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Bob Manning & Nashville West

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How do I explain "The Honky Tonk Road Show"? Well, It's not easy but I'll give it a try... The Music: A cross between good old Texas Boogie Woogie and The Bakersfield Sound made famous by Buck Owens, Don Rich, Wynn Stewart & Merle Haggard. This year we also added an amazing "Girl Singer" by the name of Taryn Cross... So there is a splash of June Carter, Heather Myles, Amber Digby and of course Patsy Cline. Believe me this girl can sing like an angel (Honky Tonk Angel of Course)!! The Show: We like to refer to ourselves as a "Full blown Honky Tonk Stage Show" and that is exactly what ya get when you come to our show... we don't just play great music, we also entertain as best we know how! We Dress the Part, We Sound the Part, We Live the Part! "The Honky Tonk Road Show" is the real deal! Learn more about Bob Manning & Nashville West at www.nashville-west.com
ON TAP FOR 2008:
2008 is lookin' to be a Monster Year for "The Honky Tonk Road Show"! We are planning to spend the majority of this Spring & Summer burnin' up the Honky Tonk Trail from Canada to Central California... It seems the West Coast Casinos and Music Festivals have taken notice, which is a good thing for Honky Tonk! We're just tryin' to keep it alive and reach as many folks as possible.
We'd like to thank our many sponsors for their amazing support and vision. HangMhigh Western Wear has been incredible for the past 3 years and we love 'em... Damn! We look good because of HangMhigh! Colin Park, our photographer, Marketing and Graphics man has certainly been instrumental in our steady growth and success... Like he says, "Package for Success" and he knows how to package. Wal-Mart, Toyota Tunda Trucks, Alan Brown Tire Center, KSHL Radio, Rogue Ale, Sterling Talent & all the Clients and fans!!! Thanks a Million!!!.
I hope to see y'all out there on the Honky Tonk Trail this year! If ya see us out there along side the road with a flat tire on the bus... pull over and have a drink with us. We sure as hell can't change a tire in our condition!!
Thanks For Readin',
Bob Manning

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Member Since: 10/24/2006
Band Website: nashville-west.com
Band Members:



Bob Manning: Lead Vocals & Guitar
Taryn Cross: Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals & Betty Boop Reincarnate
Doug Jones: Band Leader, Pedal Steel Guitar & Resident Golf Pro
Bobby Tanner: Bass Guitar, Fiddle, Harmony Vocals & Giver of Official Cherokee Names
Rich "Big Mick" Sellars: Drums & Biggest Damn Leprechaun You Ever Saw
Jim Denno: Lead Guitar & Spiritual Guide
Blake Padilla: Piano, Harmony Vocals & Drunk Hippy
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Influences: Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Jimmy Rogers, Dwight Yokoam, Ray Price, Johnny Paycheck, Keith Whitley, Faron Young, Vern Gosdin, Wynn Stewart, Gary Stewart, Webb Pierce & Asleep At The Wheel.
Sounds Like: "The Honky Tonk Road Show"It is to Country, What Blues is to Rock-n-Roll! Music to Drink & Heal By... Country With Soul!
Industry Quotes:

"In the tradition of all that is Honky Tonk, Bob Manning & Nashville West dazzle crowds young and old with their energetic, swingin' interpretation of the Live Bakersfield Sound... "The Honky Tonk Road Show"... It's One of a Kind. You Gotta See This Show!!"
Stephanie Lynn KSHL Radio P.O. Box 1180 Newport, OR 97365 (541) 265-6477 [email protected]
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"Bob was on the schedule (2005 Oregon Jamboree) with Miranda Lambert, Hot Apple Pie, LoneStar & Merle Haggard. The band did a wonderful job for us. They have an authentic sound just like you would hear in the Honky-Tonk clubs of Nashville or Austin. Bob Manning & Nashville West are pros and our audience responded enthusiastically."
Peter LaPonte Oregon Jamboree Director P.O. Box 430 Sweet Home, OR 97386 (541) 367-8800
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"Bob Manning & Nashville West has shown me that classic country music doesn’t have to sound like my grandpa’s music. The Nashville West sound is truly Honky Tonk in every way… Combined with their dynamic stage show, “The Honky Tonk Road Show” is a definite hit… no matter who the audience might be."
Sandy Running, Manager (Talent Buyer) The Countryside Springfield, OR 97478 (541) 868-5074
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"I have worked with Bob Manning & Nashville West for 3 years now, on several different projects, and these guys are truly pros. Their business attitude and their incredible stage presence gets 2 thumbs up from us here at Special Promotions, Inc. It’s always a pleasure to work with “The Honky Tonk Road Show".
Paul Cowan, Executive Director Special Promotions, Inc. 63 Music Square East Nashville, TN (614) 321-5130
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Sponsor of Bob Manning & Nashville West "The Honky Tonk Road Show"

Record Label: Bourbon Haze Records
Type of Label: Indie