Welcome to the Raio Free Texas Backstage Pass, where each week we will feature an artist and their latest CD. We will play the CD in its entirety, and while the CD spins, the artist and band members hop on chat and answer listener question, generally BS, and whatnot. It's a good time for sure!  <<May 26, 2010 7:00:00 PM>>

deweywayne[7:00:22 PM]: How's it goin' everyone?
ar_melissa[7:01:16 PM]: hi dewey
Fyala[7:03:29 PM]: Hey Dewey! Really enjoyed your performance at the TMA's
deweywayne[7:03:42 PM]: Thanks, we had a great time playing!
ar_melissa[7:04:11 PM]: glad the sound wasnt jacked when you were on dewey
SherrieLee[7:04:21 PM]: eah the TMAs were Great! Congrats on your album
deweywayne[7:04:24 PM]: Yeah, we got lucky that we were almost last   lol!
deweywayne[7:04:37 PM]: thanks!
ar_melissa[7:05:11 PM]: Dewey thank you for taking time out of your schedule to come and join us tonite
deweywayne[7:05:33 PM]: glad to be here!
<<Real Good Lovin’ by Dewey Wayne is now playing on RFT>>
deweywayne[7:05:52 PM]: Real Good Lovin' - I wrote this song about my wife. I was getting on a flight from Birmingham to Houston and thought of the idea. I had the whole song written before we touched down.
deweywayne[7:06:02 PM]: Big John tears it up on this song
ar_melissa[7:06:04 PM]: so dewey, how long have you been performing?
deweywayne[7:06:26 PM]: Since college which was around '98 time frame
ar_melissa[7:06:32 PM]: indeed he does
deweywayne[7:06:40 PM]: then it was just parties haha
SherrieLee[7:07:00 PM]: Hey Wayne how does Texas music differ from what you grew up with
deweywayne[7:07:26 PM]: It's more in-your-face. I was mostly exposed to Nashville music growing up
ar_melissa[7:08:33 PM]: dewey do you find you write lyrics or music first or do you have a formula?
DBBooking[7:08:33 PM]: No question here....just a statement...Dewey you rocked it at the TMA's!
deweywayne[7:09:00 PM]: Thanks!
ar_melissa[7:09:41 PM]: i had this whole list of folks that i was looking forward to
deweywayne[7:09:42 PM]: We had a blast!
TheFirstLady[7:09:47 PM]: howdy kids
<<I Call Dixie My Home by Dewey Wayne is now playing on RFT>>
Fyala[7:10:09 PM]: Dewey, are your songs based on your area??
TheFirstLady[7:10:09 PM]: Hey Dewey... glad I got to meet you too.. it's me Cara
DBBooking[7:10:20 PM]: hi Cara!
deweywayne[7:10:21 PM]: hi Cara!
deweywayne[7:10:53 PM]: This song, "I Call Dixie my Home" was the first song I ever wrote and kept. It’s about growing up in good ol’ Dixie!
TheFirstLady[7:12:33 PM]: Dewey... do you write the lyrics or melody first?
ar_melissa[7:12:35 PM]: dewey...what is your favorite venue to play in tx
deweywayne[7:13:08 PM]: It depends. Sometimes I write then separately and then put them together later
deweywayne[7:13:29 PM]: It's all about matching the feeling of the lyrics with the music
ar_melissa[7:13:42 PM]: welcome to backstage pass with dewey wayne
<<The Fyffe, Alabama UFO Blues by Dewey Wayne is now playing on RFT>>
deweywayne[7:14:04 PM]: This song, "The Fyffe Alabama UFO Blues" is about the rash of UFO sightings in Fyffe, AL in 1989
deweywayne[7:14:40 PM]: It features a local bluegrass band called, The Gary Waldrep Band
TheFirstLady[7:14:41 PM]: do you write when you are keeping life between the lines or when you are in the ditches?
