Wayne’s New Portrait! 

  

 

 By Photographer Thom Gilbert for his upcoming exhibit on iconic Memphis Musicians

 

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Favorite Quote just in on the books…

 “Wayne is the Mark Twain of Rock & Roll!”

Thank you Laura Sy of Memphis!

 

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Make your trip to the Stax Museum or the special Memphis Horns Exhibit at the Rock n’ Soul Museum UNFORGETTABLE with a Living Music Legend as your personal guide! 

From couples to corporations, Wayne is available for Tours and Meet & Greets. 

 

 

William Horlick High School Chorale and Singers from Racine, Wisconsin

“Stax felt so alive being able to see it through Wayne’s eyes.” 

  

 

 California Visitors

“Wayne, you are a gentleman and a true inspiration. This was one of the most memorable days of my life.”

 

  

  Chicago Visitors

“You played on all these songs?!!”

 

Contact Amy at sweetmedicine@aol.com for information.

 

 

  In My Wildest Dreams – Take 3 

in Paperback on Amazon Now!!

 

 

  

In My Wildest Dreams – Take 3, picks up in the Eighties as he has adjusted to his new life in Nashville, trading in limos and rock and roll for a billybus and state fair grounds on tour with country music legend Marty Robbins. But the phone rings, and once again, Jackson is catapulted back to the top with his unforgettable horn lines on Peter Gabriel’s groundbreaking song, Sledgehammer.      

What follows is a wild ride through the top of the music business as Jackson recalls stories from his days on tour with Jimmy Buffett and Robert Cray, his Italian stardom and his whirlwind adventures back home in Nashville and Memphis. From performing on stage at the Grand Ole Opry, to recording with Neil Young, to accepting the Grammy, you will think you were there.

 

Marty Robbins… 

“During the show Marty called me to come down front to be introduced…and I was welcomed as the first trumpet player ever to perform on the Grand Ole Opry!”

 

Sledgehammer session…

“I saw a sight that warmed my heart and brought a flood of pleasant memories…a limo driver dressed in livery holding a cardboard sign bearing my name!”

  

Meeting Amy…

“My feet came off the ground, and I swear I heard a bell ring. A BIG bell!”

   

The Grammy…

“There I was Wayne Jackson from the cotton patch standing before the Academy receiving a standing ovation.”

 

CHECK IT OUT ON AMAZON HERE 

Willie Nelson – Artist Of The Month Legacy Recordings is proud to honor music legend Willie Nelson as our Artist of the Month, just in time for his 80th birthday! Our celebration also includes the April 16th release of the new album Let’s Face The Music And Dance, and you can watch the first music video, “I Wish I Didn’t Love You So,” now at Amazon. You also can send birthday messages to Willie through our new app at HappyBirthdayWillieNelson.com! We’ve made it easy for you to record and send birthday videos to Willie, and we’ll be putting your messages together to make an official fan birthday video! Some of Willie’s famous friends also have made videos for Willie’s birthday, like this first clip from Emmylou Harris. PLUS – Willie’s SiriusXM channel, Willie’s Roadhouse, will be premiering the new album all week and will carry a live broadcast of Willie’s homecoming birthday concert at The Backyard at Bee Cave, TX on Sunday, April 28th. Don’t miss it!

Popular Branson, MO Entertainer and Wylie Native Diagnosed with Cancer

(Branson, MO) – Joey Riley, a 43-year-old, Wylie native and nationally-known comedian, has been diagnosed with Stage IV Colon Cancer and will soon begin chemotherapy. This devastating news, which has put his career on hold, comes just ten months after his mother lost her long and difficult battle with cancer.

Riley was born and raised in Wylie and got his start in his parents’ music venue, the Wylie Opry, which they built so he and his brother, Scott, could have a family-friendly environment in which to perform.
Riley started high school at Wylie High School and then moved to Nashville where he went to school his junior and senior years.
“I was working in Nashville and going to school at the same time,” he said.

However, he wanted to graduate with his class at Wylie, so his school in Tennessee sent his records to Wylie, and he graduated with the WHS class of 1989.
Riley was successful from a young age. Before he was 17, he toured with Capitol Records artist Gene Stroman and Suzy Bogguss playing the steel guitar and fiddle. He then toured with the Warren Stokes Country Revue out of Eureka Springs, Ark. and added “comedian” to his talents.

After a couple years, he found his way to Branson, Missouri where he joined the Texas Goldminors. Country music legend Mickey Gilley happened to be in the audience one day and asked him to join his show. Riley stayed by Gilley’s side for over 20 years and loved every minute of it.

In 2012, Joey ended his tenure with Gilley and joined up with longtime friend and fellow Wylie native Clay Cooper. He performed nightly as part of “Clay Cooper’s Country Music Express” and in his own show at Music City Centre on Branson’s famed Highway 76 strip. Joey’s tumor was unable to be surgically removed. The new plan is after his recovery from the surgery he will undergo Chemo and Radiation treatments to shrink the tumor. Riley plans to return to Clay Cooper’s show and will open his show in the fall.

Joey, a steel guitarist, fiddle player and comedic sidekick has been sharing laughs and entertaining audiences of all ages with comedy, singing and musical talents for more than 20 years.
Joey does not have health insurance to cover these costs so a benefit show will be held Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. at Clay Cooper Theatre to help Riley and his wife, Kelli with overwhelming medical expenses. Tickets are $25.
Donations can be made in the name “Benefit of Joey Riley” at Bank of Missouri, 800 Highway 248, Suite C, Branson MO, 65616. Prayers, donations and well wishes are greatly appreciated by the Riley family.
“The music industry has been real good to me throughout the years,” Riley said. “I’ve been blessed. But I’m not ready to give up yet.”

Letters, cards and well wishes for Joey Riley can be sent to Joey Riley, c/o Chuck Landry, 904 Hawthorn, Branson MO 65616.
For ticket information on the Joey Riley Benefit Show, call 417-332-CLAY.

Happy Birthday to Ronnie McDowell.  If you’d like to wish him a happy birthday visit his site at http://ronniemcdowell.com