Randy Rogers Band performing at the Whitewater Music Amphitheater in New Braunfels, Texas on April 16, 2021, with Jon Chops Richardson, Brady Black, Les Lawless, Randy Rogers, Geoffrey Hill, and Todd Stewart. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)
Few relationships in life are more complicated than those among band members. Music history is filled with stories of the rise and fall of creative personalities, but the Randy Rogers Band is a unique brotherhood fueled by a shared passion for making great music and a strong commitment to each other. That bond forms the foundation for the new music on their latest album Hellbent, a high-octane collection of songs buoyed by the same fearless spirit and sense of camaraderie that has made them one of country’s most compelling bands.
In a business where bands come and go and membership is often a revolving door, the Randy Rogers Band has been together for more than 17 years. “Just like any other relationship, you have to pick your battles and have respect for each other,” Rogers says. “None of us know how to do anything else. This is our livelihood. It’s how we take care of our families. Years ago when we were really struggling and wondering how we were going to make it, there were some deep and emotional conversations that we all had with each other about if this is really what we all wanted and the decision was made a long time ago. The answer was yes then and the answer is still yes now. It’s something we all believe in. This is our life’s work.”
Rogers is co-owner of several Texas venues including Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos, Texas where George Strait began building a fan base in his early career. Rogers is also a partner in Big Blind Management with Robin Schoepf and steers the careers of Red Shahan and Parker McCollum.
Rogers seems to have a unique talent for seeing around corners. It’s what drove him to take his band outside of Texas and develop fans on both coasts, even when the initial investment was risky. “I’m left brain and right brain,” the Cleburne, Texas native says. “I’m a very organized person and I can also see six months from now. I’m always thinking a step ahead and it wears my wife out because I’m talking about booking my life months from now. My brain is always spinning and thinking about what is coming next instead of really sitting in a moment. That’s a good thing and sometimes it’s a bad thing that I can never really turn my brain off.”
Rogers is also a big fan of collaboration and has partnered with friend Wade Bowen on the infectious Hold My Beer projects and joined forces with Lone Star legend Robert Earl Keen as the Stryker Brothers. He recently joined Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker to sing on Michael Martin Murphey’s Austinology album.
Country music is a genre often known for having standalone performers however the Randy Rogers Band are ready to break this convention. Although the operation does focus around lead vocalist Texas born Randy Rogers, each member is equally revered and considered when it comes to the operation and are not simply backup performers.
Our first time to see Randy at Cain’s. He was absolutely awesome!! We look forward to seeing him again soon. We were a little disappointed that Parker McCollum pulled out of this lineup. Still an excellent show.
Setlist for the show at the Whitewater Music Amphitheater
- Buy Myself A Chance
- Tonight's Not the Night
- I’ll Never Get Over You
- One More Goodbye
- Crazy People
- You, Me and a Bottle
- Interstate
- Fuzzy
- Steal You Away
- This Time Around
- Down and Out
- Lonely Too Long
- Somebody Take Me Home
- Flash Flood
- One Woman
- Drinking Money
- Speak of the Devil
- Last Last Chance
- Too Late for Goodbye
- In My Arms Instead
- Kiss Me in the Dark
- Lost and Found
Randy Rogers Band was the main act at the Whitewater Music Amphitheater with guests Corey Kent. The band continues across the United States with the last stop at the Country Thunder Arizona 2021 in Florence, Arizona on October 15, 2021.
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