "Good Again, Amen"

Kyle Park "Hill Country Home"

Matt Daniel "Keepin Me Alive"

Mike Ryan "Get Away With Anything"

Ryder Grimes "One More for the Ride"

Sarah Hobbs "Delta Dawn"

Tyler Halverson "Beatin' Around the Bar"

Wade Bowen "Friday Night"

Upcoming Album Releases

9/17/24

Eleven Hundred Springs

Live from the Double Wide in Dallas

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

Hayes Carll & The Heathens

Hayes & The Heathens

10/5/24

Jenni Dale Lord Band

A Million Moments

🎙️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

*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

Texas Radio & Artist Photos

Donice Morace and Buzz Russell (PD/Morning Show) KNES Texas 99.1 FM in Fairfield, TX

Texas Music Artist Chaser Crouch with Corliss from Maverick 100.9 in College Station, TX. 

Sunday Funday: Greg Sax from Saxis Music Group & Texas Music Daily, Texas Music artists Billie Jo Jones and Matt Daniel and Tami Millspaugh from Texas Record Chick Promotions & Texas Music Daily.

Birthdays & Events This Week:

9/16: David Bellamy, Angela Mouser (Stryk TV)

9/17: Kevin McCoy (KFTX), Steve Rixx (Willie 103.3), Hank Williams

9/18: US Air Force Birthday & Cheeseburger Day

9/20: Richard Ferguson (KXOX)

9/22: Fall Begins, Parris Pittman, Ice Cream Cone Day

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