DBBooking[7:14:50 PM]: I think it always helps to have some humor in your music
deweywayne[7:15:41 PM]: Both... the deepest ones come from more emotional times, but I'm a fairly "have-a-good-time" kinda guy, so there's lots of those too
SherrieLee[7:16:42 PM]: Dewey you looked great on stage. You rocked it!!! When is your next biggest show?
deweywayne[7:16:40 PM]: Fyffe has a UFO music Festival every year that we go and play at
Fyala[7:17:00 PM]: Dewey, did you ever see any of the UFO's?
deweywayne[7:17:00 PM]: It's in August
deweywayne[7:17:21 PM]: No, but I heard my Dad has...lol
<<Songs About Drinkin’ by Dewey Wayne is now playing on RFT>>
ar_melissa[7:17:54 PM]: dewey how long have you been in texas?
DBBooking[7:17:59 PM]: hahaha..I did back in my early 20's...oh wait that was when I did LSD lol
deweywayne[7:18:19 PM]: This song "Songs About Drinkin" is one of those fun songs. It's a list of the heroes of my college experience!
deweywayne[7:18:58 PM]: I've been in Texas for about 5 years
deweywayne[7:19:13 PM]: I wasn't born here, but I got here as fast as I could!!!
ar_melissa[7:19:33 PM]: nice
TheFirstLady[7:19:40 PM]: where do you hang your hat in Texas?
fyffeman77[7:19:40 PM]: I love this song!
ar_melissa[7:19:47 PM]: what is your favorite venue so far here in tx?
ar_melissa[7:19:48 PM]: to play
deweywayne[7:20:09 PM]: I like Blanco's in Houston a lot. A very cool honky tonk.
ar_melissa[7:20:33 PM]: any venues you hope to play in soon?
deweywayne[7:21:14 PM]: I'd like to get out more to new braunfels. very cool places there
<<Destination Misery by Dewey Wayne is now playing on RFT>>
deweywayne[7:22:00 PM]: Here is a dark song called "Destination Misery". About someone I knew in a bad relationship that just wouldn't end!
TheFirstLady[7:22:01 PM]: is there a dream venue?
deweywayne[7:22:33 PM]: My dream is to headline Gruene Hall!
ar_melissa[7:22:53 PM]: that's church
TheFirstLady[7:22:57 PM]: I know when guys first get started.. they depend a lot on good advice from seasoned musicians.. you have been at it a while... what is the best piece of advice you could give a new artist and what was the best nugget you got?
deweywayne[7:23:01 PM]: LOL!!!!@mel
DBBooking[7:23:16 PM]: Who would you say are your biggest musical influences?
ar_melissa[7:23:27 PM]: ill be in church this sunday as a matter of fact.
TheFirstLady[7:23:58 PM]: our family calls GH church.. the spirit always moves at the hall
Fyala[7:24:10 PM]: This is one of my favorites!! Some deep thinking here!
deweywayne[7:24:28 PM]: TFL: well, I always tell people to not take "no" for an answer. Venues give the gigs to guys that keep showing up and making good music. It's all about persistance!
SherrieLee[7:24:50 PM]: Too dark for me.... makes me want to cry
deweywayne[7:25:08 PM]: DB: Johnny Cash, Hank Jr, and a host of bluegrass guys no one’s ever heard of haha
Rickncc[7:25:19 PM]: ok..ok..now this is a good song..will be requesting this one more often..
DBBooking[7:25:26 PM]: Dewey that is good advice for a booking agent also! lol
deweywayne[7:25:37 PM]: Thanks Rickncc!
Rickncc[7:25:59 PM]: love a song with a great story line..
deweywayne[7:26:19 PM]: You can get all my lyrics at : http://www.deweywayne.com/lyrics.cfm
<<True Country Music by Dewey Wayne is now playing on RFT>>
TheFirstLady[7:26:46 PM]: I would have married johnny Cash if he would have asked me.. even tho he is not my soulmate
deweywayne[7:26:49 PM]: This song features me on the washboard! lol!
deweywayne[7:27:11 PM]: JR was and still is the man!
TheFirstLady[7:27:20 PM]: haha.. dewey .. that's sweet
deweywayne[7:28:05 PM]: I took this song to Nashville, but they told me I couldn't play a song that talks about deer hunting
DBBooking[7:28:31 PM]: well that shows you what Nashville knows Dewey!
ar_melissa[7:28:34 PM]: ppl in nashville are out of touch
SherrieLee[7:28:38 PM]: This ones good its life... keepin on keepin on no matter what life throws your way
deweywayne[7:28:36 PM]: A great example of how they water down everything
Fyala[7:29:07 PM]: They been bought out by the HSUS!!!
