LOOKIN BACK!!!! In May 1996 Steven O. Sellers (of KONO Radio) said "Lets go to HONEY CREEK to a jam session, Dude". Off we went...and we got hired by Kelly as a duo. It's been a helluva ride since! Bill played bass alternating with Buddy Braun and finall
This is what the band might have looked like.... 120 years earlier!
LOOKIN BACK!!! This was from one of the early gigs...1997
LOOKIN BACK!!! 1996 Wayne-o & THE IRRITATIONS (thanks to Deborah Kay Braun for the use of the title)
LOOKIN BACK!!! The LONE STAR PICKERZ shot in 2004 at the historic CABERET DANCE HALL. This venue and stage has hosted the who's who of COUNTRY music since 1936 in Bandera TX, COWBOY CAPITOL OF THE WORLD! Pictured are LSP Band Alumni Tooter Ripps on Bass
LOOKIN BACK!!! LSP Circa 2000...with ALUMNI CONRAD "CONNY" GOETH on BASS & VOCALS, Thomas Lowry on Lead and John Damaini on Drums~from a BIG Polish Wedding gig at Port Lavaca, TX
MARCH 31st 2007 LSP OPENS FOR MARSHALL TUCKER BAND
LOOKIN BACK!!! JOE HARGUS died in 2008 and he was a member of DOS PICKERZ which later became LONE STAR PICKERZ. He taught Thomas and Wayne-o alot of stuff and was a warm, talented and brilliant human...we will never forget him..REST IN PEACE JOE........W
First Jamm of Bob Edwards + Wayne Martin later to become THE HILLWILLIAMS Duo / in Creede Colorado......2001
Wayne-o & Bob Edwards~ THE HILL WILLIAMS in Creede Colorado Bob is gone now, but he is enshrined in the California Western Swing Hall of Fame! This OKIE created some verrrry SWEEEEET sounds from that fiddle! Our DUO lasted 6 years and we were BROTHER
Wayne-o & Saddle Pal Bob Edwards and posing after a July 2009 duo gig in Creede, Colorado as the HILLWILLIAMS! This is our 3rd year. Big, Big Fun!
LOOKING BACK!!! We had the privilege of having Mr. Slim Roberts...one of AMERICA's brightest talents on vocals and his fine fiddle play some gigz with us over the years! Past bands? TEX RITTER in the late 40's! Last Band? SLIM ROBERTS and TEXAS WEATHER
This is Wayne's Great Grandfathers grave in Palo Pinto, Texas. Wayne's Great Grandfather, Charles C Martin was assigned to Company C of the 9th Battalion, Missouri Sharpshooters, Confederate States of America. They fought in the Trans Mississippi campaign
Lois & Thomas....#1 PICKERHEADZ Dancers!
PICKERHEADZ DeLUXE!! CHUCK & ANNIE HAS BEEN LOYAL PICKERHEADZ FOR MANY YEARZ AND WE LOVE EM! ANNIE PLAYZ A MEAN TAMBORINE AND HAS SAT IN WITH THE LSP BAND MANY NIGHTZ!
ONLY at 11th Street Cowboy Bar in Bandera....do PICKERHEADZ arrive horseback!
Irritations from HELOTES CORNYVAL 2007
TEXAS 46 Irritations
Texas 46 Irritations...nice dredz Wayne-o
Texas 46 Irritations.....just in from Vegas!
LOIS & THOMAS HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL PICKERHEADZ ALSO FOR MANY YEARZ. LOVE EM BOTH!
Irritations @ 11th Street
Irritations @ 11th Street---nice hair Sherri!
11TH STREET COWBOY BAR in Bandera IRRITATIONS!
WACKY IRRITATIONS Howlin at the moon to HONKY TONK WOMEN AT 11TH STREET!
Chuck "The Bucket" & Sherri...DANCERZ?PICKERHEADZ? YUP!
ONCE A MONTH FOR 17 YEARZ WE PLAYED TEXAS 46 Bar & Grill UNTIL IT CLOSED after the death of the owner, Gary Stebbens. THE LSP BAND ENJOYED MANY FUN NIGHTS @ 46! This is another Saturday night at Texas 46 and as usual, when the LONE STAR PICKERZ played...i
Cheri & Barry.....They met at Texas 46 in 04, fell in love dancing to our band. Then, when the wedding bells rang, we played for the reception...they are STILL dancing at Texas 46 and still in LOVE 3 years later!
Thomas "Mr. T" Lowry and assorted Irritations
Wayne-o & Irritations...you go grrrrl!
What a night!~ What a crowd!~ Lovlee Irritations!
THE IRRITATIONS (from a VFW gig)
ALAN JACKSON-Georgia's Best! Jeff Simonson covers "Pop a Top"
RIP to Wayne-o's ex-partner and Pal...Bill Mack..songwriter DeLuxe and Country DJ CMA Hall of Fame legend...Bill is a Grammy winner for "BLUE" (Lee Ann Rhymes) and hit writer of....."DRINKING CHAMPAGNE" (George Strait and many more)
BROOKS & DUNN~ Wayne-o covers "Boot Scootin Boogie" and "Neon Moon", both are dancers fav's.
