Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1990 Page: 27 of 41
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Jody Nix returns to TCR with sounds of country western swing
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Faulks Refrigeration
Haskell Highway
Myrle Greathouse
Wes-Tex
Upshaw
and
We’re with you
all the way.
The Great Cowboy
Reunion and Rodeo
Enjoy the rodeo and
have a safe July 4th!
Welcome to Stamford and the
Texas Cowboy Reunion.
Besides singing and playing
the drums, Jody is a renowned
left-handed fiddle player. He
started al the age of 11, receiving
lessons from his brother Larry,
and plenty of encouragement
from his father and uncle Ben.
throughout school, and two
years of college. At 16,hetygan
singing with his uncle Bens
band. The Cowboys. In 1977
Jody became the lead singer for
the band after his uncle formed
his own band.
Brisket, Sausage, Ham, Ribs
Custom Cooking & Catering
Steaks after 5:00 p.m.
111 McHarg
Stamford, TX 79553
Upshaw
Insurance Agency
GiryCirpenter, steel
guitar.Tommy Harvell, who has
played with both Nix and his
father for over 40 years and
currently plays bass guitar; Ken
Kelly, drums and Ricky Boen,
fiddle and mandolin.
Rick Johnson, who is also one
of Nix’s long time friends,
recently wrote a song for him,
“Carrying on the Show,” and is
an exceptional summary of
Nix’s life:
1 was bom in Texas, raised out
on a farm;
I grew up on Western swing;
learned to dance out in the
bam. Hoyle Nix and Bob Wills
put music in my soul
Now they’re gone but the
fiddle plays on.
I’m carrying on the show.
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Nix has entertained crowds at
the Texas Cowboy Reunion
numbering from 1500-2000
each night. He and his band are
booked all year with
appearances at dance halls and
performances each year is at the
Annual Bob Will’s Day in
Turkey, Texas. There, he is
really is carrying on Bob Will’s
and his father’s traditional
western swing.
He is an extremely family
oriented man. Despite the hours
he spends playing for dances,
the fiddler does not believe in
smoking or drinking. Most of
the dances he plays are for all
ages from three to ninety-three.
Members of his band include
From then on he was often
called on by his father to play a
fiddle tune, “Dad would call me
up to show me off or when he
wanted to rest,” Jody laughs.
He always introduced me as ‘a
left handed boy playing a right-
handed man’s fiddle.’ The
stringing is a little different but
since I started this way, it seems
natural.”
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The Texas Cowboy Reunion
strives on tradition as does Jody
Nix who is “carrying on his
father’s show,” through his god
given talents.
In a repeat performance, Jody
Nix and The Texas Cowboys
will piay traditional country-
western swing each night at the
dances following the rodeo
performance.
There is no doubt that lead
singer Jody Nix is carrying on
the show. His father, Hoyle
Nix, met Bob Wills in 1952 and
became a member of the original
Texas Playboys.
At the age <jf two, young Jody
began playing the drums and
received his first drum set when
he was only four years old. He
was a full fledged member of
the West Texas Cowboys,
drumming at night and attending
school during the day. He
continued that regimen
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Rodeo Special
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STAMFORD AMERICAN
Stamford, Texas, Thursday, July 5, 1990
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Craig, Jennifer. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1990, newspaper, July 5, 1990; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1242514/m1/27/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.