This weekend, the group, Lonestar, was onstage at the Grand Ole Opry, and it reminded me that I owed another blurb about the rest of the band.

Lonestar's new video hit CMT and GAC this weekend.  It's already in CMTs Top 20, but if you don't want to wait to see it, go here to watch "Mountains" (and see if you don't get a chill or a tear in your eye):  

CMT Loaded#103120&launchedFrom=loaded  .....P.S.  For all you Dean fans, check out who's playing the mandolin at the beginning of the video.

That's all for now.

As an addendum to my Lonestar/Bright House Networks article, I'll add some details that didn't make it into the article.

First, I've known the members of Lonestar for 10 years.  I was a huge fan from the the onset of their soon-to-be sensational career, when the venues in which they played included steak houses and dance halls, and when they did as many cover songs as they did Lonestar originals.  For me, it started with the song "Runnin' Away with my Heart" (circa 1995?).  I bought that CD (aptly titled "Lonestar"), and by the time the group came to Rockin' Rodeo (back in the day when good concerts were held there), I had played the music so much that I knew the words to every song.  Since that time, I've been a fan of the music and the souls behind the music...and I have forged a lifetime friendship with the lead guitar player, Michael Britt.

Lead singer Richie McDonald is an incredible song writer and a natural performer.  Once, when I was in Nashville, I was lucky enough to be backstage with Lonestar the night they performed at the Grand Ole Opry.  Richie invited me to sit beside him at a piano, where, I assume, acts can warm up, and he played me the song "Walkin' in Memphis," telling me that it was a song he had loved since he was young (though he was only 30 years old at the time).  It was the first time I'd heard it, but his pure voice and his soulful, sincere rendition of it made me an instant fan.  I wasn't surprised when several years later that song showed up on their Greatest Hits CD.  Today, they still play the song during their live show, just like they did in Bakersfield when they rolled out the piano on the Bright House Networks stage.

That's all for today.  Next time, a little about Keech and Dean.

P.S.  If you're interested in seeing Lonestar's live performance of "Walkin' in Memphis" performed before thousands of service men and women, go here: