Rio Grand
Encyclopedia
Rio Grand is an American Texas Country
group. Tommy Rennick (vocals, bass guitar
), Danny Rivera (lead vocals, guitar, banjo
, lap steel guitar
, Dobro
), and Fred Stallcup (lead guitar
, vocals). All three members are natives of the state of Texas
. In addition, Tommy Rennick was previously a member of 37 South and the Allison Paige band. Fred Stallcup was previously a member of Lucious Funk.
In 2006, the group was signed to Asylum-Curb Records
. Shortly afterward, their first single (titled "Kill Me Now") was released to radio, reaching a peak of 42 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs
charts. The band released an album, Painted Pony, in 2010.
Texas Country
Texas country music is a rapidly growing sub-genre of American country music. Texas country is known for fusing traditionalist root sounds with the outspoken, care-free views of outlaw country...
group. Tommy Rennick (vocals, bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), Danny Rivera (lead vocals, guitar, banjo
Banjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, lap steel guitar
Lap steel guitar
The lap steel guitar is a type of steel guitar, an instrument derived from and similar to the guitar. The player changes pitch by pressing a metal or glass bar against the strings instead of by pressing strings against the fingerboard....
, Dobro
Dobro
Dobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
), and Fred Stallcup (lead guitar
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, vocals). All three members are natives of the state of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. In addition, Tommy Rennick was previously a member of 37 South and the Allison Paige band. Fred Stallcup was previously a member of Lucious Funk.
In 2006, the group was signed to Asylum-Curb Records
Curb Records
Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...
. Shortly afterward, their first single (titled "Kill Me Now") was released to radio, reaching a peak of 42 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts. The band released an album, Painted Pony, in 2010.
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Painted Pony |
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
|||
| 2006 | "Kill Me Now" | 42 | Painted Pony |
| 2007 | "That's My Memory" | — | Non-album song |
| "The Storm Inside of Me" | — | Painted Pony | |
| 2008 | "God's Got a Bigger Plan" | — | |
| 2009 | "Nothing to Go On" | — | Non-album song |
| 2010 | "Painted Pony" | — | Painted Pony |
| "Beckett's Back Forty" | — | TBD | |
| "I Love Beer" | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||