By The time you
read this Michael Ballew & the Damn Good Texas Band will be just starting
their tour of Spain (mid-October). He's spreading his own gritty brand
of Texas music worldwide as his group tours the stages of Europe in between
stints back in his old stompin' grounds of Texas. He's got his own brand
of singing and songwriting that sets him apart but he still delivers that
down and dirty honky tonk music that could only come straight out of a
Texas saloon. Rodeo cool is a great Texas Country album and we recommend
it if you're looking for Western Swing (and who isn't?) there are some
great tracks of that too. Michael has some really nice "South Of
The Border" type songs ("Living In Limbo" and I epecially
like the humorous "I Can't Do That Anymore"). I was very surprised
to hear a sound I hadn't heard since the legendary Barefoot Jerry in Michael's
"Higher Standard of Leaving" but then Michael and this great
CD is full of surprises.The CD is overall an excellent Traditional Country
offering and I recommend going to his site and checking out some of the
tunes.
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courtesy of Michael Ballew & the Damn Good Texas Band.
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If you're lucky enough to be in Texas or Europe at the right time
you might even see him in person.
You can stop by his site
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