Rio Grand Explained

Rio Grand
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Texas, United States
Genre:Country
Years Active:2006–2012
Label:Curb
Associated Acts:37 South, Lucious Funk
Website:http://www.riograndband.com
Past Members:Lance Leslie
Tommy Rennick
Danny Rivera
Fred Stallcup

Rio Grand was an American Texas Country group founded by Lance Leslie (harmonica, vocals), Tommy Rennick (vocals, bass guitar), Danny Rivera (lead vocals, guitar, banjo, lap steel guitar, Dobro, and Fred Stallcup (lead guitar, vocals).[1] All four members were 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.[2] Lance Leslie was formerly in South 65.

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. Co-written by John Rich, Vicky McGehee and Anthony L. Smith, it received a positive rating from Deborah Evans Price of Billboard, who called it "promising".[3] The band released an album, Painted Pony, in 2010.

Stallcup and Rivera found a second band in 2012 called Sweetwater Rain, which was also signed with Curb.[4]

Discography

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
2006"Kill Me Now"42Painted Pony
2007"That's My Memory"
"The Storm Inside of Me"Painted Pony
2008"God's Got a Bigger Plan"
2009"Nothing to Go On"
2010"Painted Pony"Painted Pony
"Beckett's Back Forty"rowspan="2"
"I Love Beer"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RIO GRAND Biography. 25 October 2007. 2015-08-22.
  2. Web site: Rio Grand Interview - Part 1 . 2007-12-18 . Petricka . Laurie . About.com.
  3. Book: Billboard. 2003-10-04. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 0006-2510. 50. 2015-08-22.
  4. Web site: Biography Sweetwater Rain . sweetwaterrain.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121119223122/http://sweetwaterrain.com/biography . 2012-11-19.