Ike Jonson and the Roadhouse Rangers

About Me

Ike Jonson grew up listening to the music of his parents, which was music by the greats of Country's "Golden Era." Now, here he is in Nashville performing that very same music today. In an era of call-anything-you-want "country", Ike and his band consider themselves "Knights Templar of Country Music." Are they revivalists, revisionists, revolutionaries or what? It doesn't matter...they are country to the bone and will remain that way, preserving songs, sounds and artists from certain oblivion. In a nutshell, it means they aren't a Southern Rock band, "Kenny Keith McgRaw" wanna-be's, wanna-billies, or punk-rock/heavy metal burnouts with pompadours...they are the "real-deal". Honky tonk country musicians like those from the 30's, 40's, and 50's playing in a 21st Century world. Sincerity is the key, whether they are performing original material which flows seamlessly with the sounds from that era; or are playing cover songs dug from obscurity, it quickly becomes apparent that they aren't pretenders. Come on out and see us, we'd love to have you! Guitar MySpace Layouts - Acoustic Guitar MySpace Layouts Guitar MySpace Layouts MySpace Contact TablesHere are three videos shot live at the 2009 TSGA Convention held in Dallas, TX courtesy of Rick Alexander. L to R - Ike Jonson-guitar/vocals, Rick Alexander-lead/rhythm guitar, Renee Truex-fiddle, Carco Clave-steel guitar, Scott Icenogle-bass/vocals...missed school that day Steve Underwood-drums

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Member Since: 16/04/2005
Band Website: www.ikejonson.com
Band Members: Ike Jonson - Lead Vocals, honky-tonk rhythm guitar;Tommy Hannum - Steel, lead vocals, harmonies;Carco Clave - Steel, lead guitar;Eddie Lange - Steel guitar;Renee Truex - Fiddle;Aaron Till - Fiddle;Scott Icenogle - Upright bass, lead vocals, harmonies;Tim Smith - Upright bass, lead vocals, harmonies;Joe Miller - Upright bass;Steve Underwood - Drums;Harry Lange - Drums, bass, lead vocals, harmonies;Randy Mason - Drums;Stan Saxton - Drums
Influences: Ernest Tubb, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, Gene Autry, Ray Price, Johnny Horton, Webb Pierce, Carl Smith, Stuart Hamblen, George Morgan, Al Dexter, Elton Britt, Tex Williams, Bob Wills, Floyd Tillman, Hank Thompson, Hank Snow, Hank Locklin, Charlie Walker, Eddy Arnold, Vernon Dalhart, Carson Robison, Hank Penny, Jack Guthrie, Onie Wheeler, Tex Ritter, "Little" Joe Carson, Porter Wagoner, Roy Acuff, Merle Travis, Marty Robbins, Maddox Brothers & Rose, Spade Cooley, Sons of the Pioneers, and far too many others to list here...
Sounds Like: Ike Johnson and his Roadhouse Rangers are a Country & Western revivalist band whose sound varies from the stark emotional strains of Jimmy Rodgers, to the hard-line Honky-Tonk sound of Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours from the 40'-50's era, to the plaintive cries of Hank Williams and his Drifting Cowboys, to the swinging sound of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. In essence, they seek to encapsulate the sounds of REAL country music from the 1920's through the pre-"Nashville Sound" era of the early 1960's. When you come to our shows, you'll feel like you've walked into a Texas roadhouse back in 1947!
Record Label: Not likely in the near future :)

My Blog

Hello 2007

Hello friends and neighbors,Well, we finally got through 2006, it was a good year with lots of progress and 2007 is looking like it's going to blow the lid off! We've achieved a lot over the last year...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:35:00 GMT

Career Update

Hello friends and neighbors, I realized that it had been quite some time since I had posted any updates, so I thought I would offer a brief one. Things continue to progress well here in Nashville. My ...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:26:00 GMT

Show biz update

Hello friends and neighbors, Things are going well here in Nashville. Myself along with my band the Roadhouse Rangers are taking lower Broadway by storm and will continue to do so. We had highly succe...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:27:00 GMT