Rawlyn William Richter III

It's Texas Independent Rock & Roll. The band & I have been playing Southwest Texas for a number of years, released two live CD's of R&B, blues, & classic rock stuff. This new CD "Songs of Women, Guns, & Booze" is a collection of 12 songs I wrote, a few of them going way back, but mostly new stuff. These songs were featured on soundtrack of the independent movie "Road to El Paso," that web page is www.thetexasranch.net, check it out & support independent art! Besides myself, the recording features additional musicians Mark Ramsey, Uel Jackson, Pete Denney, Philip Stevens, and Bobby Luna.

I've been playing live since I was a teenager, and I've always loved it. It's something I'd have a hard time giving up. Right now I'm based west of San Antonio, and so most gigs are in that area. The special moment: I was playing at a bar called "Trees" in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas, had a bit too much to drink, fell off the stage and hit my head on the concrete floor, and was knocked out cold. And it just so happened that there was a newspaper reporter in the crowd, so I ended up getting a little press off the deal. I've still got the newspaper clipping. And I don't drink very much at gigs anymore.

I'm into the classic songwriters: Neil Young, Bob Marley, Rolling Stones, Tom Petty - but there's a lot of new stuff I really like, too. My favorite player of all time is Jimi Hendrix. There are too many influences to narrow down to a short list, but a few would be, other than those already mentioned: Pink Floyd, The Velvet Underground, Credence Clearwater Revival, Elvis, Slayer (I've seen 'em live twice), Stevie Ray Vaughn.

A Gibson Les Paul through a Line 6 PodXT live into the back end of a Fender Hotrod Deluxe. For vocals it's an SM57 only, I don't really like any other microphone.

Visit my web page if you get a chance, www.rawlynwilliamrichteriii.com, and let me know what you think about the music. I'd love to hear from you.