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Curtis Grimes is Coming Home + Will Make Cowboy's Debut

Buddy Logan — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:41:14 +0000

Growing up in East Texas, Curtis Grimes was a baseball standout at Harmony High School. These days, however, the "Irresponsible" singer makes his home in Austin, and stays busy nurturing a fan base that has stretched outside of Texas -- thanks to a long run on season one of NBC's The Voice. Tonight Wednesday (April 10) Grimes returns home to perform for his original, hometown fans at Cowboy's night club in Tyler.

RTX Sunday Video — Curtis Grimes 'Irresponsible'

Buddy Logan — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:52:45 +0000

Gilmer (Texas) native, Curtis Grimes, broke out nationally on the first season of NBC's The Voice. Since then he's been building quite the following back home here in Texas. Grimes who just wrapped up a two week long East Coast tour, now has three successful radio singles under his belt ("Doin' My Time, "Irresponsible," and "Smile"), and this week he's got the RTX Sunday Video.

Tops in Texas — There's a New No. 1 in Town

Buddy Logan — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 02:31:54 +0000

This week Reckless Kelly, Josh Abbott and Curtis Grimes all look to be the one to replace Kyle Park at the top of the charts. Who gets there? Let’s find out. 10. The Cold One – Mike Ryan 9. Worth the Fight – Cody Canada and the Departed 8. Crazy Again – Roger Creager 7. Obsessed [...]

Kyle Park is Still Tops in Texas

Buddy Logan — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 18:20:21 +0000

Since the TRRR has been on hiatus the last couple weeks there is no change in the chart. But since I haven't posted the top songs in the same amount of time, let's get caught back up. This week Kyle Park enjoys his third week on top courtesy of his first-career No. 1 with “The Night is Young” off his “Make or Break Me” album. Let's see where everyone else lines up.

Tops in Texas — Kyle Park Has Eyes on Very First No. 1

Buddy Logan — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:32:01 +0000

This week Kyle Park is going for his (surprisingly) first No. 1 single with "The Night is Young” off his "Make or Break Me" album. But to do it he'll have to hold off Eli Young Band, Reckless Kelly and Curtis Grimes they are all hot on his heels. Can he hold them off and get to No. 1? Let’s find out.

Curtis Grimes: Good Singer, Good Performer, Horrible Gambler

Buddy Logan — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:07:00 +0000

Curtis Grimes is a long time friend of ours at Radio Texas, LIVE! Over the course of his visits he and I have made four bets. Each bet has had at least two things in common, 1. They were all on-air, and 2. Curtis has lost every single one. Click here for details on the [...]

The RTX Sunday Video — Curtis Grimes 'Irresponsible'

Buddy Logan — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:42:05 +0000

This Friday (11/23) Gilmer native Curtis Grimes is coming home to perform the big night-after-Thanksgiving concert at Electric Cowboy. It'll be a great concert to bring any out-of-state family members that haven't been fortunate enough to see a Texas Music concert yet.

Curtis Grimes + His Hit Single 'Smile' are Coming Home for Thanksgiving

Buddy Logan — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:40:45 +0000

Curtis Grimes was a baseball standout at Harmony High School while growing up in East Texas. Though, these days the "Irresponsible" singer makes his home in Austin, staying busy nurturing a fan base that has stretched outside of Texas, thanks to a deep run on season one of NBC's The Voice -- he always finds his way back home to East Texas around the holidays.

Curtis Grimes 'Live From the Parish' — The Big Tease [VIDEO]

Buddy Logan — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:30:57 +0000

We're all getting pretty pumped for the new live Curtis Grimes album "Live from the Parish." If you're not yet, to help get you there, today the Grimes camp released a teaser video. Curtis says he excited to have a new album, but even more so about it being a live album the reason being, "I felt like it would represents how we sound as a band right now."

Curtis Grimes' World Re-Debut of 'Smile' on Radio Texas, LIVE! [AUDIO]

Buddy Logan — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:43:05 +0000

About six weeks ago, in early July Curtis Grimes stopped by Radio Texas, LIVE! for the unofficial debut of his new single "Smile." Unofficial because -- well we weren't exactly allowed to do it. I even had to promise not to spin it again until it was "officially" released. A promise that proved more troublesome to keep than I first imagined -- I got crazy requests for it off just that one spin.

RTX New Music Challenge: Roger Creager vs. Curtis Grimes [AUDIO/POLL]

Buddy Logan — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:16:33 +0000

All right, new week means new RTX New Music Challenge and once again we aren't making your job easy. This week we've got one of the most buzzed about singles of 2012, "Smile" from Curtis Grimes going against the king of No. 1's Roger Creager and his latest, "Crazy Again." Your job is the same, listen to both and vote for your favorite.