TheFirstLady[7:29:20 PM]: I would give my standard F nashville line.. but I don't wanna offend folks
DBBooking[7:29:23 PM]: exactly Dewey...lots of Texas artists went to Nashville to only come back home so they could make THIER music and not Nashville's
Rickncc[7:29:34 PM]: agreed sherrie..
DBBooking[7:29:40 PM]: we get the point Cara lol
TheFirstLady[7:30:07 PM]: nashville does not deserve some of my fave artists... that's all I'm sayin' about that
DBBooking[7:30:11 PM]: I got a good taste of typical Nashville on Sunday as I was channel surfing
DBBooking[7:30:21 PM]: turned on CMT and saw Uncle Kracker...nuff said
TheFirstLady[7:30:23 PM]: Texas music... it's real... we hunt deer... lets face facts
deweywayne[7:30:27 PM]: What everyone has to understand is that most music fans aren't really fans. They are just casual listners. So they consume what the machine cranks out. It's a money making formula for the masses
ar_melissa[7:31:03 PM]: then there's rft listeners
<<Live This Life with Me by Dewey Wayne is now playing on RFT>>
SherrieLee[7:31:05 PM]: THIS ONE IS MY FAVE!!!!!!
TheFirstLady[7:31:21 PM]: thank god I'm not most
ar_melissa[7:31:33 PM]: agreed cara
DBBooking[7:31:34 PM]: thank God I like Texas music
deweywayne[7:31:29 PM]: I wrote this song, "Live This Life with Me" for my wedding day
ar_melissa[7:31:35 PM]: im right there with you
TheFirstLady[7:31:50 PM]: I was just wondering that
TheFirstLady[7:31:54 PM]: great job
ar_melissa[7:31:59 PM]: that's very sweet dewey
TheFirstLady[7:32:01 PM]: chicks love things from the heart
DBBooking[7:32:07 PM]: beautiful song Dewey....if I ever decide to renew my vows I may use this one
Fyala[7:32:09 PM]: Dewey, bet your wife like this song??
deweywayne[7:32:08 PM]: I played it at the alter just after we said our vows. It was the first time anyone including her had heard it
TheFirstLady[7:32:25 PM]: and it's my fave song on the album.. but I'm a tender hearted gal
deweywayne[7:33:17 PM]: i worked on this song for about 6 months
TheFirstLady[7:33:51 PM]: sweet
deweywayne[7:33:54 PM]: That's Bobby Flores on fiddle
SherrieLee[7:33:55 PM]: It was worth it
TheFirstLady[7:33:56 PM]: did she cry?
deweywayne[7:34:03 PM]: Everyone cried lol
DBBooking[7:34:06 PM]: of course she did Cara
DBBooking[7:34:19 PM]: hahahaha....I knew it
TheFirstLady[7:34:20 PM]: did you cry?
deweywayne[7:34:46 PM]: I made it thru it, but it wasn't easy!
DBBooking[7:34:56 PM]: I think some of you ladies are crying right now just hearing the story lol
Rickncc[7:35:18 PM]:
deweywayne[7:35:34 PM]: At the wedding, I played it about 3 times too fast becasue I was so nervous haha!
TheFirstLady[7:35:59 PM]: bless your heart.... that's precious
<<Being Bad by Dewey Wayne is now playing on RFT>>
deweywayne[7:36:02 PM]: "Being Bad" was written about me being an adrenaline junkie. The girl in the second verse is my wife when we first met (a true story)
ar_melissa[7:36:11 PM]: awww
SherrieLee[7:36:28 PM]: I bet nobody noticed you were nervous
deweywayne[7:36:25 PM]: Marcus Eldridge on slide guitar there
TheFirstLady[7:36:47 PM]: love me some marcus
TMC50[7:36:53 PM]: This is a Jam right here!
