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THE RAUCOUS ROCK SOUND OF HiLLYBiLLY VEGAS AND THEiR LATEST RELEASE RiNGO MANOR 
NOVEMBER 21, 2011 - To
hear STEVE HARRIS, the band’s lead singer and rhythm guitarist, tell
it, HILLBILLY VEGAS’ wild journey from small town Oklahoma to budding
rock-country stardom in Nashville begins in the remote house where
they’re now inviting the world to “SHAKE IT LIKE A HILLBILLY.” It’s
actually the home studio in the middle of nowhere owned by JOHNNY REED,
the band’s rhythm guitar/mandolin/banjo/keyboard man—but the band and
now everybody else knows it as RINGO MANOR, the place where the group
wrote and recorded their first demos for what became their
multi-faceted, genre transcending debut album with producer RICHIE
OWENS (GEORGIA SATELLITES, DOLLY PARTON, VINCE GILL). Dubbed RINGO
MANOR in honor of its place of origin, the eleven track set is released
by Nashville indie Red Dirt, also the home of THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS,
JOHNNY SOLINGER and newcomer ANDY VELO. Citing
classic pop/rock influences as diverse as THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS,
JERRY REED, GRAND FUNK, LOGGINA & MESSINA and FLYING BURRITO
BROTHERS, the band—whose members include MITCH SPENCER (lead
guitar, backing vocals), RAY REYNAGA (bass, backing vocals) and TROY
HOLINGER (drums)—has performed with the HEADHUNTERS renowned country
stars TRAVIS TRITT and COLLIN RAYE, and recently did a sold-out CD
release party, headlining after opening act THE DIRT DRIFTERS.RELATED LiNKS: WWW.HILLBILLYVEGAS.NET ABOUT THE HOST:  BRIAN
LUSH holds a BA in Creative Writing from the UNIVERSITY OF
NEW MEXICO. He established ROCKWIRED on New Years of 2004 and hasn't
looked back
since. He is currently the host of all of ROCKWIRED.COM's programming
which includes such shows as ROCKWIRED RADIO PROFILES and ROCKWIRED
FREE FORM RADIO. As
program producer for ROCKWiRED.COM, LUSH is hands-on when it
comes to
interviewing and building a lasting rapport with the artists that come
ROCKWiRED's
way. As a youngster, BRIAN LUSH had no idea what kind of seed was being
planted
by reading magazines such as HIT PARADE, HIGH TIMES, SPIN, REQUEST
(remember
that one?) and even ROLLING STONE. "Those were the days before the
internet and being a rock journalist
looked
like the coolest job imaginable." says LUSH "But reading these
magazines had me
imagining that one day I'd be the artist giving all of the clever
answers to
some poor guy with a tape recorder. Well, life has a way of surprising
you.
Now, I'm the poor guy with the tape recorder and asking all of the
questions."CONTACT
BRiAN LUSH
AT: djlush@rockwired.com
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