A native TEXAN from Sherman, TX. Buck changed Country & WESTERN music forever. He hired Merle Haggard to play in his band, and invented the "Bakersfield Sound". Wayne-o salutes him with a trilogy he calls a BUCK-A THON.
Charlie Pride..a Mississippi native, and for many years a Dallas TX resident. Wayne-o covers "Mountain Of Love" and Jeff Simonson covers "All I Have to Offer You Is Me"
Chuck Berry ....St. Louis' BEST! Ever seen this cat do the DUCKWALK?? Wayne-o covers "Sei La Vie"
David Allen Coe from Dallas TX. Wayne-o covers the standard Country sing-a-long "You Never Even Called Me By My Name"
Delbert McClinton HAILS from Fort Worth! This Man WAILS and has for 40 + years!!! Wayne-o covers "Sending Me Angels" and "Old Weakness"
Patsy Cline & Don Gibson...2 of Country Music's best! Wayne covers Don's "Sea of Heartbreak" plus Patsy's (and Bob Wills) "Faded Love".
A Kentucky boy with Bakersfield BUCK-COUNTRY soul. Wayne-o covers "Thousand Miles From Nowhere"
The early 60's BEATLES changed music forever! Wayne-o covers "All My Lovin" plus "Act Naturally"
The MARSHALL TUCKER BAND circa 1977....We opened for them at 11th Street Cowboy Bar in 2007. What a world class band they are in today's version of the original. FANTASTIC SHOW!
Darrell McCall...We opened for Darrell at CORNYVAL two years running...What a TREAT! This Man has UNBELIEVABLE Pipes and a GREAT SHOW!
R.I.P. Mr. Les Paul & Mr. Chet Atkins..two of the BEST PICKERZ EVER!
RAY BENSON & ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL~9 time Grammy Award Winning Band.... It was our honor to open for them at 11th Street Cowboy Bar in 2007.
From San Angelo TX, Ernest Tubbs spent 50 years on the OPRY! Wayne-o covers "Waltz Across Texas" and "Walking The Floor Over You"
This is Jim Phillips' band ( he is far left holding the guitar and lead singer). Jim, who is deceased, was Wayne-o's uncle who taught him how to play guitar and loaned him pro gear to be in a High School rock band in the late 60's. Forever and ever his h
Wayne-o doin VEGAS the RIGHT way....YEAH BABY!!!
The Eagles were one of the first bands in the 70's that blurred the lines between Rock and Roll and Country. Impeccable harmonies and well written songs have kept them booked world wide in enormous venues for over 3 decades! Wayne-o does Love Will Keep U
Waylon Jenning once sang "When You're Down In TEXAS , Bob Wills is STILL the King! Still is!!!!!! Tom Strauch sings Take Me Back To Tulsa and Wayne-o sings Faded Love, Roly Poly & Maidens Prayer
BUCK OWENS & THE BUCKAROOS, NEW YORK CITY MID 60's
1967-1970 WAYNE-O WAS IN "THE ACOUSTIC NERVE". THIS WAS A ROCK BAND BASED IN HURST & KELLER TEXAS. THOSE BOYS LOVED JIMI HENDRIX, CREAM, IRON BUTTERFLY, ROLLING STONES, DOORS, BEATLES AND MORE. RONNIE HEDGE WAS THE OTHER KELLER COUNTRY KID ON DRUMS. R
part of my daydreams of heaven...
This is the kind of stuff what we have to compete with for your attention weekly!!!
Lester, our future sound Man ( and teen age Palz with Wayne-o) cuttin a rug in Bandera at 11th Street Cowboy Bar (that poor unnamed lady) dancing to the LONE STAR PICKERZ. LESTER!!! Get back to workin SOUND!
From TURKEY, TX..BOB WILLS...He still IS the KING! Wayne-o covers San Antonio Rose on Mandolin and Faded Love, plus Roly Poly too~
JIMMY BUFFETT...Wayne-o has been a PARROT HEAD for 35 years! Allllllllllrighty Where are those special and fabulous ladies we like to call "The IRRITATIONS"? It's time to sing MARGARITAVILLE again! Got your salt shakerz handy?
Charlie Daniels....ALL AMERICAN PICKER & Fiddler! Thomas covers "The South Is Gonna Do It Again" and folks just can't be still.
Don & Phil Everly....HARMONY LIKE NO OTHERS! John and Wayne-o cover the fine duet "Let It Be Me"...
Don Rich, Buck Owens lead guitarist/fiddler and vocalist Soul Brother ...Don had a unique style that influenced MANY on the FENDER TELECASTER guitar. He is now singing HARMONY with BUCK again...in HEAVEN!
Will there ever be another KING? NOPE! Wayne-o covers "Don't Be Cruel" and on special dates "TRILOGY".
