Rick Alan Carpenter (vocals, guitar), "Just Plain" Shane (bass), Mckuen Thomas (pedal steel, guitar, fiddle), David Harper (drums, vocals)
Influences
Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Gram Parsons, CCR, Dwight Yoakam, The Beatles, Alan Jackson, Tom Petty, Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Hank Thompson, Warren Zevon, Gary Stewart, Moe Bandy, Randy Travis, Keith Whitley, Rick Nelson, Roy Orbison, Webb Pierce, Faron Young, Elvis, Stones, Wynn Stewart, Carl Butler and Pearl, Carl Smith, Clint Black, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Patty Loveless, Everly Brothers, Louvin Brothers, Wilburn Brothers, Ray Price, Dylan, George Jones, George Strait, Waylon, Willie, the "Johnnys" Cash, Paycheck, Horton, Lee, Bush, Rodriguez, Roger Miller, Marty Robbins, Marty Stuart, Travis Tritt, Radney Foster, Stephen Foster, David Allan Coe, Charlie Daniels, Ernest Tubb, Don Gibson, Don Williams, Gene Watson
Rick Alan Carpenter’s music has been described as “Merle Haggard meets Gram Parsons at a Dwight Yoakam concert” and he’s just fine with that. “I’ve always liked the Bakersfield Sound, Texas Country, good ol’ hillbilly honky tonk with a fiddle and a steel guitar” he laughs. “Songs of love and loss, heartache and regret tinged with humor and irony.” Rick has worked in numerous rock and country bands in Los Angeles and Nashville opening for “everyone from Boy Howdy to Van Halen, playing guitar here, bass there, but always writing.”
In 2005, he released “Outside of Nashville” a 6 song EP which “continues to exceed all expectations, selling more copies and being heard in more places than I ever imagined!” He appears regularly at writer’s nights in and around Nashville, and is putting a new band together "as we speak." He is currently “writing like crazy” for his next project, “and the ones after that!”
- J. Bolden
CDBABY LINK for RICK ALAN CARPENTER: Outside Of Nashville
LOVE the profile! I changed mine a tad too. Variety - spice of life...LOL! GREAT tunes! You are truly a SUPER artist. Hope you have a terrific "4th" weekend. ...Teresa
YAHOO! I CAN SMELL THE BURNT POWDER FROM THE FIREWORKS NOW. A GREAT TIME TO REFLECT ON OUR INDEPENDENCE AS A COUNTRY UNDER GOD, INDIVISABLE WITH JUSTICE FOR ALL. .........AND HOW IT CAME TO BE....THOSE THAT FOUGHT AND THOSE THAT GAVE ALL SO WE MIGHT CELEBRATE THIS FANTASTIC DAY AND DISPLAY THE FLAG THAT REPRESENTS THIS GREAT COUNTRY. I SO LOVE THIS COUNTRY AND I KNOW YOU DO TOO. HOPE YOUR WEEKEND IS ALL IT COULD BE. HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE. I'LL BE BACK HERE SUNDAY.. LARRY
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Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
One principle that the resurrection teaches us is that God will always finish what He started. No matter how dark it looks, no matter how long it’s been, no matter how many people are trying to push you down; if you will stay in faith, God will always take you from Friday to Sunday. You will see your day of breakthrough because God will complete what He started.If you are going through a dark time today, remember that your day of resurrection, your “Sunday” is on the way! Keep standing, keep believing, because soon you will rise up into the higher places He has in store for you!
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Currently, we're playing locally here in the greater Houston area BUT if you or someone you know would like to book the band or our acoustic duo show we'll travel just about anywhere. Drop me a line at mike@parrish-hundley.com!!!!
Hey we're in midst of scheduling our multiple upcoming summer tours, so if you want us to roll through your city or town let us know by DEMANDING us! Even if you live in NJ, DEMAND us so we know where to book our NJ dates! And if you haven't been to our page in a while stop by and check out our new tunes, thank you so much!