TheFirstLady[7:36:54 PM]: Mertis
Rickncc[7:37:03 PM]: love slide...
deweywayne[7:37:03 PM]: Bobby Flores once again
ar_melissa[7:37:13 PM]: me too rick
DBBooking[7:37:22 PM]: Bobby is awesome
ar_melissa[7:37:24 PM]: not enough people use it in their music anymore
ar_melissa[7:37:30 PM]: upright bass too
deweywayne[7:37:30 PM]: We recorded that slide with Marcus in my living room
Rickncc[7:37:48 PM]: great music....
TheFirstLady[7:37:57 PM]: panty dropper
deweywayne[7:38:02 PM]: lol!
DBBooking[7:38:08 PM]: rofl
ar_melissa[7:38:28 PM]: indeed...upright bass=panty dropper fo sho
TheFirstLady[7:38:46 PM]: when you see a dedicated fan heading to the stage with a tray full of shots.. what do you wish is in the shot glass and what do you pray is NOT in the shot glass?
ar_melissa[7:38:54 PM]: i dont date musicians but if i did, he'd be an upright bass player.
TheFirstLady[7:39:19 PM]: LOL.... big juicy got him a new upright megg.. you could be a cougar all at once
deweywayne[7:39:21 PM]: Tequilla is my fav... Jagger is my fear!
<<I Reckon by Dewey Wayne is now playing on RFT>>
deweywayne[7:39:34 PM]: I Reckon - An Australian friend of mine thought that "I reckon, I'm fixin'" was the funniest southern saying he had ever heard. I had always thought that it was a perfectly natural thing to say, so it took him pointing it out to realize a song needed to be written about it.
TheFirstLady[7:39:49 PM]: I fear the jager too
ar_melissa[7:39:49 PM]: lol dillon...no sir
ar_melissa[7:40:09 PM]: ick jager
ar_melissa[7:40:13 PM]: ick red bull
deweywayne[7:40:12 PM]: Big John Mills tearing it up agian on this song
ar_melissa[7:40:42 PM]: his jam session is my favorite part of bigfest
ar_melissa[7:40:48 PM]: well one of my favorite parts
deweywayne[7:40:48 PM]: This song will probably be my next release
SherrieLee[7:40:57 PM]: Man that boy can play!
ar_melissa[7:41:03 PM]: last year my fave was having church service with walt wilkins
DBBooking[7:41:03 PM]: well went I went in the Army everyone thought was Texas accent and sayings were quite funny also Dewey
deweywayne[7:41:07 PM]: I'll be at Big Fest this year!
<<Here for the Music by Dewey Wayne is now playing on RFT>>
deweywayne[7:41:40 PM]: Here for the Music - I wrote this song for the album to tie everything together. It's about all the reasons I love music, and I attributed these views to a main character.
ar_melissa[7:41:59 PM]: well then i shall see you at bigfest
ar_melissa[7:42:02 PM]: at some point
Fyala[7:42:02 PM]: Dewey, this is a great song!!
ar_melissa[7:42:08 PM]: i wont be there the entire time again
deweywayne[7:42:28 PM]: Thanks!
TheFirstLady[7:42:31 PM]: <----broadcasting bigfest
deweywayne[7:42:34 PM]: Tommy Detamore on steel guitar... he is fantastic
Rickncc[7:42:38 PM]: dewey..you playing big fest this year..?
deweywayne[7:42:54 PM]: I'll be there! Not sure which day I'll be playing yet though
GTR42[7:43:24 PM]: great producer too
deweywayne[7:43:46 PM]: Tommy produced the album, played steel, and dobro.
Rickncc[7:43:53 PM]: story about the Les Paul..?
DBBooking[7:44:10 PM]: Dewey is there any of your fellow Texas artists that you would like to colloborate with?
deweywayne[7:44:26 PM]: The Les Paul story is true
deweywayne[7:44:40 PM]: check it out on my bio.... I'll never forget that day!
Rickncc[7:45:02 PM]: moving..like the gutiar..
deweywayne[7:45:02 PM]: Too many guys I'd love to write with to mention
deweywayne[7:45:17 PM]: Ray Willie Hubbard is one of my favs.. I think I'm going thru a poetic phase in my writing right now
deweywayne[7:45:34 PM]: Hayes Carl too.. I've been influenced a lot lately by listening to him
TheFirstLady[7:45:42 PM]: Love Ray.. did you see him on Fallon last week?
