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Copperhead

Keep It Texas!

About Me

MUSIC THAT MOVES!Thats the way to describe Copperhead. From the music to the high-energy show they bring to the table. If you like a party mixed with your dancing, then it looks like you have found your band. They know what makes a good show since they were all fans first. They deliver the fun every time.Copperhead is a four-piece Texas band from Amarillo. Jeff Williams does the singing and rhythm playing. Gabe Dixon also sings a few and lights up the lead guitar. Aaron Balderas and Chris Hodges fill out the rhythm section at bass and drums. Copperhead bas been blessed with a group that brings top-notch talent to the venues and approximately 70 years of combined experience to the show. Thats not too bad for a band that the average age is 29 years old. Even though they act 18 sometimes.In 2003, Copperhead started piling up the accomplishments. They hit ..3 on the Progressive Country Chart and ..10 on the Texas Music Chart with their single, When The Boys Hit Tow. The whole album reached ..3 on the Progressive Album Chart as well. A story in the Amarillo Globe News featured the guys on May 16, 2003 and they were on the chart in the Best In Texas issue for the month of May. In 2003, they were named best country act and best overall band in Amarillo. Their next single was Boquillas and the guys were happy to watch it go to ..22 on the Texas music Chart and ..2 on the Progressive Chart. January of 2004 rolled around and the guys had a feature article in the San Angelo Standard Times and learned that When The Boys Hit Town hit ..39 for all of 2003 on the Texas Music Chart and was also still at ..18 on the XM Satellites Top 60 chart. In 2004, they were named best country act in Amarillo again. It is continuing as Copperhead had another feature article in the San Angelo Standard Times on November 11, 2005 claiming Copperhead On The Brink.Copperhead has just recently released it's newest album titled Remedy. The CD has been in the works for a couple of years from Dallas to Amarillo to Nashville and the quality of the music reflects just that, as it is far beyond what When The Boys Hit Town could have ever hoped to have been. It has been at ..23 on XM's X-Country chart and has been in the top 5 requests on Radio Free Texas for the last 4 months. Remedy has recieved great reviews in publications all over the country and is currently being played on radio stations from California to Maine.Copperhead was excited to finally get to play the historic Gruene Hall in New Braunfels in April of '06. Later that month, they were invited to play the most important show of their career outside of Phoenix, Arizona in the Carefree Opera House with Shooter Jennings and his mother, Jessi Colter (Waylon Jenning's wife). They were recorded by the Country Music Hall Of Fame and Sirius Satellite Radio. It was an unforgettable night for everyone that was at that show.Copperhead has come a long way from their first gig. It was supposed to be their one and only show for a bar-owner/friend but kept rolling until it snowballed into a Bud Light sponsorship and shows at some of the biggest clubs in Texas, including Graham Central Station and Midnight Rodeos. Theyve done shows and fairs with the biggest stars in the Texas and Nashville scenes. Including Pat Green, Billie Joe Shaver, Charlie Robison, Jack Ingram, Marty Stuart, Jessie Colter, Shoote Jennings, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Cooder Graw, Kevin Fowler, Tracy Byrd, Chad Brock, Rascal Flatts, Great Divide, Cory Morrow, Johnny Bush, Jason Boland, and Mark Wills just to name a few. They get to travel all over entertaining and theres not a lot more a musician could ask for. These guys just simply put on a great show that makes people tell others. Its high-energy and its fun to be a part of. If you dont watch out, youll find yourself in the middle of a party.That's what Texas Music is all about and that's who Copperhead is.Find out more at www.copperheadband.com

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Member Since: 2/21/2005
Band Website: copperheadband.com
Band Members: Jeff Williams-Acoustic, Lead Vocals
Gabe Dixon-Lead Guitar, Vocals
Aaron Balderas-Bass, Backup Vocals
Chris Hodges-Drums
Influences: There are too many to list. Myspace Layouts
Sounds Like: Nobody you know. If you want music comparison, then maybe a cross between Pat Green, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Steve Earle, Jason Boland, and Waylon Jennings.
Record Label: Bee Box Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

San Angelo 6/17

The rumors are true....Blaine sold his bar to a guy from Midland named Steve Brown who will let his son and daughter-in-law run the joint. It doesn't change hands until July 1st so our trip down wa...
Posted by Copperhead on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:06:00 PST

Our one-of-a-kind Alpine trip

This is long but I think worth it. What can I say about Alpine? Well, there's lots of things I could say. It's like you're going to a ski resort without the snow. There's mountains all around and you'...
Posted by Copperhead on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:32:00 PST

Random Thoughts 2/6/06

The drive to Ft. Worth was not missed much but Ft. Worth was. We really enjoy playing down there and we have so many good friends nowadays. How do you spell that? Now-a-days? I don't know. A big crew ...
Posted by Copperhead on Mon, 06 Feb 2006 10:28:00 PST

San Angelo

OK, this was a great weekend. As JD stated, we had a blow-out on the way down there just north of Big Spring. We've gotten pretty good at these things so it didn't take too long to change to the spare...
Posted by Copperhead on Wed, 07 Dec 2005 09:58:00 PST

San Angelo 11/11/05

OK, this was a great weekend. As JD stated on our forum ( www.forum.copperheadband.com ), we had a blow-out on the way down there just north of Big Spring. We've gotten pretty good at these things so ...
Posted by Copperhead on Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:28:00 PST

Keller/Waco July 29, 30

Can I tell you all with all honesty that we are stupid people? I made the above statement in reference to Friday night in Keller. We're just not very smart sometimes. We're all intelligent people, exc...
Posted by Copperhead on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

June 24, 25 - New Braunfels and Oklahoma City

This weekend was HOT! We started out from Amarillo to New Braunfels at 5:00AM Friday morning. We left so early because Aaron, who is from Austin, had his mother making us lunch. He was really excited ...
Posted by Copperhead on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The beginnings of a CD

We went to Dallas to start recording our new CD. That feels good to say. We had to finally get a kick in the pants that was unwelcome. But, we finally took the leap and decided to do this. We headed ...
Posted by Copperhead on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Amarillo, Midland, Guymon, GLC

It's been a week so I'll go at this with the best memory I can. We started out Thursday night in Amarillo at the Midnight Rodeo for the ATO party. The ATO's are a frat at WTA&MU in Canyon, TX. It ...
Posted by Copperhead on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

March 11 & 12 Amarillo/Ft. Worth

We all met up at the Rodeo Friday at 3:30PM and set up all the stuff. I've figured out that you can't have expressive freedom in sound check. Everyone's always tired and ready to get out of the buildi...
Posted by Copperhead on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST