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Rick Jackson’s November 2008 Hossey Award Picks

Hi, I’m Rick, and these are my picks

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Black Oak Arkansas – Lord Have Mercy On My Soul (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the contest after Week 3

This is one of those classic songs from my youth growing up in Michigan! It’s one of those great albums that had a dual use: you  could play it while you sifted it! LOL!

Cooder Graw – Lifetime Stand (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the contest after Week 1

This is one of my favorite Cooder Graw Songs of all time!

Dave Kirby – 3 Cords and a Bad Memory (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the contest after Week 2

Dave and Myself were at an Open Mic at this dive of a biker bar!  Dave asked me if I wanted to play some Hank Sr. Its only three chords! I looked at Dave and said “Sure, Three Chords and A Bad Memory and you have a #1 Country Hit.”  We went back to the table with a napkin and, well, here is what happened!  Thanks, Dave! My brother from a different Mother!

Doug Kershaw – Diggy Diggy Lo (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the contest after Week 1

I had just moved to Texas from Michigan and the first time I heard this Cajun Music I was glued to the TV!  Amazing sound and rhythm. One of the all time Cajun Favorites!

Hayes Carll – She Left Me for Jesus (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the contest after Week 1

A great song title and great tune! Kind of say’s it all!  LOL The only way to get left by a woman!

Hayseed Dixie – Fat Bottom Girls (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the contest after Week 3

What can you say. The name say it all and Dixie does a great job with this classic tune!

Jason Marbach – Until The Thrill Is Gone (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the contest after Week 1

The first time I heard Jason he was hosting an Open Mic I was sponsoring.  What a great talent, great song writer, performer and just an all round nice guy.  You will catch him on GAC some day!

Jim Starr – Sunrise Over Texas (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the contest after Week 2

Jim is one of my best friends and a great talent. This man has writtten and recorded more songs that are solid country hits.  You will hear one of his songs on the radio soon! He has played with me in a band I started called the Classic Rock Band. He is one heck of a front man, lead singer, guitar player and all ’round nice guy. I miss the days of sitting around Wharton at Jim’s 75 acre spread on the Brazos River and Jammin!  Thanks for everything, Jim!  Friends like you are hard To find!

Round 7 – Fishin’ (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the contest after Week 2

Alex Nelson gave me my first chance at being a musician.  I was about a 3 month old bass player and not very good. The first time I heard this song was at one of our practices. I liked it then and like it even more now!  Thanks Alex!

The Captain Legendary Band – Train Song (Buy, Dang It)
Dropped from the Contest after Week 1

The first time I heard “Train Song” was when Charlie, Dustin and the band played at a benefit for me after a bit of a heart problem. This is a group of local Houston guys who are livin the dream, touring around Texas and Lousiana.  Great Talent! Great Guys! If Nashville was smart, you would hear them on the radio.  Thanks Charlie. I appreciate You!

About Me:

I guess you would consider me a late in life Musical Bloomer. I picked up my first guitar at the age of 49! I am 52 now. I have been fortunate to meet and play with a lot of artists the last few years. A self taught at the bass guitar, I have played with the following bands in the Houston area:  Round 7, Nine 1 Nine, The Paul Francis Band, The Ali Katz, The Classic Rock Band.  I was one of the original organizers for Houston Musicians Group,  an organization of almost 1000 musicians in the Houston Area.  I’ve spent a good deal of time since I joined the music scene setting up open mics, finding gigs for bands, helping sell gear, and, of course, making new musician friends!  I have been fortunate in being such a new comer to the industry and have had such a diverse exposure. I have been in the recording studio for 4 different Band’s!  And I’ve written and co-written some songs. Currently, my biggest project is a band I started with 2 close friends, Pat Workman and Tom Corkery. We’re called Highway 59! Check us out! I also have the largest bass players website on Myspace.  Over 2500 bass players from every country in the world.

Here’s where you can find me on the web (besides HossTheBoss.com)
www.highway59band.com
www.myspace.com/bassplayersgroup
www.myspace.com/highway59band

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15 Comments

  1. Tony Kinsel says:

    Oh, I forgot to add that Catfish Hunter didn’t last very long at KOUL either, because his morning show brought in the worst ratings they had ever had on that station, and management didn’t like the way he forced stupid names on all the DJs, like Catfish, Bubba, and, unfortunately, Hoss The Boss. He then slunk out of Corpus Christi, never to darken the airwaves around here again.

  2. Tony Kinsel says:

    Catfish was the ASSHOLE program director of KOUL-FM in Corpus Christi, who didn’t like me and asked me once how many hours I had to have to continue working at the station, (he didn’t hire me, my good friend John Boudreaux did before they fired him). I then went to work that Friday night and found he’d posted the next week’s schedule and cut my hours down to one less than I said I would work! I actually walked out at that point, leaving Hoss The Boss to do a double shift. Of course, Catfish was having alot of trouble with his wife during that time, so I guess we should cut him some slack. She actually came to the station once and asked me to put her on the air so she could tell everyone how he was mis-treating her and trying to drive her crazy! Pretty much par for the course for this pizza-cheese munching asswipe!

  3. HossTheBoss says:

    Did you see all the stuff I said about you in the article about my name, Fishy?

  4. Catfish says:

    I think Tony Kinsel and Hoss the Boss should have a Jack Off contest. The person who ejaculates the most pizza cheese wins.

    Coming Soon: CATFISH COUNTRY (just a little friendly competition for Hossey)

  5. Jim Starr says:

    Hey Rick, that’s 185 acres and it backs up to the Colorado, not the muddy-ass Brazos. Still, you guys are invited to the 3rd annual Jim Starr 4th of July Music Festival next year. I promise we won’t blow up any coyotes this year. The local game warden has this thing about using dynamite, even for varmints. But he didn’t say anything about live chickens and air bags from used cars.

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