cody canada and the departed

Rita Ballou joins the RTX Crew each week for All the Dirt in Red Dirt and here's what she had for us last week: A Wade Bowen update, news on who's going to be Cody Canada and The Departed's new tour-mate, we of course talk about Josh Abbott's new 'Touch' video plus so much more.

We've got a Wade Bowen update, you'll definitely recognize Cody Canada and The Departed's new tour-mate and we of course talk about Josh Abbott's brand new video. Rita Ballou from RawHideAndVelvet.com joins the RTX Crew each week for All the Dirt in Red Dirt, here's a preview of what she has for us on tonight's episode of Radio Texas Live.

The latest compilation of the biggest songs in Texas is out, did Cody Canada and The Departed remain at the top for another week? Or did Casey Donahew, Wade Bowen, Kevin Fowler or Aaron Watson take over the #1 top spot? The biggest movers this week included: Pat Green +155 spins, Roger Creager +153, JB and The Moonshine Band +120 and Wade Bowen +118.  Click through to see who comes in at numb

The latest compilation of the biggest songs in Texas is out, did Jason Boland remain at the top for another week? Or did Cody Canada, Kevin Fowler or Aaron Watson take over the #1 top spot in Texas? The biggest movers this week included: Wade Bowen +182 spins, Cody Canada +174,  Jon Wolfe +141,  Cody Johnson +120 and Kevin Fowler +110.  Click through to see who comes in at number 1 this week an

You'd be hard pressed to find a Texan or an Okie that'd disagree with me saying Cross Canadian Ragweed was the most influential band in the Texas/Red Dirt Scene over the past 10+ years.  And you'd certainly agree with me when I say Ragweed paved the way for bands in this scene with what some might say an "alternative" sort of sound.  You may not've realized this but Ragweed wasn't a coun

He was the front man for arguably the biggest band in Texas/Red Dirt Music ever -Cross Canadian Ragweed and now he's got a new band.  Cody Canada And The Departed which features Jeremy Plato from Ragweed and he's added Seth James on guitar and blues vocals, Dave Bowen on drums and Steve Littleton.

This here is a great Summer song from The Boys From Oklahoma and we got the video for ya down there for the Texas/Red Dirt classic '17' -a great song from the now defunct Cross Canadian Ragweed.  This particular song can be found on their 2002 self-titled album  "Cross Canadian Ragweed."