Bowie Texas Area Music: March 2010

Bowie Senior Citizens Center Friday Night Jam Session

PHOTOS FOR 2011

Some of our Friday Night Musicians:
Front Row L T R: Von Lawson, Darlene McCord, Carol Mansel, C, L. Griffin, Dolly and Leo Orrell
Back Row L to R: Jason Currie, Wassie Reynolds, Tom Slata, Danny Russell, Ervin Lyon, Ruth Ann Clark, Skeeter Boyd

Some of our Friday Night Audiance - Come out and join us

Friday Night Jam Session

Photos 2010 and earlier

A Long Distance Visitor: Maurine Siegler (R) , a regular member of the Friday Night Audiance
with her daughter, Neta Newman (L), visiting fom Wasillar, Alaska

C.L. and Ethel during the break; January., 2011

Sam on the Dobro, C.L. on guitar, Danny on fiddle
January, 2011

Leo & Dolly Orrell, Newcomers to the Bowie
Friday Night Jam Session , Jan. 2011

Inez Wagonseller and old frriend Bobby Pigg Brokaw
Bobby was a first timer on July 23

Pat Luna from Iowa Park came with
husbandRichard for the first time on July 23, 2010

John Butterfield and Danny Russell

John Butterfield, standing and Danny Russell on fiddle

Jon McCord, our PA system operator and J. Bryan Wasson

Jon McCord, Our Sound Man;
Jon is the man who keeps things together and going

Our Piano Player, Darlene McCord and singers
Carol Mansel, Ruth Ann Clark,
and J.Bryan Wasson

Some of our Friday Night Musicians

Picking and Grinning

First time Visitors, Cynthia and Samuel Noble
from Forestburg

Music Every Friday Night At

The Bowie Senior Citizens Center

Do you enjoy good old time classic country, bluegrass, gospel, cowboy and western swing music? It is available right here in Bowie. In addition to the many other services provided by the Bowie Senior Citizens Center, an all acoustic jam session is held each Friday night from 6:30PM to 9:00PM.

Thanks to the fact that many of the people bring a covered dish, a break in the music is held to provide food and fellowship. Birthdays and Anniversaries are recognized. A scrapbook and a web site are maintained. You can check out the photographs on the website. Links to many other websites are provided.

The Bowie Senior Citizens Center is located on Pelham Drive in Pelham Park behind the Rodeo Grounds in Bowie, Texas. All acoustic classic country, bluegrass, gospel, cowboy and western swing musicians and singers are invited.

Contact information: Jon and Darlene McCord, 940-841-2511 or

Bryan and Shirley Wasson, 940-872-9556

Norman Rowe, The Founder of the Bowie Friday Night Jam Session
This 2007 photo shows Norman holding his guitar shaped
birthday cake. This Friday Night Jam Session was started by Norman
at Carter Lake Baptist Church as a once per month activity. It was moved
to Bell Manufacturing Company and then for a short while across the
street from the Senior Citizens Center on the Second Monday Grounds.
It was then moved to the Bowie Senior Citizens Center and became a weekly event.
Norman has now gone home to be with the Lord. Norman was a wonderful Christian man
who loved music and would do anything for anyone at any time.

Back Row: Wade Leggett, Wassie Reynolds, Danny Russell , C. L. Griffith, Ervin Lyon, and Bill Lawler
Middle Row Sitting: Penny Leggett, Dean Ritchey, Darlene McCord, and Bryan Wasson
Front Row: Von Lawson, Jason Currie, Carol Mansel, Ruth Ann Polk, and Skeeter Boyd

Some of our musicians and singers:

Wade Liggett - Dobro; Wassie Reynolds - sings, acoustic guitar, banjo, and dobro; Danny Russell -
fiddle and mandolin; C.L. Griffith - sings and rythym guitar; Ervin Lyon - acoustic guitar; Bill Lawler -bass;
Penny Leggett - sings; Dean Ritchie - fiddle; Darlene McCord - piano; Bryan Wasson - sings ( no longer plays guitar due to Parkinson's Disease) ; Von Lawson - rythym guitar and sings; Jason Currie - Harmonica Carol Mansel - Sings ;Ruth Ann Polk - sings; Skeeter Boyd - fiddle, Mandolin and sings

Kristen Millsap
Kristen is the Granddaughter of our very dear friends, Bud
and Tressa Branson. Kristen is learning to play the guitar.
She is checking out Von Lawson's guitar on July 9, 2010.

Tressa Branson, Kristnemillsap, Kody Milsapap and Andrew Vega.

Windell Finley and his Great Granddaughter, Ashytn
who is standing singing, Windell on Guitar

Visitors from Orange City, Florida: Tom and Mary Waters,
dear friends of Bryan and Shirley Wasson. Tom and Mary have
made two visits to the Bowie Friday Night Jam Session.

Richard Luna from Iowa Park came for the first
time with wife Pat on 07-23-10

C.L is the first in the food line

The food line at break

Vanara and Paul Waller, They are always ready for any job that needs doing.

The Bowie Friday Night Jam Session made the Montague
County Visitors Guide for 2010

We always have food and fellowship during the break in music at 7:30PM

George A. Hamilton with daughter, Darlene McCord.
Darlene is the piano player for the Bowie Friday Night Jam
Session. George was a regular at the Bowie Friday Night
Jam Sessions and loved the country music. He no longer comes
to the Friday Night Jam Sessions for health reasons.
George is the brother of my former dear friend and fellow
Bowie City employee, the late Cotton Hamilton. Cotton Hamilton
was the Superintendent of Water and Sewer for the City of Bowie.
JBW, 08-07-10

2011 Photos