SHANE MATHEWS has been referred to as a "Young Ray Price" with a smooth yet powerful voice. His love of Traditional Country Music shows through in his performances. A very talented singer, songwriter and self taught musician playing over 20 instruments, he began singing in college at Texas A&M and has been entertaining crowds and receiving standing ovations ever since. He has toured with Ray Price and performed in Nashville at the Jeannie Seely Theater, the Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree and in Branson at the Mickey Gilley Theater, Jim Owens Theater, Doug Gabriel Theater and the Clay Cooper Theater. Shane has been recognized and named best male vocalist in competition along with winning several awards. In 2007, Shane was named Ambassador of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame Showcase in Carthage, Texas. Shane is under Management of Neillrae Music, owned by Bette Winkler Hodges, in an effort to bring back "Traditional" Country Music.
Upcoming Appearances:
October 13, 2010 Pan Am Dinner, The State Fair of Texas
October 23, 2010 East Texas Oil & Gas Blast, Carthage, TX
November 4, 2010 Big D Opry, Gilley's Dallas
"Shane Mathews has represented the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in the style that we appreciate. He is an outstanding young man and has an incredible talent. He has the potential to help bring back the real country music that everyone wants."
Tommie Ritter Smith, President, Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
"I think Shane is 'Retro Refreshing'. His honest traditional sound is the stuff country music used to be made of
. . .maybe Shane can help make the old new and cool again."
Linda Davis, Grammy Award Winner/Nashville Recording Artist
"Shane is a 'Young Ray Price'."
Aubrey Freeman, Songwriter of the hit Skeeter Davis song "Optimistic"
"I have been producing a Country Music Concert every weekend in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex for the past 34 years---Current stars such as LeAnn Rimes, Steve Holy, Linda Davis and many more spent many of their early years as members of our cast. (LeAnn Rimes for 6 years.) So I think I am qualified to know a really good country music vocalist when I hear one and Shane Mathews is definitely one of these. He has a strong, powerful voice, projects well, looks great on stage and seems to be very humble."
Johnnie High, Johnnie High's Country Music Revue
Recognition:
* John Rex Reeves Picking Party Showcase Winner for Best Male Vocalist
* Opened for Ray Price's Tour
* Nationally Televised Texas Country Reporter Talent Search Winner - Viewer's Choice Award
* Texas Country Music Hall of Fame Showcase Winner & Ambassador
* Johnnie High's Country Music Revue; Ambassador for the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame May 2008, September 2008, October 2008, January 2009
* Louisiana Hayride
* 2008 East Texas Oil & Gas Blast, Opening for Johnny Lee, Carthage, TX; 2009 East Texas Oil & Gas Blast
* "Big D Opry" Gilley's Dallas: Premier show April 2009 with the Tejas Brothers, June 2009 with Bryan White, October 2009 with Ty Herndon, February 2010 with Joey & Rory and Tejas Brothers and June 3, 2010.
* The Pickin' Palace, Hemphill, TX: December 2009 and April 2010
* Love and War in Texas, Plano, TX: April 1, 2010 and July 15, 2010
Songs by Shane Mathews
View a video of Shane's performance.
Will 'Ringo' Lewis
Lead Guitar & Non Pedal Steel
Led by Will 'Ringo' Lewis, the Tailor Made Band members have been surrounded by music all their lives. Will began playing guitar at age 13, thanks to help from his brother Tom and cousin Huey 'Hoot' Lewis. Later, Texas Swing guitarist Jerome Stubbs, introduced him to the signature Western Swing style of the great Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys. While a student at Angelina College, Will performed as a charter member of the jazz band and garnered several awards including "Outstanding Musicianship" from the IJEA. After completing his degree at Stephen F. Austin State University, he continued to refine his technique while searching for other like-minded souls. Finally, in 1997, he joined forces with Cody Wood, Derek Billingsly and lead singer Shane Mathews to form the Tailor Made Band.
Cody Wood
Stand Up Bass
When he was just a young boy, Cody Wood's mother taught him to play the piano. Later as a teenager, he picked up a guitar and eventually the bass. Cody too, studied music at Angelina College. There he found his calling as an upright bassist under the direction of Kevin Kelly. While a student, he was equally lauded for his musical abilities, winning several awards and distinctions. He continues today as a stand out musician, having performed with such artists as Django Walker, Wade Hayes, 'Perfect Stranger' and Jerry Jeff Walker.
SHANE MATHEWS & The Tailor Made Band performs a wide variety of music including straight country ballads, Boogie Woogie, Cowboy, Western Swing and Traditional Country Music Standards. The band received several recent Will Rogers Awards including Western Swing Group of the Year, Album of the Year "Texas Swings Again", Song of the Year, Vocalist of the Year and Instrumentalist of the Year. Their music has traveled the airways to Scotland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Australia, Canada and back home to the United States.
For Booking Information, please contact:
Bette Winkler Hodges, Neillrae Music
214-808-9595
bette@neillraemusic.com