DBBooking[7:46:02 PM]: yeah those two are good ones!
deweywayne[7:46:20 PM]: No way! I missed that!
<< Old No. 7 and a .30-06 by Dewey Wayne is now playing on RFT>>
deweywayne[7:47:07 PM]: Old No. 7 and a .30-06 - A story that takes place in the 1940s. I also wrote this song especially for the album because I thought the album overall was "just too darn happy". That's what I get for having a dark side! LOL
DBBooking[7:47:36 PM]: haahaha...this is a good one though
deweywayne[7:48:05 PM]: The sound of a real 1930s Plymouth can be heard at the end
TMC50[7:48:12 PM]: This is a good song....love songs about hunting spots
TheFirstLady[7:48:13 PM]: welcome to the dark side dewey.. we have snacks
deweywayne[7:48:20 PM]: LOL!!!@TFL
Rickncc[7:48:24 PM]: cara give that man a brew..
TheFirstLady[7:48:39 PM]: where did you find a 1930s plymouth?
deweywayne[7:48:52 PM]: A guy here in Houston has one.. all original
TexasDustin[7:49:00 PM]: wait... retro...
DBBooking[7:49:18 PM]: awesome....love old cars!
TexasDustin[7:49:24 PM]: YES!!!!!
TheFirstLady[7:49:25 PM]: that is badass
TexasDustin[7:49:29 PM]: this made my day
ar_melissa[7:49:31 PM]: lol
deweywayne[7:49:29 PM]: As a huge JR Cash fan, I figured someone had to die on my album!
TheFirstLady[7:49:32 PM]: so dewey.. you are in Htown?
DBBooking[7:49:50 PM]: true nuff Dewey lol
deweywayne[7:49:47 PM]: I live in Jersey Village
TheFirstLady[7:50:08 PM]: I like dark music
TexasDustin[7:50:13 PM]: dewey, im right up the road in waller
deweywayne[7:50:25 PM]: cool!
TheFirstLady[7:50:43 PM]: oh that's nice
deweywayne[7:52:04 PM]: Ok guys thatnks for hanging out with me here on Backstage Pass!
DBBooking[7:52:32 PM]: you bet Dewey....thanks for coming in!
ar_melissa[7:52:33 PM]: thank you for coming in dewey...good luck on your album
TexasDustin[7:52:38 PM]: thanks for being here, man!
Rickncc[7:52:45 PM]: was..IS a great album...really liked it..
deweywayne[7:52:46 PM]: I'm also on facebook
deweywayne[7:52:56 PM]: Thanks for the compliments!
DBBooking[7:53:00 PM]: yep...awesome album man
DBBooking[7:53:08 PM]: catch you down the road sometime I am sure
SherrieLee[7:53:12 PM]: Great to talk to you
deweywayne[7:53:13 PM]: We worked really hard, but had a blast making it!
deweywayne[7:53:28 PM]: visit deweywayne.com when you can
DBBooking[7:53:42 PM]: that's what it's all about man
Rickncc[7:53:45 PM]: come on down south if you get a chance...CC would love you..
deweywayne[7:54:02 PM]: We also had a blast at the Texas Music Awards!
deweywayne[7:54:15 PM]: Glad I got to meet some of you there
DBBooking[7:54:31 PM]: heck yeah...see you there for sure again next year!
deweywayne[7:54:31 PM]: Where are you located rick?
Rickncc[7:54:56 PM]: CC..Corpus Christi..
deweywayne[7:55:35 PM]: Cool... they sell my album at the Executive Surf Club Record Store
deweywayne[7:56:04 PM]: sign up for my email list when you get a chance and I'll keep you posted
Rickncc[7:56:23 PM]: well I guess I'll have to make a run down there..eh..
deweywayne[7:56:27 PM]: Ok guys, thanks again.. it was fun!!!
Rickncc[7:56:33 PM]: cool..
deweywayne[7:56:35 PM]: Later on......
reddirtyankee[7:56:50 PM]: bye dewey
DBBooking[7:56:55 PM]: ok Dewey...take care man
reddirtyankee[7:56:58 PM]: have a great nite
DBBooking[7:58:51 PM]: ok folks...back to work I go...you all have a great night!!