Art Parga-vocals, rhythm guitar;
Maynor Villanueva-lead guitar
Tony Portillo-drums;
Ron Shalita-Pedal Steel
Ron Ohlman- bass
going to brawley
Influences
junior brown, johnny cash, david allan coe, lefty frizzell, larry gardener, don gibson, merle haggard, leon hazlewood, shooter Jennings, wayon jennings, george jones, kris kristofferson, jerry lee lewis, dean martin, roger miller, buck owens, gram parsons, johnny paycheck, webb pierce, elvis presley, charlie pride, eddie rabbit, jerry reed, del reeves, charlie rich, johnny rodriguez, wynn stewart, texas tornados, traveling wilburys, conway twitty, porter waggoner, jerry wallace, hank williams, hank III, dwight yoakam, faron young, tom waits, charles bukowski, tony bennett, bobby darin, harry connick jr, nat king cole, billie holiday, ella fitzgerald, kay starr
Based in L.A. , The Texacali Drifters are simply out to give you a classic country, honky-tonk dancing good time. The band plays a combination of covers and originals inspired by such greats as Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Waylon Jennings, and the Texas Tornados.
Formed by frontman Art Parga and lead guitarist Maynor Villanueva, the band also features Art’s original songs. On drums is Tony Portillo; on bass is Ron Ohlman, and Ron Shalita on the pedal steel.
Members of the group have performed with bands such as The 3 Bad Jacks, Throwrag, Lazy Brad Lewis, The Henpeckers, The Conched Out Band, and others.
The Texacali Drifters have performed in the L.A. area at The Cinema Bar, Safari Sam’s, The Pike Bar and Grill, The Blue Café, and Hillbilly Jeff's Americana Brunch, and Ronnie Mack's Barndance.
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Friends of rural rhythm, greetings from CATTLE CALL, the one and only Hillbilly froggies band! You will find on our myspace some brand new songs recorded by lord Thibault Chopin, and fresh videos filmed by Miss Aloha. All your comments are welcome. And soon our new cd...
Come join us for the 2nd annual Rock Around The Park™ Rockabilly / Psychobilly day at Disneyland on Saturday, November 14, 2009!
We also have The Rock Around The Park Jamboree™ bands and burlesque at The Juke Joint in Anaheim, CA on Friday, November 13, 2009 with The Rocketz, Rip Carson, No Dice, Dizzy Von Damn! burlesque, KimberLee Rose burlesque and DJ Remy Voodoo!
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Hi - Sorry for posting this as a comment instead of sending an invitation…we’re too stupid to figure out how to send an event invitation! The Ridge Route Romeos are coming to Ronnie Mack's Barn Dance on Tuesday, July 7 for a set of songs about drinking, bad decisions, and degenerate behavior. We'll be featuring special guests Marty Rifkin on steel and John Groover McDuffie on guitar. Fun for the whole family, as long as the whole family is over 21 and not confined to the trailer park by an electronic tracking device! There will be 5 of the finest roots-music bands in LA, with the all-star Barn Dance Band kicking it off at 8:30. The Ridge Route Romeos take the stage at 10:30.
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The mighty Pike Bishops thank you for finding our noisy little combo. We're pleased to make your fine musical acquaintance, and we welcome you to our eclectic cavalcade-o-friends!
Your star shined bright last night, fellas! Two encores, blazing guitars, rebelious ryhthms, McGyvered pedal-steel, courageous vocals! Your Barndance debut was like a boiler maker of California traditional brew and a shot of Brawley!
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