New Music by Ron Young Is On The "Radar"
WHO:
Ron Young
WHAT:
"Under the Texas Radar": CD Release Party
WHEN:
Sunday, July 8, 2012
6:00pm-9:00pm
WHERE:
Olmos Bharmacy
3902 McCullough Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78212
Ron Young, a fixture in the Texas and Nashville music scenes, is bringing his music home to celebrate the release of his new CD.
Young
and his band, Young & Restless, will celebrate the debut of "Under
the Texas Radar" with a special performance at Olmos Bharmacy on Sunday,
July 8. The album (which is already receiving airplay on KSYM)
features appearances by Texas music legend Augie Meyers, as well as
renowned musicians Sergio Lara and Ruben V, members of the award-winning
band Tennessee Valley Authority, and more.
Young's
songwriting career includes over 400 songs and more than a decade in
Nashville; as he explains, "I've written a lot of songs for other people
– publishers, and other musicians. With this album, I had a chance to
record some of my own music, and the best part of that was getting to
work with my friends and colleagues, people I've worked with and admired
for years. "
COST:
Free and open to the public.
MORE FACTS:
*
Ron Young was a noted music critic and columnist for the San Antonio
Light, and the guiding force behind the legendary local magazine "It's
Only Rock'n'Roll".
* As a songwriter, Young was named a New
Folk finalist in the Kerrville Folk Festival (1974), and received the
Best Local Songwriting Award from the San Antonio Current (1994).
*
Members of Young & Restless include Mary Ann Cornelius (stand-up
bass), Jimmy Fuller (steel guitar/drobo), Hank Harrison
(fiddle/mandolin/vocals), and C.J. Troilo (guitar).
* For more information, please visit www.ronlyoung.com.