Greg "Moon" Attaway: Percussion and Vocals Richard Bowden: Guitar and Vocals John Early: Guitar and Vocals Pat Roberson: Bass Guitar and Vocals Mark Vidito: Keyboards and Vocals Matt Early: Live Audio Production
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Members of this band have made music with some pretty cool musicians...The Four Speeds, Felicity, Shiloh, Mike Wiggins, Linda Ronstadt, David Lovelace, Roger McGuinn, Jimmy Godwin, Pecos, Hickory Hill, Dan Fogelberg, Sneaky Pete and Cold Steel, Stevie Nicks, Blue Steel, Burrito Brothers, Greg Harris, Dan McCorison, The Eagles, Don Henley and Pinkard & Bowden. Some good influences in that mix. All of that combined with a penchant for getting a strong dose of fun out of life makes for some good music and a good time.
Greg, Richard, John and Pat are all natives of East Texas where the water seems to have musical notes floating in it. Mark is a transplanted refugee from the suburbs of southern California.
The beginning of this band was in 1999. Richard, Greg and John came together with other local boys, friends David Lovelace and Joey Hamilton, partially around a local event known as the Linden Follies sponsored by the Lions Club. The Follies had been presented in the town's American Legion Hall in years past but the building had been leased for several other uses in recent years and had aged somewhat into disrepair. The guys wanted to bring some additional live music to Linden so they banded together with some friends in town, helped to form a non-profit organization in 2002 and leased the Hall from the city. Through the combined efforts of many of their friends and fellow Lindenites, the hall was converted to a remarkable club like concert venue operated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit called Music City Texas Theater (see http://www.musiccitytexas.org). They then unfortunately suffered the loss of their friend David in 2003 when he passed away much too early from a long term illness. Pat joined the band and Joey left to pursue other opportunities. A couple people sat in ..boards until Jefferson native Mark Harrell became a regular in 2005 and played with them into 2007. But increasing demand for his talent in the Dallas area began to keep him busy performing there and a past bandmate of Richard's, Mark Vidito (sometimes referred to as Mark 2), began working with the band on a full time basis that spring after several fill in appearances.
The group visited the famed Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, TX late that summer and spent a weekend laying down tracks of their favorite songs from the shows they were presenting monthly at the theater. Robin Hood Brians assembled mixes to those tracks, a project that turned out to be a real honest glimpse of their live shows where people come to smile, enjoying good music with a lot of fun in between. It was released on May 24, 2008 at a launch party at MCTT. Since then there have been a number of great reviews, songs have been appearing on syndicated radio show playlists from as far away as Germany and requests have started coming in for out of town appearances. Give it a listen. We think you'll enjoy it. Drop the band a message if you know somewhere the band should be playing. If you can't get to Linden to see them, maybe they'll come to you sometime soon.
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we are going to make this trivia question a little bit harder. the first person that can answer all of the questions first will win 2 tickets to the Friday June 19 performance at this years blues fest.
Email answers to ledc@valornet.com put "Ticket Giveaway Trivia " in the subject box
No TBW volunteers, staffing or staff's immediate family kind can enter to win... Good Luck and have fun searching for the clues.....
1. On Gary Nicholson's website (He is performing Sat night as "Whitey Johnson") - www.garynicholson.com - there is a photo of Gary with two performers who have recorded his music:
2.Which of these three world class singers have performed on the Music City Texas Theater stage in Linden, TX? hint.... www.musiccitytexas.org
3.Name 4 of the 7 labels T-Bone Walker was signed with... hint.... wikepedia works wonders in finding this out :)
4. In what year was T-Bone Walker inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame
Contest for Free Concert Tickets: Linden, Texas is the hometown of a number of musicians who made the national stage. Name three of the four Linden native son musicians who have been inducted into a national music Hall of Fame.
If you know the answer, the first one to email it to ledc@valornet.com will win 2 indoor tickets to this year T-Bone Walker Blues Fest on Friday June 19,2009 .www.tbonewalkerbluesfest.com
Put The following in the subject line :week one contest
..“Richard Bowden with Moon & The Starz” new release "Rising Over Texas" showcasing a flexible and talented group with a refined sound that blends both traditional and contemporary styles of country music with blues and rock-n-roll. Their sound is characterized by outstanding lead and harmony vocals coupled with Bowden’s tasteful B-bending guitar licks. The many styles presented on this album are performed with skill and authenticity… with well-crafted writing, spirited musical performances, and clever arrangements. The production is clean and professional, providing a product that is ready for mainstream radio. From the festive, island flavor of “Reynosa Rose” to the bluesy “All For The Price Of One Love,” each song shines in its own exclusive and distinct way. Listen to the witty and humorous “Please Come To New Boston” and the polished shuffle groove of “Battle Of Losers.” This album features many fine performances from great singers and musicians, and will appeal to fans of many genres of music including both traditional and contemporary styles of country music, rock, and blues.
..“Richard Bowden with Moon & The Starz” is an impressive self-titled release showcasing a flexible and talented group with a refined sound that blends both traditional and contemporary styles of country music with blues and rock-n-roll. Their sound is characterized by outstanding lead and harmony vocals coupled with Bowden’s tasteful B-bending guitar licks. The many styles presented on this album are performed with skill and authenticity… with well-crafted writing, spirited musical performances, and clever arrangements. The production is clean and professional, providing a product that is ready for mainstream radio. From the festive, island flavor of “Reynosa Rose” to the bluesy “All For The Price Of One Love,” each song shines in its own exclusive and distinct way. Listen to the witty and humorous “Please Come To New Boston” and the polished shuffle groove of “Battle Of Losers.” This album features many fine performances from great singers and musicians, and will appeal to fans of many genres of music including both traditional and contemporary styles of country music, rock, and blues. ..-Rodney and the RadioIndy. com Reviewer Team
Just wanted to drop by and say hi! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Ours was just great!! Hope you all are doing good these days. I am doing really good just staying busy and lovin' every minute of it. You all take care and stop by anytime. I always love hearing from you all.
Hay Richard just wanted to stop by and say hello. Hope things are going well for you and your's Just sittin around swapin fishin stories. LOL Love you guys: David
Now...yall DO realize that the police might see yer pics on here right? Also, if youze could move the theater closer to Dallas it sure would be helpful to me...yuk yuk.. Thanks for the add. See yall soon. Mike
