Michael Devers
My blogs
| Location | New Braunfels, TX |
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| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | Founded in late 1999 by diehard Texas music fan Chad Raney, LoneStarMusic.com stocks more than 1,300 different artists — including not only Texans honky-tonkers and songwriters, but a generous selection of kindred spirits from Oklahoma's “Red Dirt” music scene (Mike McClure, Cross Canadian Ragweed) and other fan-approved “Honorary Lone Stars,” like Johnny Cash and fellow “Johns” Hiatt and Prine. While shopping visitors can also peruse Texas music links and exclusive, in-depth “Artist of the Month” interviews. The Q&A’s are also featured in LoneStarMusic.com's newsletter, which is e-mailed each month to more than 40,000 subscribers. And to think it all started a little less than a decade ago because Raney, laid up in bed recovering from a car crash that shattered his legs, simply couldn't find enough information on his favorite Texas artists, let alone a one-stop shop to order from. Raney, who had recently received the 1997 Texas Entrepreneur of the Year award from then Governor George W. Bush for his thriving medical equipment company (CareChoice), knew there was only one viable solution: he'd have to build such an oasis for himself and like-minded fans himself. |
| Interests | Texas Music |
| Favorite music | Texas Music |