Our Texas Treasure has left this world. Who's gonna fill his shoes??? Mr. GEORGE JONES.....many have tried to emulate him, but no one can. From the GOLDEN TRIANGLE of TEXAS...Vidor, TX We will miss you, Possum! Wayne-o covers "He Stopped Loving Her
GEORGE STRAIT...only 60 # 1 HITS? WOW!!!!! And he lives in the Dominion in San Antonio! Wayne-o covers "Write This Down", "Amarillo By Morning", "The Big One" and a couple more. George is LIVING COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY, and he is STILL WRITING IT!
HANK.....The absolute very best! Never ever will we see the likes of him again!! Thomas & Wayne-o covers alot of the Hank songbook, including the all time classic "Your Cheating Heart", "Jambalaya" and "Take These Chains".
JERRY LEE LEWIS, CARL PERKINS, JOHNNY CASH AND ELVIS PRESLEY in the SUN STUDIO in Memphis, 1958...Million $ talent??? Naaa try BILLION DOLLAR TALENT
Oswald Trio...KILLER TALENT!
WILLIE....TEXAS BEST! Wayne-o covers the Townes Van Zandt penned song / Willie and Merle hit "Pancho & Lefty".
Faron Young...the Singin Sheriff....Wayne-o covers "Wine Me Up" and croons out a WALTZ with Faron's "Four In The Morning", one of his many many hits
Guy Clark...born in Monahans, TX and raised near Corpus Christi this is one of Americas brightest songwriters and someone Wayne-o slammed on the brakes of his rent car to meet on 16th Avenue in Nashtown....
Jerry Jeff Walker..or as some know him....ol Jacky Jack. What a songwriter!! How about "Mr. Bojangles" which Wayne-o covers. JJW is a FOUNDING Father of the original Austin TEXAS Country sound and put Luckenback Texas on the map long before Waylon's s
Joe Ely...Another founder of the original Austin TEXAS music sound and he's from Lubbock! That West Texas red dirt can sure grow some musicians and songwriters! He also is a member of the Flatlanders. Wayne-o covers "I Had My Hopes Up High"
John Prine...His vocals are definately unique, and John is one of the most brilliant songwriters ever...many have covered his songs including George Strait's "Write This Down"
Keith Whitley....amazing musician, singer and songwriter.....and proof that whiskey can kill you...a bright star that flamed out way too early. Wayne-o covers "Don't Close Your Eyes".
Lee Roy Parnell....from Abilene, Texas...great performer, singer and slide guitarist MASTER! Thomas covers "Knock Yourself Out"
Lefty Frizzell....an original TEXAS singer songwriter....He and Hank Williams toured, roomed and partied together for a long time. They were both huge Country music hitmakers in the very early 50's at the same time, so they swapped out who would open fo
Leon Payne from San Antonio, Texas was a brilliant songwriter as well as performer at the national level. His song "I Love You Because" has been covered by many legendary artists including Elvis Presley. His Granddaughter Pam is a Pal of Wayne-o's daught
Marty Robbins was a true WESTERN singer and fantastic songwriter as well as performer. "El Paso" "Big Irons" were two of his biggest "Western" hits, yet "My Woman, My Woman My Wife" and "Devil Woman" which Wayne-o covers, proved he could write about LO
Merle Haggard. Mighty, Mighty Merle may be Country musics BEST since the 60's! Sing....write...perform...unmatched in quality and quantity! Wayne-o covers several including "Silver Wings" "Mama Tried", "The Fugitive"and "The Bottle Let Me Down". Thoma
Radney Foster is a Del Rio, Texas native and is one of the brightest Texas Singer Songwriters that emerged in the 90's. Thomas covers "Just Call Me Lonesome" that is a great 2 step tune!
Ray Charles....Rhythm & Blues, Oldies Rock & Roll, Country and more...there wasn't anything he couldn't sing and play well. Wayne-o covers "You Don't Know Me" a wonderful Cindy Walker written tune, and it is a slow dancing favorite.
Ray Price is from East Texas and has quite a history! He would take the stage for Hank Williams and perform Hank's songs with the Drifting Cowboys as an 18 year old young Man when Hank was "incapacitated".. Later he started his own band the Cherokee Cow
Roy Orbison from West Texas is an enormous inflence on all music since the 50's. Elvis called him "The BEST singer alive". Wayne-o covers "Pretty Woman", always a favorite and distintive song from John's first drum beat!
Vince Gill....an OKIE with a TEXAS soul! Man, this guy has it ALL! Plays his Fender Telecaster at Master Elite level, writes unbelievably well, and sings in that tenor voice some of the most moving balads you will ever hear! Plus, Vince has a great sen
Leon Rausch and the TEXAS PLAYBOYS! We had the pleasure to be an opening band for this historic and wonderful musical group in September 08. Bob Wills would be PROUD of these guys! Wayne=o sings "Faded Love", "Maidon's Prayer" and "Roly Poly".
These ladies are some of the CLASSIEST and BEST LOOKIN' IRRITATIONS EVER in our 12 year LONE STAR PICKERZ history~ We are booked for the APRIL 2009 gig now! VERRRRRRRRRY KOOL!
