The current Billy Bourbon Band of Sour Mash Music Makers, features veteran Texas musician Tom Rodgers on Bass, and Greg Babineaux on drums. Together they have a show that is funny, entertaining, and sells drinks!!! It Smells like Country, Tastes like Rock-n-Roll, and has Creamy Blues in the middle. Come and getcha some!!!!
Influences
...Billy's influences include Lyle Lovett, Todd Snider, Commander Cody, Jerry Jeff Walker, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Waylon Jennings, the Rolling Stones (one hell of a country band!!), Little Feat, Bob Wills, Buck Owens, Neil Young, Roy Clark, Lynard Skynard, Willie Nelson, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jason Boland, Allman Brothers, Charlie Robison, and both CCR’s; Creedence and Canadian
Sounds Like
This video is of the song Wine of Her Lips. The question I get asked most often by people who’ve never heard us is, ‘what kind of music do you play?’ I keep trying to come up with a description. Our business card says, ‘Smells Like Country, Tastes Like Rock-n-Roll, with Creamy Blues in the Middle’. My latest name for it is ‘Texas Gumbo Music’ - Red Dirt Country, Americana, Rock and Blues with a rue of humor.”
Billy Bourbon is a singin’, songwritin’, country bluesman, son-of-a-@$%&. His songs are laced with women, whiskey, and weed. Songs about birthdays and death; first loves, and shooting your lover dead; suicide and raising kids; Billy covers it all. This is Rockin’ Texas Outlaw Country at it’s best. If you like Jerry Jeff Walker, Commander Cody, Guy Clark, John Prine, Jason Boland, Cross Canadian Ragweed, you'll LOVE Billy Bourbon.
As a solo performer, he knows countless songs, and crafts his shows to suit the audience at hand, whether it’s rowdy college kids or their equally rowdy elders.
As a lead guitarist he has shared the stage with Chris Duarte, Son Seals, Mason Ruffner, Jimmy Thackery, Smokin’ Joe Kubek, Rockin’ Jake, Tinsley Ellis, Papa Chubby, Dave Hole, Bernard Ellison, and countless others while hosting a weekly Jam Night in a club he later came to own. As Billy puts it, “I Jam Therefore I Am”.
HI BILLY , HOPE ALL IS GOOD IN YOUR WORLD. MY HOME WILL BE READY TO MOVE INTO THSI FRIDAY, SO MAYBE THINGS WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN SOON. I CANT WAIT TO HEAR THE NEW C D... STAY IN TOUCH & GIVE ME UPDATES... HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HI BILLY, HEY WHEN YOU PLAY ON THE 24TH, THIS MONTH. YOU SHOULD FOR SURE SING MY FAVORITE "GOT HERE AS QUICK AS I COULD"!! US TEXANS LOVE THAT YA KNOW!!!! HAVE A COOL GIG, KICK SOME BUTT AND WILL SEE YOU ON THE 26TH. WOO-HOO*******PEACE.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RADIO COUNTRY CLUB
1st March 2006 - 1st March 2009
The Biggest French Radio
Country Music - Best Regards
http://www. radiocountryclub. com
HEY BILLY, HOW DID IT GO IN THE STUDIO?? CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THE NEW SOUNDS. AND "THANKS FOR FINDING MY TAMBORINE"" VERY COOL. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MUSIC AWARDS. PEACE-N-LOVE.
Glad to hear your playing out tonight. We're doing a roll call of musicians that either lost their gear or their meat & potatoes venue.
A couple bands from Baltimore have been "adopting" local bands that are stressed and we're running down other bands/bars/clubs to help provide a shot in the arm.
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