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Bear and the Essentials

Fabulous Thunderbirds record - Two Time Fool

About Me

IN STORES NOW!!!!! Bear And The Essentials debut CD "Two Time Fool" available at Cheapo Discs in Austin Texas, online at www.texasmusicroundup.com, and of course you can get 'em at the gigs.Also in stores now the brand new Fabulous Thunderbirds CD "Painted On" featuring the song "Two Time Fool" written by Bear.So run down to your favorite CD shop and grap a couple copies!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/15/2005
Band Website: It's in the works I promise!
Band Members: Presently: Bear - Rhythm Guitar, and singin Bobby Horton - Lead Guitar, Steel Guitar Billy Horton - Upright Bass, Harmony vocals ............................................................ ..................................................... On the record: Bear- Rhythm Guitar and singin, Doug Strahan - Lead Guitar Ethan Shaw - Upright Bass........................................................ ........................................occasionally: Dave Biller - Lead Guitar Chris Miller - Lead Guitar, Steel Guitar Buck Johnson - Drums Bobby Trimble - Drums Beau Sample - Upright Bass
Influences: Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton, Frankie Miller, Buck Owens, Marty Robbins, this list could on for ever but I think you get the idea so I'll leave it at that.
Sounds Like: Nothing you would hear on todays country radio.
Record Label: Sotz Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

I HATE the Yankees but...

I know I dont have this quote exact and if anyone knows it please correct me but Don Walser once said "without the roots the tree will fall". Thats a brilliant quote that was said in  the context...
Posted by Bear and the Essentials on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:36:00 PST

Far far away...

Holy crap, Im goin to France! Im lookin forward to a great festival, playin with some folks I've wanted to play with for a long time and seeing some OLD stuff, hopefully the ocean too BUT..........Fra...
Posted by Bear and the Essentials on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:23:00 PST

Roots Matinee 2 Sat March 15th

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Posted by Bear and the Essentials on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:27:00 PST

Happy Columbus Day

This has nothing to do with music but what the hell this is MY space........................................ Seriously what the hell did good 'ole Chris do to deserve a Holiday? He got lost and "disco...
Posted by Bear and the Essentials on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:36:00 PST

Real Texas music damn it!

    I dont know bout y'all but I get fairly annoyed with the term "Texas Music". It seems the term is always used in refrence to some guy with faded jeans, shaggy hair, a diploma from a...
Posted by Bear and the Essentials on Thu, 30 Mar 2006 01:43:00 PST