Tony Kinsel’s January 2012 Hossey Award Picks
I’m Tony, and these are my January 2012 picks…
Ashley Austin–Indulgence
Caitlyn Brette–Legacy Of The Red, White And Blue
Charissa Mrowka–Hold On And Breathe
Charissa Mrowka is well known to fans of HossTheBoss. She’s from Bristol, Wisconsin, playing Country, Southern Rock and Pop Music. In a contest last year she came in in 1st place with her original song “Simply Together”, and went on to make it to 5th place in last December’s finals. Not bad for a 15 year old. I’m bringing her back this month with a song she recorded at 14. It’s called “Hold On And Breathe,” written by artist/songwriter Lynn Carey Saylor. This song is included on Charissa’s 2010 debut EP, which is available through GuitarGirls.com.I’m told this song has been chosen as the official song of the National Suicide Prevention Association. Charissa presented the song to that group in honor of a dance teacher she once had who committed suicide. When you buy the song on I-Tunes, Charissa donates the proceeds to the Association. For more info on Charissa Mrowka, visit her RN page, www.reverbnation.com/charissamrowka, which also has links to her website, and her other social media sites, like MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube… You can also find Lynn at facebook.com/Lynnsongs, where she is heartily supporting Charissa’s — as she has done for at least the last four years.
Cody Angel–Everyday I Have The Blues
Cody Angel is from Port Aransas, Texas, playing Blues & Rock ‘n’ Roll Music. Cody says he loves playing the Blues, and only plays enough Rock ‘N’ Roll so he can get gigs to play the Blues. The 17 year year old guitar phenomenon was one of my picks in a contest last year, doing his version of one of my all-time favorite songs, “La Grange”, but it didn’t get enough votes to make it into the top 5 that month. I’ve decided to bring him back this year with a song called “Everyday I Have The Blues”, which is what I will have if you don’t vote this one into the finals. For more info on Cody Angel, visit his RN page, www.reverbnation.com/codyangel, which has links to his website, and his Facebook and YouTube pages…
Dillon Havins–Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
Jamie Nattier– A Girl Like You
Katie Anderson–Crazy
Payton Rae–Not Your Cinderella
Payton Rae is from League City, Texas, playing Country Music. The 15 year old has become an internet sensation recently, with the release of her video “Dare To Live”. She has also released a 5 song EP cd, which is available on I-Tunes, and I’ve already added to the rotation of my DJ show here on HTB. From it, I chose her song “Not Your Cinderella” as her contest entry this month. For more info on Payton Rae, visit her new website, www.paytonraemusic.com , or her RN page, www.reverbnation.com/paytonrae, which has links to her other social media sites, like Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube…
The HillGillies–Alcohol & Pills
The Ruby Jane Show–Feels Like Home
Last, but definitely not least, is Ruby Jane Smith, from Austin, Texas, playing Alternative, Alt.-Rock, & Indie Music. The 16 year old, who calls her band The Ruby Jane Show, moved to Austin in 2007, and has already played with some of the greatest acts in Texas Music. She’s been playing the fiddle since the age of 3, and, at the age of 10, she became the youngest performer ever on Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry. She is currently touring part-time with Asleep At The Wheel’s stage version of “A Ride With Bob”, in which she plays a young Bob Wills. She, and her mother/manager JoBelle, were recently car-jacked in Houston after a show there, and she lost her personal instruments, but, luckily, neither of them were injured. She is trying to raise money from her fans now to go into the studio next month to record a new album. I picked the title track of her latest cd “Feels Like Home” for her contest entry this month. For more info on The Ruby Jane Show, visit her RN page, www.reverbnation.com/therubyjaneshow, which has links to her website, her other social media sites, like Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and MySpace, and also has several links to stores where you can buy her music. She currently has 3 cds to her credit, all of which I’ve added to the rotation here on HTB…
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. Listen to my own dang show on the station every Sunday night at 7 p.m. Central.
My previous Hossey Music Award Picks
November 2008 | December 2008 | January 2009 | February 2009 | April 2009 | May 2009 | June 2009 | July 2009 | August 2009 | September 2009 | October 2009 | November 2009 | January 2010 | February 2010 | March 2010 | April 2010 | May 2010 | June 2010 | July 2010 | August 2010 | September 2010 | November 2010 | January 2011 | February 2011 | March 2011 | April 2011 | May 2011 | June 2011 | July 2011 | August 2011 | September 2011 | October 2011 | November 2011
It’s a Con-Forkin-Spirecy! That’s what this danged Crappy Computer thing is. I done sent my Bubba and Co-DJ Dave “By God” Younger a bunch of swamper’s tunes from some of my best Bubba’s over here in Florida, and asked him to chunk em all into this silly danged contest, paid for a bunch of votes to kickstart em, and now you’re telling me the Danged Ol Crappy Computer stopped the whole danged show…
I had done made good payments to a whole bunch of local voters and now what will I have to show for it? Do you know just how hard it is to find that many folks who are willing to cheat and who also own a computer here in the Sunshine State (most will cheat for fun or money, but few of em own computers and know how to work em).
Dang it Hoss, being a mercenary and part time political activist for “Walnuts”, I ain’t got time to head south to buy more votes. Hell I’m too busy up here in Yankee land, and in South Carolina workin for our next President, buying him votes.I can’t be worried about this silly danged contest, so I’m givin up, I’m gonna leave this danged contest to chance and honest voters. No more vote buying or election fixing (at the local level that is). Hoss you have cost me plenty by pulling the trigger on an unloaded gun. Payback ain’t pretty my friend.
Now where did we park that danged black helicopter? Another blotched election, what will it be next, more hangin chads? Politics and dog ticks really do suck. Where the heck is that dang helicopter? Somebody turn on a flashlight.
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I see you got your picks up….Where’s Don’s?!!? Dang guy…doin’ that oyster thing!
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Tony Reply:
January 7th, 2012 at 1:36 pm
Don put my picks up, and I see he’s got his up now, but the show has been cancelled until next Saturday.
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