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Well, welcome back! Hope it has been a great week for you. It has been a good week here at CBR. Chris had a great time at the Trailer Bar in Surf City on Saturday (yesterday). Not only was the weather great, but it brought out a crowd. Also, as some of you have heard,...
Greetings to one and all. We made it through another week. Let's celebrate! And, Chris is doing just that after a really nice gig last night at the Ogden Tap Room. He said, "It felt great to actually be doing a gig again!" Before we go on to more good news, please...
Wow, these days we all have very definite points of view. And, enough about that. This Point of View is a favorite of Chris' from his Island Fever/Sandbar CD. Before we get to that, I have a couple of dates to point out to you, just in case you missed them. First up,...
It's been a year, this 2020, don't you think? Will it ever end? Just last week, the world lost Jerry Jeff Walker. As if 2020 considered that a challenge, just yesterday, we lost the one and only James Bond, Sir Thomas Sean Connery. I will admit it, he has been my...
This has been a rough year for many reasons for most of us. One huge musician and fan favorite, John Prine, died in April of this year. And this past Friday, the music world lost another icon when Jerry Jeff Walker succumbed to throat cancer. Walker was born on March...
We've mentioned a few times in recent blogs that Chris has taken a shine to jazz music. He's been delving into the Great American Songbook and is like a child in a candy store finding new (old) songs and songs we all grew up hearing. I think we have also mentioned...
Do You Hear Me? Every song has a story behind it. You know what I mean, I hope. Of course, the song IS the story, but that has a story behind it. Make sense? That's what this week's song is about. We'll get back to that in a minute. Let's have some fun first. That...
Chris with one of his fans. Greetings to you all! Hope everyone had a great week and that you all are still safe and healthy. This week is starting with what may turn in to some local gigs. More on that when we have a definite answer. We know all you locals have...
Today, I get to sit back and relax, post photos and two videos. So, you can sit back, too, and enjoy. This is the story of.....well, Chris will tell you in his own words, but the cast of characters include: Gunky McMahon (THE Duke of Key Largo), Tommy Hester, Johnny...
Why is Chris so happy? Hold that "Fine Line" thought and we'll get right back to that. First, as already noted here, TBN Radio Station is back up and running. And, that good news brings even more good news from and about Chris: "I am going to be launching a new single...
Ruh-roh, I am on my own today with no adult supervision, so we are going to have a little fun today. 😉 First though, a bit of serious business. Chris has been actively working his guitars. He has been working on old songs, as well as new songs. He even has a new one...
That's right, Texas Broadcasting Network has been nominated as Country Music Radio Station of the Year (2019)! Congratulations to station owner, Larry Simpson. Larry is also the Label Head for Silver Buckle Records and, therefore, pivotal to Chris Bellamy's music...