The World Debut of Curtis Grimes' New Single 'Smile' + More [AUDIO]

Buddy Logan — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:40:17 +0000

I’ll give you two guesses what we did when Curtis Grimes dropped by Radio Texas, LIVE! recently — give up? We debuted his next single “Smile” and made an on-air bet, perhaps our best on-air bet yet. Radio Texas, LIVE! is the only place in the world where you can hear new music from Curtis [...]

Best Country Artists from East Texas [VIDEO/POLL]

Amy Austin — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:26:46 +0000

East Texas is full of talented people, especially country singers. Think about it: Neal McCoy, Miranda Lambert, Linda Davis, Ray Price, Lee Ann Womack, J.B and The Moonshine Band, Whiskey Myers, Brandon Rhyder, Curtis Grimes, and Johnny Horton.

And that's just scratching the surface.

Can Stoney Make it Two Straight Weeks? — The Top 10 Songs in Texas

Buddy Logan — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:00:11 +0000

The Texas Regional Radio Report's list of the biggest songs in Texas is out. Was Stoney LaRue able to do something no one has done in six straight weeks -- that is stay at the top for two consecutive weeks? It's not gonna be easy with Turnpike Troubadours, Pat Green and Curtis Grimes nippin' at his heels. Click through and check out where your favorite song stacks up this week among the biggest songs in Texas.

Josh Abbott is Bringing JAB Fest to East Texas — Want Free Tickets?

Buddy Logan — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:49:46 +0000

Josh Abbott Band has added a new stop to the popular JAB Fest this year, and wouldn't ya know it -- it's right here in East Texas. JAB Fest which has drawn huge crowds in Lubbock and Austin will now be hoping for the same with the newly added "Off Road Edition" going down at River Run ATV Park in beautiful Jacksonville. And guess what? We're the only station giving you a chance to go for free.

Curtis Grimes Gets First Top 10 + Sings National Anthem at Western Conference Finals [VIDEO]

Buddy Logan — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:11:15 +0000

I've got this friend who always has to one-up everything I do. I tell a story about catchin' a five-pound bass, he shares about the time he caught a seven-pounder. I brag about drinkin' a thirty-pack last Saturday, and he claim's he drinks two every Wednesday. Pretty sure we've all got one of those friends. But it occurs to me Curtis Grimes may be confused about how the whole one-upper thing works, because our Gilmer boy plays the one-upper game -- except he does it with himself.

Tonight David Allan Coe, Jason Boland, Charlie Robison and Curtis Grimes Converge on East Texas [AUDIO]

Buddy Logan — Sat, 26 May 2012 18:07:20 +0000

The night East Texas has been waiting for, Party in the Dirt 2012 presented by KNUE is here! Tonight Gladewater and East Texas will be overtaken by Curtis Grimes, Charlie Robison, Jason Boland and David Allan Coe. As of right now, tickets are still available online just click here to buy yours. But when online ticket sales end, you'll still be able to get yours at the gate. No coolers are allowed but beer will be sold at the show.

Here's Details On Your Final Chance to Win David Allan Coe Tickets

Buddy Logan — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:26:20 +0000

Hey guys, join me at Metro PCS in Tyler at the intersection of Front and Beckham today, Thursday, May 24, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. for one of your final chances to win FREE tickets to Party in the Dirt presented by KNUE, featuring Curtis Grimes, Jason Boland, Charlie Robison and David Allan Coe. If you can't make it or don't wanna chance it, click here and secure your tickets now.

The RTX Sunday Video — Jason Boland and the Stragglers 'Tulsa Time' [VIDEO]

Buddy Logan — Sun, 20 May 2012 17:55:37 +0000

This week for the RTX Sunday Video we’ve got Jason Boland’s version of the Don Williams classic “Tulsa Time.” You can find the song on Boland’s live album “High in The Rockies.” You can find Jason Boland next Saturday, May 26th in Gladewater at Party in the Dirt 2012 presented by KNUE. He along with [...]

You Can Win David Allan Coe Tickets Today on Your Lunch Break

Buddy Logan — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:15:47 +0000

Hey guys, join me at Metro PCS in Tyler at the intersection of Troup Highway and Shiloh Road today, May 17, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. for one of your final chances to win FREE tickets to Party in the Dirt presented by KNUE, featuring Curtis Grimes, Jason Boland, Charlie Robison and David Allan Coe.