Ragweed Express!

Growing up in a musical family had some pretty cool perks. My Mom's cousin played in a country band in the late 60's and through the 70's. He recorded an album in Nashville call Old Cars and Guitars. He was pretty busy here in the midwest. By the early 80's his oldest son Greg moved to Nashville, toured with Tanya Tucker as her guitar player. After that gig ran it's course he became an engineer with WB and later executive producer, Changed his name to Gregg with two G's and produced albums for Travis Tritt and Tanya Tucker. I haven't seen him in years but after seeing the crap that comes out of Nashville's big studios and labels it doesn't shock me that he wants nothing to do with it. He's been a southern rocker most of his life.
A great band on a label out of Nashville but based in Texas is Cross Canadian Ragweed. I first heard them a few years ago on a trip to Dallas and instantly took a liking to them. Here's their Take on Nashville, God Bless Ragweed. BTW, This December I'll be in IA for two nights to see them again in Iowa City and Des Moines.