Last Wednesday the Rodeo Austin crowd was informed Sara Evans would not be the entertainment for Thursday night, because of a case of Bronchitis. Clay Walker, we were informed would be filling in. So I am writing this as a thank you to Clay, and hopefully to let him know how much I for one appreciated him jumping in at the last minute.
I was also lucky enough Thursday to receive a chance to meet Clay and what a nice guy he is. Very quiet and soft spoken, but all that changes when he gets on stage. He entertained the crowd for over an hour (the contract time is an hour). While there were no inflatable beach balls this year it was still a grand time. The crowd was also informed of his new recording with Freddy Fender on "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" which Walker sang with powerful conviction. Last year when Walker performed that song, he told us about singing it a wedding, from a father to a daughter and while I had never thought about the song that way that is how I will always think of it now.
Watching his performance that night, it made me smile as I remembered a paper I wrote in 7th grade (1993) addressing three of the top new talents that year, John Michael Montgomery, Doug Supernaw and Clay Walker. And while all three are still performing and recording, Clay Walker is certaintly still making the biggest impact, a man who started out by asking... What's it to you?
For more information on Clay Walker and to purchase a wristband to "Band Against MS" go to http://www.claywalker.com
1 comment:
Why do you have to be hating on Doug Supernaw in such a public forum? What'd he ever do to you?
:)
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