Johnny Bush News

The "Bio Willie" diesel fueling stations won't be operational until at least September, but the music was pumping Thursday as Willie Nelson and friends christened the rebuilt and expanded Willie's Place at ...

Texas music legend Willie Nelson officially opens his Willie's Place Theater and Whiskey River Saloon in Carl's Corner next week in true Willie form: big names, free admission, a fluid musical schedule and a ...

Summer is finally here, so now we can all sweat for a good reason. It's time to seek shelter in cool, dark places.

Take One as Needed for Pain Justin Trevino possesses one of the purest voices in Austin, his smooth tenor hearkening classic country crooners Ray Price and Webb Pierce.

Sunday evenings in Carlisle will soon be filled with the sweet sound of music, as the Carlisle Parks and Recreation Department brings back the Summer Artist Series at the Thornwald Park Amphitheater.

“I remember when I was a kid I had "On the Road Again" on a 45 and used to play it in my bedroom on my record player over and over.”

Johnny Bush: 'I don't care that he doesn't sing it like my original version. I just love the fact that he's recorded it so many times.' 6. 'Bloody Mary Morning' 7. 'Night Life' 8. 'Night Life' 9. 'Good Hearted ... via MySanAntonio.com

His first album, recorded for Liberty Records, 1961-1962, in Nashville and Los Angeles, showcases Willie as a distinctively hip, almost fully formed vocalist who happens to be covering his own songs. via The Austin Chronicle

Music writer Joe Nick Patoski attempted the impossible - sum up country icon Willie Nelson's life in a mere 543 pages. via MySanAntonio.com

“I wanted to record with my band so I could reproduce every night what I was doing in the studio, but no one would let me do that”

By JOE NICK PATOSKI Editor's note: In this second excerpt from a new biography, Willie Nelson, now an established performer and songwriter and a new member of the Grand Ole Opry, travels from Nashville back to ... via Star-telegram.com

The woefully underrated Ray Price, who revived country music not once but twice, has every right to be bitter. via The Austin American-Statesman

“It's never been here before, and the Verizon should work well.”

Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic is coming back to Texas and - for the first time - to San Antonio. via MySA.com

“Saturday Night Live") is 42. Actress Jeri Ryan ("Boston Public”

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 17-23: Feb. 17: Actor Hal Holbrook is 83. via The Elements

“I could sleep / When I lived alone / Is there a ghost in my house”

Music Just the Two of Us The Wrights celebrate the long-awaited release of their new CD - 'and 10 years of togetherness Words of the Week Attorney General or House Keeper? Tennessee's top prosecutor makes a ... via Nashville Scene

“Austin is better for honky-tonk, and I hate to say that”

When did Houston -- at least the Houston that lies inside the Beltway -- cease to be a honky-tonk town? First, let's define our terms. via Houstonpress.com

“But Waylon was like my runnin' buddy. He wasn't like an old grandfather guy; Waylon would steal your girlfriend, man, up to the end of it. He's a player!”

Jesse Dayton and Johnny Bush perform 10 p.m. Saturday, December 29, at the Continental Club, 3700 Main, 713-529-9666. Jesse Dayton is no stranger to country music royalty, having inherited the Outlaw mantle ... via Houston Press