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Radar Report
Dustin Prinz
Radar Report - Dustin Prinz
Dustin Prinz is amazing!!! - I could stop there but I won’t…
Dustin Prinz is a singer/songwriter currently living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma… His unique style of guitar tapping has attracted
over 2.5 million viewers to his YouTube channel… Dean Markley (one of the largest producers of quality guitar strings on the planet) recently recruited Dustin to produce a video
demonstrating the entire Dean Markley line of acoustic strings…
Chuck Savage interviews legendary Texas musician, Bob Livingston for Honky Tonk Happy
Hour
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MM55 Radar Report - Big Circle TXBy
Chris Harkness for MM55productions
Big Circle TX is an exquisite melding of angelic vocals, insightful lyrics and incredibly captivating rhythms, an act that is best experienced
live. This group of masterful musicians is another in a long line of impressive outfits to emerge from the musical melting
pot of Austin Texas. Taking a fresh and unique approach to song composition and performance Big Circle TX is driving a new
Austin movement with an excitement level reminiscent of the Cosmic Cowboy era of the 1970’s. (read more)
MM55 Radar Report – Rum Drum Ramblers
by Chris Harkness for MM55productions
The latest addition to the MM55RadarReport is the Saint Louis Missouri
based Rum Drum Ramblers. The Americana music genre is painted with a very broad brush and this band has paint on every bristle. Drawing stylistically
from the likes of Fats Waller, sans piano, and the jazz, blues and Tin Pan Alley stylings of Leon Redbone, Rum Drum Ramblers breath new life into an era that shaped the Americana music landscape for decades to come. I love this
music and I truly appreciate it's re-introduction to a new generation of fans. (read more)
MM55
Radar Report – Woody Pines
Woody Pines is the quintessential Americana
artist for the 21st century. Woody hails from Ashville North Carolina where he was obviously influenced by the mountain music
of the Appalachians. Combining all the best elements of Hillbilly, Folk, Swing and Ragtime, the incomparable Woody Pines delivers
a live performance that is second to none. Woody Pines is that artists that comes along once in a great while, writing songs
that attach themselves to fond memories. (read more)
MM55 Radar Report - Don Gallardo
I recently stumbled upon an
extremely impressive Nashville singer/songwriter by the name of Don Gallardo. I have not been terribly impressed
with much coming out of Nashville lately but I have found that anyone persistent enough to muddle through the mountain
of bad rock music being sold as country can find the occasional diamond in the rough – Don Gallardo is one
of those rare gems… (read more)
Bob Livingston
shares his music and some great stories on an episode of Honky Tonk Happy Hour.
By Chris Harkness for MM55productions
I
recently had the honor of meeting and working with the legendary Texas musician, Bob Livingston as he performed on an episode
of Honky Tonk Happy Hour. His music performance was amazing and editing the interview segments down to a usable length is
a real challenge because Bob has so many great stories about his contributions to the Cosmic Cowboy era in Austin, Texas (circa
1970) and stories of fellow musicians, including Michael Martin Murphy, Gary P. Nunn, Jerry Jeff Walker and the list goes
on… (read more)
Joe King Carrasco – Still the ultimate “Party
Rocker"
By Chris Harkness for MM55productions
Joe King Carrasco has had a long and illustrious career spanning three decades. Joe King has been the toast of Texas as the crown regent of
the "nuevo wavo" crowd since the early 1980's. He
played countless shows at Fitzgerald's in the 70’s and 80’s. (read more)
CD Review: Petesimple – Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
Is Houston Texas the next Hotbed for a new and unique music genre?
I have developed music venues and
promoted live music in Houston, Texas for almost twenty-five years. I rode the crest of the Grunge wave at The Vatican, with bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Mudhoney. I opened the Orchid Lounge in the late 1990’s in the midst of the Swing Revival and brought bands like Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Royal Crown Revue to Houston.
(read more)
CD Review:
Matt Harlan – Tips and Compliments
by Chris Harkness for MM55productions
Matt Harlan’s writing style takes me back to a time when songwriters shared insightful stories of
toil and triumph. I remember spending countless youthful hours listening spellbound to great storytellers like,
Harry Chapin, Jim Croce, Kris Kristofferson, Nanci Griffith and being moved emotionally by what I was hearing. I
challenge anyone to listen to Matt Harlan and tell me they are not moved emotionally by his stories. (read more)
Chris
Harkness on Al Staehely for Honky Tonk Happy Hour
Al Staehely
is a fascinating character. He was a very successful singer/songwriter in the ‘70’s. Writing songs and singing
for several bands, including: Spirit, The Staehely Brothers and The Nick Gravenites - John Cipollina Band. Staehely recorded
on projects for Epic and Polydor Records and has had his songs recorded by artists including Keith Moon and Bobby Gentry (yes
- Bobby Gentry). (read more)
Richard Cagle and the Voodoo Choir on the Blues Music Chart in Denmark
I am often amazed by the number of Texas musicians that attain notoriety in European countries before getting any
attention here at home… (read more)
New Documentary Film about The legendary
Houston Venue - Anderson Fair
Anderson Fair
Retail Restaurant is a legendary Venue in Houston, Texas that has featured great Americana and Folk music for over forty
years. Some of the artists that got their start at this iconic venue include Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett, and Lucinda Williams,
to name a few... The new documentary film called "For The Sake Of The Song" does a great job of telling The Anderson
Fair story. (read More)
Chuck
Savage joins the Honky Tonk Happy Hour Team
We were frantically looking for someone to conduct interviews to be used on Honky Tonk Happy Hour. I can’t
remember what made me think of Chuck after so many years but I’m glad I did. Chuck Savage is a popular Musician, Stand-up
Comic, Actor, Writer and Producer, currently residing in Houston Texas. (read more)
We are currently designing the
"Official" Honky Tonk Happy Hour website
We decided that going live while developing the site is a great way to get feedback from music fans.
Please visit the site and let us know what you would
like us to include, such as, Artist news - Tour Info - Artist Links etc...
We'll consider any reasonable suggestions - Hell we'll even consider unreasonable
suggestions.
Please help us build
a better site by making comments and suggestions - we will try our best to respond to all...
Houston motorcyclists raise more
than $290,000 at 18th Ride for Kids®
Motorcyclists at the 18th annual Houston Ride for Kids® raised $290,418 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation®
on April 25, 2010
Heading east from the Humble Civic Center, the riders and their police
escorts were treated to a great view of Lake Houston as they crossed the water twice. They were accompanied by 18 children
and young adults who have battled brain tumors.(read More)
Video
shot by Wayne Granzin of understandinc. - Houston Texas
I was very happy to work on this project
with Wayne Granzin of understandinc.
Chris Harkness / MM55productions
Thanks from the “Honky Tonk
Happy Hour” Production Team
Thanks to all you folks that have visited Honky Tonk Happy Hour
on YouTube
We need your support(read More)
Chris Harkness of MM55productions
presents "Honky Tonk Happy Hour”
The Program will be hosted by Mitch Jacobs (read more)
