Bowie Texas Area Music: Photographs (1)

Some of our Friday Night Musicians

Some of our Friday Night Audiance

There is nothing like learning to play the guitar!
Photo Courtesy of The Bowie News

Dan Webb with his very old Kay guitar. He brought
the old Kay to the Friday night jam session for Bryan Wasson to examine.

Dan Webb on guitar, Tom Salata on Saxaphone

Tom Salata on fiddle

From May 18, 2011 issue of The Bowie News.
Photo by Barbara Green, Courtesy The Bowie News.

Danny Reed

Jay Webb

Dolly & Leo Orrell

Tom Salata on the Fiddle

The Village Singers: L to R:
Kathy Goad, Harold Goad, Jennifer Duffin Goad, Warren Goad

Chuck Wagon food at Cowboy Symposium,
cowboy music and poetry at Pelham Park

Jenny Mack at Concert prior to Chicken
and Bread Days Fiddle Contest,
Photo by Barbara Green, Courtesy, The Bowie News

Jenny Mack at Concert prior to Chicken and Bread Days Fiddle Contest

Fiddle Contest

Bowie Chicken and Bread Days Fiddlers Contest

The Duffin Family; L to R: Chuck Duffin, Lindsey Duffin,
Warren Goad, Nathan Duffin

L to R: J. Bryan Wasson, Chuck Duffin, Keith Cooper
(See video, Falling Leaves, written by grandPa Jones on this website

Jenny Mack, Photo by Barbara Green, Courtesy the Bowie News

Fiddle Contest

Skeeter Boyd

Wassie Reynolds

Dorris McGuffy

Dean Ritchey

Danny Russell

See video of this on this website and on YouTube

Bowie Friday Night Jam Session

Warren Goad

Friday Night Jam Session at Bowie Senior Citizens Center

Myself back in abort 1957. I think I must be scouting for a wagon train
headed somewhere to a guitar pickin' session. I am armed with
a 30/30 because you never know what danger lies ahead.

Above is Yours Truly back in my days in the FFA
at dear old Abilene High School with one of my FFA project show steers.
This has nothing to do with guitar picking, but I thought
I would throw it in free of charge. I think all cowboys grow up to be guitar pickers.

Bryan Wasson and Harold Goad of the Village Singers at First Baptist Church Bowie, Texas,
About 2008, Check out the Village Singers at http://www.villagesingers.com/

J. Bryan Wasson at a book signing in 1965, The West Texas

Fair Grounds during a Carl Miles Horse Sale

Check out: http://www.wassonslookingback.blogspot.com/

A rather laid back Von Lawson and Ervin Lyon

Friday Night Jam Session in a circle

Friday Night Fellowship Around The Table

Three Gospel singing Sisters: Erma Ingle, Lettie Matney and Lorene Thompson

The Hinkle Family, a Gospel Singing Group performing at
the Bowie Senior Citizens Center on June 18, 2010
http://www.hinklefamily.org/

Three Cheers For The Red, White and Blue

The Horseflys:
Bob Napier and Bryan Wasson

Ken Thorp, Raymond Garrett in Background

Delbert and Nina White of Whitehouse Harmony
made the front cover of the Home and Garden
Supplement of the Wise County Messenger

Keith Cooper playing my Gibson Hummingbird,
Kieth is minister of Music for First Baptist Church, Bowie
Check out Kieth's Web site at: http://www.keithlcooper.com/

David Gregory. singer, musician, writer, cowboy

Delbert Jones and Milton Reed

Dan Webb and Dorris McGuffy

Kieth Dyer hosts Southern Gospel Jubilee every Sunday night at 94.9FM out of Wichita Falls, Texas
Tune in for some great Southern Gospel Music.

The late Norman Rowe, Bryan Wasson, Standing the late Delbert Jones
and Milton Reed

Maye Wade, Raymond Garrett in background on bench.
the top of old friend Norman Rowe's head is in foreground

Danny Reed: Danny is one of the best lead guitar players you will find

Burl Phelps, Ramond Garrett in background
(Raymond loves Country and Gospel Music. Where
you find the music, you will find Raymond)

Don Wade

Dean Ritchie

Kenny Robertson

Ronnie May

J. Bryan Wasson: Entertaining at the
Annual Convention of the South Carolina
Trucking Association at Myrtle Beach, SC
about 1988 or 89

Paul and Vanara Waller with Neal McCoy
at a Neal McCoy Concert, Neil signed her Neil McCoy Guitar

Vanara Waller with her Neil McCoy Guitar,
signed by Neil McCoy

Bob Garrett and Bryan Wasson Jamming

Harold Goad of The Village Singers at the Bowie Friday Night Jam Session
http://www.villagesingers.com/

Bryan Wasson and Chuck Duffin

Bryan Wasson and Dale Cox

Dale, Are you awake?

Twenty plus years ago, if there was a musical event in the
Bowie, Texas area, Dale and Bryan were on the stage as a team.
"The Hairy Legged Guitar Pickers" are now getting a little long in the tooth.

                                           Skeeter Boyd is a musician and singer and also
                                           a fiddle maker. Pictured above are four fiddles
                                           that Skeeter made.

Skeeter Boyd is shown playing 138 year old fiddle owned by

Ruth Ann Burk's great-grandfather, James Magruder.

James Magruder was born July 13, 1856. He started playing

the fiddle pictured above in 1872 at age 16. He died at the age

of 80 in 1936. The fiddle was not played following his death

until restoration by Skeeter Boyd. Restoration was completed

in June, 2010. The fiddle is known to be at least 138 years old.

Ruth Ann Burk is shown singing, "I'll Be all Smiles Tonight"

as Skeeter Boyd plays her great-grandfather's 138 year old fiddle.

This was at the June 1, 2010 Bowie Friday Night Jam Session

at the Bowie Senior Citizens Center.

138 year old fiddle owned by James Magruder and
passed down to his great-granddaughter, Ruth Ann Burk
of Spanish Fort

This is a group jamming at the 2010 July Jam at Bowie First
United Methodist Church. The Annual July Jam is conducted
to raise funds for prize money at the annual Chicken and Bread
Days Fiddlers Contest. ( See Coming Events Section)
Photo Courtesy, Barbara Green, The Bowie News