Band Story:
Formed in 2004, as a "spin-off" of The Texas Tradition Band, of Henderson, Don & Sue, The Texas Two features Don Lummus, Vocals, Lead/Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica, and Sue Lummus, Vocals, Keyboard/Rhythm.
Although this particular "phase" of bands only came about a few years back, with a combined experience of over 60 years in the entertainment business, Don & Sue know how it's supposed to be done, and do their level best to do it accordingly.
In addition to their "pickin" & singin'.. Don and Sue are both Published Songwriters and BMI affiliates with over 100 songs in their catalog.
Sue's Story....(By Don)
BIRTHDAY:February 10th, 19xx
BORN IN:Houston, Texas
ANNIVERSARY: March 6th, 1970
MARRIED TO: Don (duh!)
MOTHER OF: Tammy Renee, Laura Elaine, Rachel DeLynn, Kimberly Jane, Don Jr.
GRAMMAW OF: Jason Ray, Jacob Aaron Lane, Kenneth Edward, Christian Eladio, Nicholas Luis, Jose Francisco Jr., Justin Miguel, Susanna Esperanza, Adrian Matthew, Aidan Joseph, Logan Ray, and Alexander Reid.
HOBBIES: Fishing, Playing Cards, Reading, Photography (also a Profession), and Grand Kids.
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Her Dad, W.P. "Penton" Thornton, Uncles, Jack, Alvin, Pete, Asst. Cousins, "Mister Virgil" White (piano helper), Kitty, Patsy, Loretta, most of the Lady Legends of Country.
ACCOLADES: Named "Miss Photogenic" in Miss Claiborne Parish Contest, 1968 (she always threatens to hurt me for telling that), Inducted into Lone Star State CMA Hall of Fame, 2001.
Born in Houston, Sue grew up in Northeast Louisiana, in a little (I mean "Little") town named Athens, between Minden and Arcadia (Bigger cities, Shreveport and Ruston). Most of the family weekends were spent traveling to the neighbors' or kinfolks' houses for "Get-Together's", pickin', singin', and socializin'.
Sue and her two sisters, Diana, and Mary Lynn, were singing 3 part harmony from the time they could talk, A love of music was instilled practically from birth, so singing just comes naturally for her. ........
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Don's Story...(by Don also...)
BIRTHDAY: April 13th, 1943
BORN IN: Rusk County, Texas
ANNIVERSARY: (Coincidentally, the same as Sue's)
MARRIED TO: (See Sue's Bio)
FATHER OF: (this is too easy)...
PAWPAW OF: (once again...Same as Sue)
HOBBIES: Fishing, computers, writing, pickin' lint, scratchin', (oh.. sorry.. drifted off there), Photography (also a profession).
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Merle Travis, Leon Rhodes, Luther Perkins, Waylon (guitar).. My Daddy, Momma, My Grand-Daddy Lummus, Uncle Floyd, Uncle Roy.. and Hank, George, Ray, Lefty, Mel, E.T., Merle, David Houston, pretty much every Real Country Legend ever.
ACCOLADES: Appeared on Louisiana Hayride, 1984, and Ernest Tubb's Midnight Jamboree, 1986, Single Record, "It Makes No Difference Now" charted CashBox Magazine's Top 100, Sept. 1987.
Inducted (along with Sue) Lone Star State CMA Hall of Fame, 2001.
"I was born a pore Country boy"... (Ain't that how most Country Singers start?) about 3 miles out of Henderson, Texas, on the "Laneville Highway" (FM 225). Delivered at home, I came in at a whoppin' 10lbs, 13oz. (In later years I apologized to my Momma for that!) My older brother, Joe, didn't take to kindly to the "new kid" at first, and was caught shortly after I was born trying to sneak me out of the house and across the road to Murdock's Store where he had been offered a Grapette soda water (that's "pop" for all our non-Texan friends) in "trade" for me. Luckily, he changed his attitude towards me in later years and we got along great after that.......
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