Date | Location |
Friday, August 12th @ 6:00PM |
Shenandoah
Bobby DeGonia
The day Bobby DeGonia was born, everyone knew he was bound to be a musician and would give something amazing to the world. At the age of 6 Bobby started playing the guitar, learning everything he could from his father and grandfather, both of whom were guitarists. Bobby took to it naturally and learned quickly, honing his skills over the next few years and starting his first band at the age of 11. His group soon became the house band at the VFW in Joplin, Mo., and Bobby also played guitar and drums in his father’s band for many years. In 1996 Bobby took a big step, founding a new Country band with some of the other best players in the region – they named it Livewire and later took their show on the road. Livewire toured all over the United States opening for several big-name artists: Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith, John Anderson, Ricochet and more. Livewire landed a Nashville Indie record-label deal in 2010, and Bobby and Livewire went on to chart a string of singles on Country radio. In 2015 they were awarded the honor of Texas Regional Radio’s “New Group of the Year.” Bobby recently began performing and recording under his own name, and he currently performs about 200 shows per year with an all-star regional cast of supporting musicians. He has built a solid and loyal fan base, and in October of 2021, he released his first single, “Forever In My Dreams.”
Whisky Outlaws
Since their inception in 2019, Whisky Outlaws have quickly earned a reputation as one of the hardest working bands in the 4 States area. Despite the global pandemic, 2021 proved to be a breakout year for Whisky Outlaws. Touring extensively through Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma, Whisky Outlaws logged over 100 shows while gracing stages like Georges’s Majestic Lounge and Railyard Live. They have shared the stage with such acts as Trey Lewis, Tanner Usrey, Vincent Neil Emmerson, and Ragland. In 2021, Whisky Outlaws debuted two singles “Hollow Man'' and “One More Round”, with a third single slated to release in the summer of 2022.
While calling Southwest Missouri home, the founding members of Whisky Outlaws are far from local. Thaddaeus Morton and Corey Reagin hail from opposite sides of the country, Montana and Georgia respectively. Thaddaeus and Corey both cut their musical teeth in churches and hometown bands growing up. Upon a chance meeting in a Joplin music store, there was an instant chemistry between the two, from which they have not looked back. Whisky Outlaws strives to blend the best of East and West, drawing inspiration from both Nashville favorites like Alan Jackson and Brad Paisley, with catchy hooks and twangy riffs, as well as Red Dirt mainstays like Turnpike Troubadours and Randy Rogers Band, with thoughtful storytelling and conversational lyrics.
Dallas Stump
Up and coming country artist and avid Outdoorsman. Raised in the small town of Golden City, Missouri. A year after graduating from high school in his hometown, Dallas set out on a mission to pursue his dream of becoming a well known regional country music artist. Armed with only a hand-me-down guitar and tenacious vocal talent, Dallas spent his time honing his talents and now puts them to use as often as he possibly can. Dallas now spends his time away from his full time job playing music in honkey-tonk bars and other small venues all across the Midwest and is steadily beginning to branch out to other regions and venues alike. Blending his love of traditional country music with a gravely alternative edge, you can be sure to enjoy a one of a kind musical performance that will keep you coming back for more!
Dillon Leggett