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| Interview: Ricky Fugitt |
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How did you get started in this business?
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I recently put a new band together but I have been singing and writing for
years... out of high school really so for over twenty years. This is just my
way of life.
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Who writes and produces all the material for you?
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I have as of now written all the material with the occasional song from other
Texas artists. My producers are Vallejo Music Group in Austin, TX.
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Have you played in front of or with any acts our readers would
know from the mainstream?
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I have played and opened for: Jason Boland, Jackson Taylor, Kevin Fowler, Mark
McKinney, Kurt South, and Mike McClure from The Great Divide.
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Where can people access your music on the web?
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For just streaming:
- www.reverbnation.com
- www.rickyfugitt.com
And for the purchase of singles: iTunes, Napster and Amazon MP3.
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Any embarrassing moments on stage?
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Nothing major, but forgetting lyrics to your own songs has to be right up there
at the top!
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Any good stories you want to tell us?
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I got my first radio single in 2008. I recorded this song called "Red Dirt
Music" in my garage on a home recording program acoustically.
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The CD was just to take to my acoustic shows and sell but I decided to pitch it
to a Texas internet station. They put it on their playlist and became their
#1 most requested song for five weeks in a row. A mainstream radio station in
Abilene, TX (KBCY 99.7 FM) was the first mainstream station to play any of my
songs and a home made jobber at that.
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Since then I have hit radio in Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas. I became
a member of the Academy of Texas Music and have been riding the wave ever
since.
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Who are your influences?
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I have lots of Texas/Red Dirt artists that influence me such as Jason Boland,
Kevin Fowler and Jackson Taylor but more on the tradition side would be George
Strait, Garth Brooks and Chris LeDoux.
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