Don Lummus, Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica Sue Lummus,Vocals, Keyboard/Rhythm
Influences
Hank Williams, Ray Price, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Chet Atkins, Les Paul, James Burton, Rick Nelson, Chuck Berry, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, basically all the great Country Legends... Plus a bunch of "Old Rock-n-Rollers..
"Live" At The Bugle Boy, LaGrange Texas.."Meet Me In The Wal-Mart Parking Lot",
We would love to sound like our friends, Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan, but that slot is extremely well covered by them....so we just settle for sounding like just the two of us.. even when we're singin' with somebody else.. Maybe a little too much like us..that's just the way it is!
Band Story:
Formed in 2004, as a "spin-off" of The Texas Tradition Band, of Henderson, Don & Sue, The Texas Two features Don Lummus, Vocals, Lead/Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica, and Sue Lummus, Vocals, Keyboard/Rhythm.
Although this particular "phase" of bands only came about a few years back,
with a combined experience of over 60 years in the entertainment business, Don & Sue know how it's supposed to be done, and do their level best to do it accordingly. In addition to their "pickin" & singin'.. Don and Sue are both Published Songwriters and BMI affiliates with over 100 songs in their catalog.
Sue's Story....(By Don)
BIRTHDAY:February 10th, 19xx
BORN IN:Houston, Texas
ANNIVERSARY: March 6th, 1970
MARRIED TO: Don (duh!)
MOTHER OF: Tammy Renee, Laura Elaine, Rachel DeLynn, Kimberly Jane, Don Jr.
GRAMMAW OF: Jason Ray, Jacob Aaron Lane, Kenneth Edward, Christian Eladio, Nicholas Luis, Jose Francisco Jr., Justin Miguel, Susanna Esperanza, Adrian Matthew, Aidan Joseph, Logan Ray, and Alexander Reid.
HOBBIES: Fishing, Playing Cards, Reading, Photography (also a Profession), and Grand Kids.
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Her Dad, W.P. "Penton" Thornton, Uncles, Jack, Alvin, Pete, Asst. Cousins, "Mister Virgil" White (piano helper), Kitty, Patsy, Loretta, most of the Lady Legends of Country.
ACCOLADES: Named "Miss Photogenic" in Miss Claiborne Parish Contest, 1968 (she always threatens to hurt me for telling that), Inducted into Lone Star State CMA Hall of Fame, 2001.
Born in Houston, Sue grew up in Northeast Louisiana, in a little (I mean "Little") town named Athens, between Minden and Arcadia (Bigger cities, Shreveport and Ruston). Most of the family weekends were spent traveling to the neighbors' or kinfolks' houses for "Get-Together's", pickin', singin', and socializin'.
Sue and her two sisters, Diana, and Mary Lynn, were singing 3 part harmony from the time they could talk, A love of music was instilled practically from birth, so singing just comes naturally for her. ........
(See "The Rest of The Story" at
DonandSueLummus.com
Don's Story...(by Don also...)
BIRTHDAY: April 13th, 1943
BORN IN: Rusk County, Texas
ANNIVERSARY: (Coincidentally, the same as Sue's)
MARRIED TO: (See Sue's Bio)
FATHER OF: (this is too easy)...
PAWPAW OF: (once again...Same as Sue)
HOBBIES: Fishing, computers, writing, pickin' lint, scratchin', (oh.. sorry.. drifted off there), Photography (also a profession).
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Merle Travis, Leon Rhodes, Luther Perkins, Waylon (guitar).. My Daddy, Momma, My Grand-Daddy Lummus, Uncle Floyd, Uncle Roy.. and Hank, George, Ray, Lefty, Mel, E.T., Merle, David Houston, pretty much every Real Country Legend ever.
ACCOLADES: Appeared on Louisiana Hayride, 1984, and Ernest Tubb's Midnight Jamboree, 1986, Single Record, "It Makes No Difference Now" charted CashBox Magazine's Top 100, Sept. 1987.
Inducted (along with Sue) Lone Star State CMA Hall of Fame, 2001.
"I was born a pore Country boy"... (Ain't that how most Country Singers start?) about 3 miles out of Henderson, Texas, on the "Laneville Highway" (FM 225). Delivered at home, I came in at a whoppin' 10lbs, 13oz. (In later years I apologized to my Momma for that!) My older brother, Joe, didn't take to kindly to the "new kid" at first, and was caught shortly after I was born trying to sneak me out of the house and across the road to Murdock's Store where he had been offered a Grapette soda water (that's "pop" for all our non-Texan friends) in "trade" for me. Luckily, he changed his attitude towards me in later years and we got along great after that.......
(See the "Rest of the Story" at
DonandSueLummus.com
A BIG BIG WEEK in the world of Opie Hendrix! FRI 6/12 7 PM Hill's Cafe (pre-Boogie social) Austin TX SAT 6/13 OPIE HENDRIX 8th ANNUAL BIRTHDAY BOOGIE If You Miss This Show, You Are Not A Good American-- Each year gets a little bigger...a little better. This 8th year of Opie Hendrix's Birthday Boogie, presented by Def Texan Entertainment. All-star line up: Carrie Ann and the Apocalyptics, John Evans Band and, of course, Opie Hendrix and the Texas Tallboys, & many special musical guests. JUNE 13th at the Last Concert Cafe Houston,1403 Nance Street, Houston, Texas 713-226-8563.
TJM Music Services is proud to annouce Saturday and Sunday night at Benny's in Longview, Roger Cowan, Jordan Minor, Tony Taylor, and Jody Mills live and unplugged!!! A show not to be missed, these guys are coming all the way from San Marcos to show NE Texas what acoustic ass kicking is all about! Show starts at 9, $6 for 21 and over, $10 for 18 to 20. Hope to see you all there!
You don't like pickin' in the dark? Why not? Gather some coal oil lanterns, and do a totally acoustic unplugged show. Imagine you're gathered around a campfire, and have a good ol' time. :-)
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