Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill
The Bands
The Turnpike Troubadours, whose name is derived from the bumpy Oklahoma toll-roads and their hard lived folk singing heroes, are proof that isolation can be the mother of originality.
Cutting its teeth in roadside dancehalls and honky-tonks has made a serious impact on the band’s musical style, which walks the proverbial line between Woody Guthrie and Waylon Jennings.
There’s a breath of fresh country air blowing in from the plains of Oklahoma where Ty England is Alive & Well and Livin’ the Dream and making the best music of his career. It has been a career straight out of Central Casting, starting with a couple of college pals, country music hopefuls, who promise to stick together no matter who first inks a recording contract. One of those guys is Garth Brooks, destined to become the fastest-selling solo artist in history.
Been playing for about 15 years now, and I think we've got it nail down. I've opened for a ton of artists to include Ty Herndon, John Anderson, Wade Hayes, Rhett Akin, Blake Shelton and am in the midst of finding more. Largest group I've ever played for was at K95.5's "A Day In the Country" listern appreciation... about 80,000 at last count. It was a ton of fun and we played all orginal. I love it! Been to Nashville, had the bus, done the touring thing...love it too. Just playing weekends right now to keep in the swing of things.
Zach Edwards was raised in Big Lake, Texas, where he was exposed to plenty of George Strait, Waylon Jennings and AC/DC. At age 11, he signed up for band class and began to read music and play the trumpet in junior high school. By the time Edwards was in high school, he competed at the state level and captivated audiences with his impressive solos. In 1994, now a sophomore in college, Zach picked up the guitar and knew his musical career was destined to continue. By 2001, he was writing original lyrics and composing original music.
