Management/Booking
For all inquiries contact:
Vicky Moerbe
Crossfire Productions, Inc.
www.crossfireproductions.net
304 Braeswood Road
Austin, TX 78704-7200
PHONE (512) 442-5678
Vicky@crossfireproductions.net
While Rusty wants to connect with all his fans, he does not run or check this MySpace personally. We will gladly pass along any messages that we can! Thanks for supporting the music!
****Rusty has been diagnosed with liver cancer and is beginning chemo immediately. Please keep Rusty, his family and his many friends and fans in your thoughts and prayers. Benefit shows are already in the works, and if you'd like to post your messages to Rusty on this page, we'll make sure he gets them.
Donations to help Rusty can be made via PAYPAL. You do not need a PAYPAL account to make a donation. Proceeds will be directed specifically to medical expenses. Benefit concerts, special events, and further announcements will be posted in the near future on this website. He will also continue to do a few shows he's already had on the schedule and we will continue to keep you updated as needed.
http://rustywier.com/updates.htm
Rusty Wier has always been the consummate entertainer. He will engage you, charm you, make you think, and make you cry; but the “money-back guarantee” is … he will make you smile.
Rusty was born in Corpus Christi, but has called Austin home for many years. At the age of three, while riding his imaginary horse in the aisles to the strains of an impromptu “William Tell Overture” from the piano player and laughter from the patrons of his dad’s restaurant in downtown Austin, Rusty discovered an ability to make people smile.
Despite an early curfew, Rusty began performing professionally at the age of thirteen and within a few years discovered the blues clubs of East Austin. Rusty absorbed the sounds of BB King, Bobby Blue Bland, or other blues legends that might be playing at Charlie’s Playhouse or other hot and sweaty, soul-filled haunts on the east side.
After more than ten years of rock bands, Rusty gained national prominence during the legendary “Outlaw “ era. Rusty shared stages and entertained with Charlie Daniels Band, Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Atlantic Rhythm Section, Pure Prairie League, Gatemouth Brown, Steve Fromholz, Willie Nelson, Johnny Paycheck, BW Stevenson, Waylon Jennings, Asleep at the Wheel, Jerry Jeff Walker, Commander Cody, Doug Kershaw, Ray Charles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers and even had George Strait opening shows for him.
Rusty signed his first recording contract with ABC Records and went on to record for 20th Century and Columbia Records. Rusty’s recordings produced nine charged singles and the crowd-pleasing “Don’t It Make You Wanna Dance”. This song was later covered by eight major artists from around the world including Chris LeDoux, Barbara Mandrell and Jerry Jeff Walker.
Bonnie Raitt’s recording of the song for the movie and soundtrack album “Urban Cowboy” earned Rusty a Double Platinum Album certifying over two million in sales.
Rusty Wier is a Texas troubadour. He writes songs, sings and tells stories. He is backed by a tight band of great musicians. Rusty enjoys loyal followers everywhere he goes, including Europe, and continues to perform more than 150 dates every year. He has made numerous appearances on Austin City Limits and the Nashville Network Series, The Texas Connection. He has appeared in well-known television and radio campaigns for McDonald’s, Lone Star Beer, the City of Austin, House of Jeans and many others. His music video “Lover of the Other Side of the Hill” aired on the CMT Network. Recording “Are We There Yet? includes four songs co-written with his two sons, Bon and Coby Wier, who prove their outstanding ability as musicians.
Rusty wrote or co-wrote most of the material for the nine albums he has released. He recently released his newest CD "I Stood Up" in which Wier co-produced with Larry Nye. Other releases such as "Stoned, Slow, Rugged", "Black Hat Saloon" and "Stacked Deck" are also now available through this website.
His devotion to his live performances and his recordings is filled with his determination to make you keep on smiling and even smile a lot more! Wier currently draws on a wide variety of music available in the Austin area; country, blues, rock, and Latin rhythms and performs every week in Austin at the Saxon Pub and Gino's. Be sure to catch his show if you're in the area
RUSTY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ADD. WAY BACK IN THE MID 70'S, WHEN I WAS JUST STARTIN' OUT ON THE 'OL GITFIDDLE AS A TEENAGER, YA'LL PERFORMED AN AMAZING SET ON 'AUSTIN CITY LIMITS'. AND I SAT THERE FOR THE WHOLE SHOW, HOLDIN' THE MIC UP TO THE SPEAKER ON MY TV SET. BROTHER, I STILL HAVE THAT CASSETTE. AND IT'S STILL THE ROCKIN'EST COUNTRY I EVER HEARD !! I'M TALKIN' "DONT IT MAKE YA' WANNA DANCE", "CHERYL DOREEN", AND MY ALL TIME FAVORITE..."I HEARD YOU BEEN LAYIN' MY OL' LADY" HA-HA! ESPECIALLY DUG YOUR SPOKEN WORD INTRO TO THAT SONG WHERE YOU SAID.. "WHEN YOU WRITE A SONG IN AUSTIN TEXAS, YOU TELL IT LIKE IT IS!!" AND THAT'S WHY YOU ARE ONE OF MY ALL TIME HEROES. YOU'RE GONNA BEAT THIS THANG RUSTY. AND I'M GONNA KEEP SENDING DONATIONS TO HELP WITH THE HEALING. I FEEL I OWE IT TO YA FOR ALL THE INSPIRATION YOUR MUSIC HAS PROVIDED ME. GOD BLESS AND BE WELL.
good day your music is great I love the country you sing well and you has a beautiful voice and it is great cool I thank you to have me accepts and I says you good week thank you
Hey Old Man, I was driving home from San Antonio today and you were playing dont it make you wanna dance on XM Radio X Country channel and yes, it made me wanna dance and smile! I miss you buddy, hope youre hangin in there. Your pal, Michael Miller
Hello, Rusty--Gerald, Susie and I had a good time listening to you and Randy Hopper at Love and War--Shiner Sunday yesterday...Yes, you signed my hat years ago when we were all there too!!Have a good week---your friends.
Rusty, remember when you used to play at Gino's w/ your son and I was the bartender and we used to party together at Biker Larry's and when you played the Montgomery County Fair and anyway, I just love you and miss you and wish I could see you again! Love,Maggie
HEY GUYS THANKS FOR THE ADD DENNIS RAY ETJ PRODUCTIONS 3RD ANNUAL EEASTTEXXASJAMM TEXXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL 40 BANDS 4 DAYS LABOR DAY WEEKEND AUG.29 -SEPT. 1
Thanks for spending your birthday with us, brother! It was an all around honor for us to share the stage with you. Take care, and we're really looking forward to hanging with you again, soon. Dave Perez.
I loved your music from the first time I heard it on 8 track back in Tyler in the 70's.Thanks for giving ME & Lisa(my best friend) lots of soulful music to listen to while going across the line and riding around on all those east Texas country roads (you made it ROCK!!) We Love You Rusty
