cody canada and the departed

The new album from Cody Canada and the Departed won't be out till January, but that doesn't mean you can't order it. In fact if you order it now, your copy will be autographed, plus they've got some sweet packages you can get in on.

He fronted Cross Canadian Ragweed, the biggest band to ever come hit the Red Dirt scene. Hell, they really helped to create it. In the process he's inspired a new generation of singers and songwriters. Today, Cody Canada is undoubtedly one of the most influential Red Dirt voices of-all-time. Here he explains his latest project, "Some Old, Some New, Maybe A Cover or Two."

Casey Donahew Band's brand new project “Standoff” hit the No. 7 spot on the Country iTunes chart last week, something that is almost unheard of for an independent band. Tonight Radio Texas, LIVE! has your chance to see Casey plus special guests The Departed and the Cadillac Three in Bossier City.

Rita Ballou from RawhideandVelvet.com joins Radio Texas, LIVE! each week to keep us up to date on all the dirt in the Texas and Red Dirt Music scene. This week Cody Canada and the Departed had some surprise guests at their show -- in the form of tween-age heartthrobs, Micky and the Motorcars say farewell to a band member, Mike Eli of the Eli Young Band addresses the dreaded "Selling out"

This week's challenge features new music from a couple of Texas and Red Dirt powerhouse bands as Reckless Kelly's timely "Pennsylvania Avenue" goes up against Cody Canada and the Departed's "Worth the Fight." As always this won't be easy but your job is still the same, listen to both new songs and vote for your favorite.

Cross Canadian Ragweed was the most influential and popular band to ever come out of the Red Dirt scene, we all know this to be true. But unfortunately something else we all know to be true, all good things must come to an end -- Ragweed saw there's in late 2010. It wasn't long, though, before former members, Cody Canada and Jeremy Plato teamed up with Dave Bowen, Seth James, and Steve Littleton t

For well over a decade Cody Canada was the front man of Cross Canadian Ragweed, legitimately the most successful and popular band in Red Dirt history. With the table set by guys named McClure and Laflave, Ragweed re-defined the Red Dirt sound before packaging it up, all pretty and gritty, and shipping out of Oklahoma into Texas, and ultimately the rest of the U.S.

The Texas Regional Radio Report‘s list of the biggest songs in Texas is out. Was Cody Canada and the Departed able to keep the top spot for a third straight week? The most spin increases this week go to "One Star Flag" Casey Donahew Band +267 spins, "No Better Than This" JB and the Moonshine Band +209, "Here's To Me and You" Kevin Fowler +140 and "To Live Is To

The Texas Regional Radio Report's list of the biggest songs in Texas is out. Was Cody Canada and the Departed able to keep the top spot? It's not gonna be easy with huge, triple digit spin increases from Whiskey Myers, Aaron Watson, Rich O'Toole and Reckless Kelly. Click through and check out where your favorite song stacks up this week among the biggest songs in Texas.

The Texas Regional Radio Report's list of the biggest songs in Texas is out. Was Pat Green able to stay on top for two consecutive weeks? It's not gonna be easy with triple digit spin increases from Aaron Watson and Rich O'Toole, both now nippin' at his heels. Click through and check out where your favorite song stacks up this week among the biggest songs in Texas.

This week on The RTX New Music Challenge it's a Red Dirt/Americana showdown as Cody Canada and his new band The Departed take on Americana powerhouse Hayes Carll. This will not be easy and there will be casualties, but it's called music business not music friends -- now, let's do this!

It's been nearly two years since the most beloved band in the history of Red Dirt Music broke up. Rumors of  Cross Canadian Ragweed's split have run rampant, but not many questions have actually been answered, until now. In an interview with DallasObserver.com, former Ragweed frontman Cody Canada revealed a lot and set the record straight on a few things.