Billy's Gossip

Old Gossip
2001 Mar 22 (Thu), 15:00 Hello out there WEB surfers. Well I haven't posted a letter in a while and a lot has been going since last Fall of 2000 before the election MADNESS. I have been hard at work recording a new CD which should be released later on this summer. It will be called "Latent Treasures". I have been in contact with the Recording Noblity down in Austin, and have arranged for Lloyd MAINES to help MIX and Master this CD project at Cedar Creek Studios and Yes Mastering in Austin Tx. We are tracking at NOMAD RECORDING STUDIO in Carrolton TEXAS. I hope to see all of my fans and friends at Texas Music Revolution V (TMR V). I am perform at 10:45am on Sunday, March 25th and will also be hosting the sound system on the Hippie Outdoor stage this year so come by and hang out with us. Also drop by our booth and try to win a T-shirt or CD which we will be having drawing for and buy merchandise to help me pay for the next CD. Miss Debbie and I will be partying hard down at LJT Chili cook off with the CAMEL Chili Team. Let the Harem Girls dance the night away! Our good friend and fellow picker Charlie Posey is getting married on March 24th so everyone say a pray for him and his new bride Sherry. I'm glad to see the AMERICANA chart back in place and maybe this fall my NEW CD can blast out some space on it. We're going to start the promotion earlier and push much harder on this next project. If you are a fan of Billy Rawlett, call KHYI 95.3FM every morning and request Billy Rawlett tunes from Bruce Kidder at 972-633-0953 EXT 3. This action will Not only get my music played on the radio but it will help blast me onto the chart. Bruce is one of the chart's gatekeepers so God Bless Bruce and the AMERICANA Chart and TEXAS. Also it will irritate the Hell out of him. Well, it is about time for The Billy Rawlett 8th Annual Summer Fan Appreciation party at our home in Allen Texas. It is coming up on June 16th and for anyone who would like to attend please contact me personally at 214-502-2861 for details and to reserve your seat at pool side. We are limiting the guest list to 100 this year so call ahead and RSVP especially if you received an invitation! Our puppy dog, Obie has grown into a young Hunter Dog and we got him a mate last fall named Audrey she's one bad ass swimmer and fetcher. Look for their pictures soon in the Picture section on this WEB Site. This year plans to be the best yet with great gigs coming up such as Love And War in Texas, The White Elephant Beer Garden in April and May (A great big Thank you goes out to Joe Dulle) and many other great night spots. Please tell Nina at the Lone Star you'd like for Billy Rawlett to perform each time you see her. We've done everything we know to get in that place except pay her to perform.....I think I'll try that next. In so much as the Texas Song writer movement is about the Music it is also about the fun and Friendships that develop over the course of time. A special thank you goes out to the following fans and friends and contacts which made last year a real pleasure to be apart of: the order has no real significance it is just a randon recollection: Debbie Green and her side kick, xxxxxxxx at Debbie Green Promotions, Gary Barton and Grumpy at KBEC radio in Waxahatchie, JP at the Rock-n-Kountry for alowing us to play country on Rock Night also for the bikers there who complained but finally admitted we were pretty cool. Joe Dulle for giving a shot at the White Elephant, Tye Phelps at Love and War for throwing us a few bones, Jr. Smith at Hoots in Rennden TX for giving us a break, A really Big HOWDY and thank you to Bar tender "BILLY" at the Lone Star Cafe for all the great support and Drinks when we've over at the KHYI Pickin' Parties, Bruce Kidder and Brett Dillon for making "OLD No 9 " an Official TRAIN TUNE. For Josh Jones at KHYI for giving us the TMRV break to perform this years for the BREAKFAST Roundup at Southfork. All the DJ's in Europe, Jean Castro, Raymond Pieters (Radio Milo), PeelGrass Radio, Micheal Penard (Radio ISA), and the many others who continue to play my music on their fine radio shows. Lisa Byrn for helping us Tape a TV show for Public TV and for Garry Lindsey for performing that day on a last minute notice. Rick Steven's, my bass player who will have been performing with me and putting up with my bossy nature going on 10 years now. All our Chili Cook off friends, Barry & Doris Horne, Frank Kuban, Craig Jennings, Chuck Mills, Brent & Barbara Winn, & Jim Bush. All the Children at Southfork last summer who visited our booth and inspired a new song called, "From The Eyes Of a Child", in particular John Davidson my youngest fan. Jason Smith at Tutter's in Corsicana for letting us perform we will see you soon on April 13th,(oooooooo Friday the 13th- come out and party). Kerry Schoder for helping us sell records at CD- World in Dallas, and a special thanks to all those who purchased both my CD's and Merchandise where ever you are. See you out and about this year stay tuned. Sincerely Billy Rawlett