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William Beckmann, A Texas Country Rising Star!
From as far south as you can go and still be in the US, Del Rio, Texas, William Beckmann is one of Texas Country's very best! His Saturday performance at this years Born & raised Festival was one of the highlights! We talk about his connection with Bruce Springsteen and the addition of "I'm On Fire" to his latest album. William has fans all over the internet with more than 670,000 followers…
A Few Minutes With The Amazing William Clark Green
No question that this years Born & Raised Festival had a stellar line-up of talent! One of the highlights was William Clark Green and his bands performance Saturday evening! From the little town of Flint, Texas, just south of Tyler, this Texas Country star already has six studio and two live albums to his credit. He attended college in the music hot-bed that is Lubbock and Texas Tech. It was…
Sothern Rock Will Never Die With Guys Like "Them Dirty Roses"
Started by brothers James and Frank Ford, and a couple buddies, Them Dirty Roses are one the best rock bands around. Raised on Skynyrd and Hank Jr while growing up in Alabama, these guys tore it up at The Born & Raised Festival! Make sure to keep an eye out for when they're in your neck of the woods, you don't want to miss the show! They call their music "Y'all-Ternative Rock!" Whatever you…
Meet Superstar Songwriter, Kendell Marvel
You may not know the name Kendell Marvell, but you likely know his work. He started in the biz as a youngster, playing in bars and honky-tonks at age 10. As soon as he landed in Nashville he wrote the song "Right Where I need To Be" which became a big hit for the Thursday evening Born & Raised headliner, Gary Allan. Talk about getting off to a great start! Others he's written for include…
Catching Up With Wade Bowen
Our friend Wade Bowen has been busy since we talked at last years Born & Raised Festival. Recently, Wade was a big winner at the T3R Texas Regional Radio Awards, taking home trophies for Male Vocalist, Single and Song of the Year, the latter two for "Everything Has Your Memory." He has a new single as well, "Lovin Not Leavin." A song inspired by his wife and the challenges faced by musicians…
"The Weathered Souls" Have A Springfield Connection!
We nearly missed our chance to talk with The Weathered Souls lead singer, Brock Roggow at The Born & Raised Festival. We were waiting for him to wrap up an interview with another radio station in the room next door in "Radio Row" when the next thing I know, he's walking away and nearly back stage. I hollered and he heard me. That's a good thing because he's a hometown boy! Turns out Brock,…
A Few Minutes With Our Friends Flatland Cavalry!
These guys have been busy since we talked with them at the festival a year ago. Flatland Cavalry were an opening act of that huge Luke Combs stadium tour, which made a stop in Kansas City this summer, where the guys got to hang out with Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes! Flatland and #15 both went to school at Texas Tech in Lubbock. After a crazy summer, they have even more cool projects in the…
NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs At Kansas Speedway
It was another unforgettable NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway! It's one of those things you have to experience in person to really get it. TV just doesn't do it justice. The race Sunday was exciting and it took NASCAR's version of "overtime" to get a winner! Tyler Reddick raced by Denny Hamlin to take the checkers by just 0.327th of a second! https://youtu.be/ZkLOa1aL3Co The pre-race…
Xfinity Saturday & Hanging Out With Regional ARCA Driver Mandy Chick
You're heard of "home field advantage." Well, there's no such thing in NASCAR. All drivers have their favorite tracks. Those that fit their style of driving and those where they've had previous success. For Mandy Chick, the driver of the #74 ARCA race team, the pressure was on to perform in front of her friends and family. Being from right up the road in DeSoto, Kansas she had a bunch of fans in…
Win NASCAR Cup Series Tickets At Swing Right Golf!
Get to Swing Right Golf and get signed up to win a pair of tickets to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs at Kansas Speedway! It's the biggest racing event in mid-America! The Hollywood Casino 400 Sunday, September 10th and you could be there! One lucky Grand Prize winner will win tickets plus Pre Race passes! You could be down on the infield before the race! Hang out on pit road, up close for the 38…