Ken West's

"Texas Creek Band"

November 15, 2019

@ 7:00 pm

Free Admission
A new show every 3rd Friday of each month.

  City Auditorium
  110 N. 8th Street
  Gatesville, TX 76528

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GCM Hall of Fame Show
November 15, 2019
"Tommy Horton"

Tommy Horton is a “Texas Gentleman” who demonstrates talent of traditional country, gospel, and rockabilly music. Horton’s vocals, guitar pickin’ and true southern charm has endeared him with everyone he meets.


Tommy was a member of the Big “0” Jamboree in Dallas, TX and the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport, Louisiana. He toured and worked for some of country music’s top recording artists, including, Pretty Miss Norma Jean, Claude Gray, Tony Douglas, and Joe Paul Nichols. He performed in Canada and Europe. Tommy appeared on the Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree in Nashville, TN. He was part of a show that appeared in theaters in Branson, Missouri and toured the fair circuit throughout the Midwestern part of the U.S. and appeared on the RFD-TV Network. He has won numerous country music awards, such as, the prestigious Metroplex Country Music Association Male Entertainer of the Year Award in Dallas, TX and the Traditional Country Award at the Oklahoma Opry in Oklahoma City, OK. In 2006, Tommy was inducted into the Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame in Anita, Iowa. He was awarded a proclamation/resolution by the Oklahoma and Texas House of Representatives.


A tribute to the legendary Johnny Horton is a special segment of Tommy’s show. Songs like Honky Tonk Man and The Battle of New Orleans always brings back memories. He has several recording projects to his credit, including a song he wrote, The Surveyors of Texas.

After Show Comments
October 18, 2019
Ken West's
"Texas Creek Band"

Our GCM Hall of Fame show on October 18, 2019 was another great show by a member of our GCM Hall of Fame and house band, Ken West, with his three friends, D. C. Cloninger, Lisa Paschal, and Marty Filandro.

Ken always come through with some good old, classic, country songs. His songs aren’t limited to only classic country, as you could tell from this show. Ken has been playing country and western swing music for over 50 years. He’s been a member of our Gatesville Country Music Hall of Fame since July of 2014 and a member of our house band even longer. Ken travels around Texas playing the acoustic guitar and singing classic country music. He often travels to Colorado to perform.

D.C. Cloninger is simply a great fiddle player. He has played country and western swing music for over 30 years. He and Ken play mostly as a duo, but sometimes they add other musicians to the band, depending on the venue. D.C. is a great fiddler and singer. He did some classic western swing music. He did a few songs that were very popular that aren’t exactly country, but still great songs.

Lisa Paschal is the group’s drummer, and I believe she surprised her band members with some of her unanticipated beats. She works part time as a substitute teacher, and her husband is the pastor of the Bosque County Cowboy Church. He says his name is Tater. Lisa joined the church’s music ministry about 2 ½ years ago and has played the drums for about 2 years.

Marty Filandro, the bass player, adds a little flare to his playing with a little footwork. He lives in Clifton, TX and serves in the music ministry and as a Lay Pastor at the Bosque County Cowboy Church in Clifton. He started playing the bass at age 14 and paid for lessons by delivering Sunday newspapers and mowing yards. At age 23, he joined the US Navy and served 13 years where he formed and played in bands with friends. His band once opened for Aron Tippin and Faith Hill in 1996.

Awards:
1. The guest band and each member of the guest band received a “GCM Hall of Fame, Special Guest Award” Framed Certificate.
2. The “Texas Creek Band” also received a “GCM Hall of Fame, Special Guest Trophy”. It is a large wooden Texas shaped trophy with an inscribed plaque noting it is a “GCM Hall of Fame, Special Guest, Texas Creek Band Award”.

Again, thanks to the GCM Hall of Fame house band and our technical staff for their part in producing the show. Our band members were Louie Lee (lead guitar), Matlyn Webb (keyboard/vocals), Roger Vierse (MC and guitar), John Nickell (rhythm electric guitar/vocals), Tom Williamson (bass electric guitar), Mike Prosser (drums), George Allison (acoustic guitar/vocals), and Lynn Webb (sound technician).



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