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Asleep at the Wheel – Am I Right or Amarillo?  (Buy, Dang It)

• Asleep at the Wheel, from Austin, Texas., has been playing Western Swing & Texas Country Music since 1971. Ray Benson has been the leader and main singer of A.A.T.W. all that time. Since they’ve been together for over 37 years, they’ve put out a large number of CDs. This song is off of their latest release “Re-inventing The Wheel.”

Bretheren Sol – Across the Desert (Buy, Dang It)

• Bretheren Sol, led by Eric Malmstrom, is from Ahwatukee, Arizona, playing Americana, Rock & Roots music. Eric recently asked me how I would describe their sound, since they were negotiating a deal with I-tunes, at the time. I told him I would call it “Alternative Country-Rock Music”. This song is off their debut CD  “Devil’s Rope.” Be sure to check out their video Rescue Me, about Obama, that I posted on my MySpace blog, dated July 30th, 2008.

Girls, Guns & Glory – 667 (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the contest after Week 3

• Girls Guns and Glory come from Boston, Massachusetts, playing Americana, Country & Roots Music. The 4-man group is led by Ward Hayden, who describes their sound as “an Alternative to the Alternative Alternative”. Critics say the group is “re-defining the Country Music scene in the Massachusetts area”. They have 3 CDs out, including “Inverted Valentine”, which contains this song. You can also check out the video for this song on my MySpace page.

Highspeed Hayride – Boots (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the contest after Week 3

• Highspeed Hayride hails from Goliad, Texas, playing “Country, Country, Country” Music, or, as they describe it, “Straight-up Southern Texas Country Music”. They’re a 4-man group, who currently have 3 CDs out, including their latest self-titled release, which includes this song. By the way, these guys be appearing at the Old Concrete St. Ampitheater in Corpus Christi on November 20th…

James McMurtry – Just Us Kids (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the contest after Week 3

• James McMurtry is a solo act from Austin, Texas, playing Rock & Alternative Texas Country Music.  He recently switched his record label from Sugar Hill records to Lightning Rod records, which has since released his latest CD “Just Us Kids”, also the name of his contest entry song.  He is currently on a tour of the East Coast of the U.S., and will be heading to Europe after New Years, with a concert in Amsterdam scheduled for January 27th…

Ray Wylie Hubbard – Screw You, We’re From Texas (Buy, Dang It)

• Ray Wylie Hubbard is a solo artist from Austin, Texas, playing his own distinctive brand of Texas Country, Southern Rock & Blues Music. He currently has 9 CDs, including “Growl”, which contains this song, one of my all-time favorite songs. If you visit his site, tell his wife/manager, Judy, that you heard her husband on HossTheBoss.com in Corpus Christi…

Reckless Kelly – Ragged as the Road (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the contest after Week 4

• Reckless Kelly is from Austin, Texas, playing Texas Country, Rock & Roots Music. They are currently asking their fans to send in postcards and letters, along with items they’ve listed on their MySpace page, for their new program “Reckless Kelly’s Miltary Care Packs”, which will be sent to American troops fighting overseas. They have 7 CDs available including their latest effort “Bulletproof”. Be sure to check out their video of “American Blood” linked on my myspace page …

Slow Rollin’ Lows – Jim Beam Train (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the Contest after Week 4

• Slow Rollin’ Lows come out of Beaumont, Texas, which was hard-hit by the storm surge of Hurricane Ike. Led by Calvin “Pug” Johnson, they’re a 4-man group, playing Americana, Southern Rock & Texas Country Music. They’ve been nominated for the Texas Music Awards “Rising Star Award” for 2008, and have 2 CDs available, “One Of These Days” (which contains this song) and “Straight Out Of Texas”…

The Scott Wiggins Band – Country Girl (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the Contest after Week 4

• The Scott Wiggins Band is from New Braunfels, Texas, playing Texas Country, Alternative Country & Rock Music. (Hoss’s note: They used to live in Corpus. We miss ‘em here, dang it! They do the best cover of “Simple Man that Hoss has ever heard.) They’re a 5-man group with a packed tour schedule for the rest of 2008 as they busily promote their new CD “Burn”. Their debut CD “Only See” is a must have for any Texas music fan. It came out in 2005.

Troy Allan – Just South of Corpus (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the contest after Week 3

• Troy Allan is a solo act from Vidor, Texas, playing Tropical, Texas Country & Rock Music. He’s been nominated for 2 awards in the 2008 Texas Music Awards, Male Vocalist of the Year & Song of the Year, for “Just South Of Corpus”. He has 2 CDs available from MyTexasMusic.com, “1 Man, 1 Guitar” & “Just South Of Corpus”…

About Me:

I got started in broadcasting during my stint as a Signalman in the U.S. Navy during the Viet Nam era, working part-time as a DJ and newsman for a ship-board Armed Forces Radio & TV station on the USS Truckee out of Norfolk, Virginia.  After being honorably discharged in 1979, I became a mainstream radio DJ and News Director in the Corpus Christi area for over 25 years on 9 different stations, including all 3 of the country-western ones. During that time I received 4 news broadcasting awards, 1 from the Associated Press & 3 from United Press International. I spent the last 5 years of my “career” on KFTX in Corpus Christi, constantly fighting with the program director over having to play their narrow top-ten Nashville music playlist of songs, when I really wanted to play Texas Music. I was finally shown the door after I played a Christmas-time phone request for Robert Earl Keen’s “Merry Christmas From The Family”, which was definitely not on the station’s playlist, (I really hate that word!). Now that I’m on HossTheBoss I can play what I want. I’m working on getting my own show started on the station by early 2009,  so I hope you’re listening….

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