Casey Donahew Band

Casey Donahew was born in Burleson, Texas in 1977. He grew up being very active in the Texas rodeo scene, especially around Fort Worth. Even today he still loves riding and team roping. When it comes to music, if you have ever heard Casey perform then you might think it all comes naturally for him, but in fact it came to him very gradually.

Casey had his first guitar given to him by his grandpa at a fairly young age, but it wasn't until he went off to college that he really even focused on learning to play and songwriting. He was a big fan of 80's and 90's country music because of its storytelling and when a guy from Oklahoma by the name of Garth Brooks came onto the scene, Casey was enamored.

Transferring from Texas A&M to Arlington, Casey started to hit a lot of shows with his future wife Melinda. They would go see Randy Rogers Band, Cross Canadian Ragweed, and other up and coming acts along with another person who had a huge influence on Casey, which was Pat Green.

Getting the itch to play some of his own stuff, Casey started playing local bars like the Thirsty Armadillo in Ft. Worth, and then eventually he was selling out the bigger venues. Since then, the band has had four major albums with the latest one Double-Wide Dream going to #10 on US Country.

Now that I've given a little background on the band, I can proceed onto the reasons why I love them so much. I have only gotten the chance to see them play one time in Fayetteville, Arkansas, but that was enough. Hearing them on the radio or on a CD does them no justice until you have experienced one of their shows. Yes, the crowd was ridiculously rowdy and out of hand, but in spite of all the drunkenness around me, the amazing thing was that practically every single person there knew every song, word for word, line by line. They're just that good.

This band is crazy fun and every song is memorable in one way or another. Casey, like most songwriters, gets all of his lyrics from real life experience, the good bad and ugly, which is what makes it so relatable. One of my favorite quotes from Casey is: "Once you get your heart broken for the first time, you've got a lot to say, I guess."

I highly recommend anyone go see Casey Donahew Band perform somewhere, or if you've never heard of them to just check out some of their stuff. They're a lot of fun and I know you won't regret it. Even if it's not quite your style of music, you may just get a laugh or two out of some of their more comical songs.

For upcoming tour dates visit http://www.caseydonahewband.com/index.php?pg=calendar.