So many people have asked me about the musical goings-on at the Famous Fuel Coffee House that I decided to put together a brief and informative blog about it.
Fuel is located 1t 106 East Main St. in Llano, Texas. It’s logo contains the words “Coffee – Music – Community.” Two years ago, a decision was made to organize a Songwriters in the Round performance on the third Thursday of the month as an opportunity to feature some of the finest and most prominent professional Texas songwriters. The program became an instant hit in this little town of about 3,500 people. In a short time, word-of-mouth made the rounds of most of Texas’ songwriters and soon we were getting calls about performing. In a short time, SIR shows went to twice per month; every first and third Thursday, with occasional special shows booked on the open Thursdays, as well as some Saturdays and Tuesdays.
SIR has featured, not only prominent Texas songwriters, but also artists from Nashville, Canada, and Europe. Among the great songwriters that have appeared in recent months include:
Mike Blakely, award-winning songwriter whose tunes have been covered by
several noted performers,
Walt Wilkins, whose songs have been covered over 100 times by major
recording artists,
Buzz Cason, who has written songs for Elvis, the Beatles, U2, Jerry Lee Lewis,
Brenda Lee, the Oak Ridge Boys, and dozens of others,
Susan Gibson, whose song “Wide Open spaces” was a number one hit by the
Dixie Chicks,
Shake Russell, who songs have been recorded by Waylon Jennings and
several others,
Bob Livingston, legendary sideman and songwriter who has performed with
Jerry Jeff Walker, Michael Martin Murphey, Ray Wylie Hubbard, the Lost Gonzo Band, and others,
Danny Brooks, top Canadian blues singer and instrumentalist, and dozens of others.
Thanks to all of these great songwriters, the Famous Fuel Coffee House holds down a solid place on the map of favored venues in Texas. And it keeps getting better.
If anyone wants to be placed on the email newsletter to keep up with the songwriter performances at Fuel, just send me your address and we’ll see that it gets done.
Even better, the next time you’re in Llano, Texas, stop by for an evening of great Texas music.