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Rodney's No B.S. Bio
Born Lake Jackson, Texas
Budding Guitarist, Age
11, Mother taught him basic chords
Age 12, won
talent competition Brazoria County Fair - House of the Rising Sun
Age 14, once
again, won talent competition, Brazoria County Fair
Joined the Quintanilla's band. Lead
singer was named "SELENA". Spent 7 years touring with the
group.
Age 21, left the
music scene, spent 5 years laying steel & laying the groundwork for
his future as a musician/singer/songwriter.
1992, moved to central Texas,
formed his own band "Against the Grain"
1995, played Governor Bush's birthday party
1997, became lead
guitarist - background vocalist for Rick Trevino,
touring U.S.
1998, played, then Governor, Bush's inauguration
1999, While Trevino worked on
Los Super 7, Rodney did commercial jingles, session playing & played
guitar on the Aztex Short Stories album. He also filled in
for Cesar Rojas with Los
Lobos, played with Freddy Fender & Little Jo y
La Familia.
Recent, As
Trevino's touring slowed down, played sessions, or toured with, Chad Austin, Chalee Tennison, Gary P. Nunn,
Mark David Manders, &
most recently, Houston Marchman,
Clay Blaker, & Kevin Fowler.
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Most
Awesome, Freakin', Mind-Blowing, Musical Experiences, with
Rick Trevino, played the Astrodome twice, to sellout crowds; also
with Trevino, Lincoln Center, NYC, sellout
Marital, Paula Brown,
genius, word-wiz, executive, motivational speaker, singer/songwriter,
hold-Rodney's-feet-to-the-ground or let-him-fly partner, lover, critic,
fan.
Songwriter, Recognized
by other Texas artists as a songwriter with a slightly different
perspective,
several of Rodney's songs have been recorded by Texas talents, the most
recent being That’s When I’m Coming Home on Dub Miller’s latest
album.
"TBJT,
the cd, is as eclectic as the people I've met and the music I've played
over the years. It's a direct result of my influences;
Country, Tejano, Blues, Rock, Western Swing, and even a little Jazz. If
you listen close, you’ll hear a few songs that I somehow got all of
these genres mixed in together - & it worked."
"As
much as I listen to, and love, old, old, country, I also like it to
drive.
I like
Jim Reeves, but I love Waylon. I
like Ernest Tubb, but I really dig the energy of Texas music, as it is,
right now!"
Roots with
drive is good.
Lord, in Texas,
Everything for me is just right
"In
Texas" R. Pyeatt
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