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enjoyable side trips. They didn’t seem to Bill: If you’ve got Direct TV, then they
hurt my music. carry RFD TV. Many cable systems
around the county carry it as well. Our
For the last twenty years I’ve been
show is on Friday nights and they
hosting a television show called
replay it on Saturday. I think they even
“Country’s Family Reunion,” which is
repeat it on Sunday nights now.
on a small network called RFD TV. Our
fans, especially those who’ve been with Bruce: You’re working with Bobby Bare.
us through the years, have discovered How did that come about?
the show.
Bill: Bobby and I have been friends a
long time. We worked a concert last
year in Pigeon Forge, TN at an old
country theater, and they sold all the
tickets to the show. I told Bobby, “We
should do more of these, heck, we’ve
been friends forever.” He said, “Yeah, I
think we should.”
He signed with the same booking
agency that I’m with, and it kind of fell
I sit around with friends and
into place. It was a natural thing for us
contemporaries in the business and tell
to work together. We’ve done two
stories and sing songs. I don’t know
concerts, recently, and both of those
whether you could call me a host or
were sold out. I think it’s a combination
more of a traffic cop. I get things from
that works. He draws his crowd and I
point A to point B on these shows.
draw mine and they seem to like both
I’ve had an awful lot of fun doing that our music and we’re having a lot of fun
doing it.
because it combines a couple things I
enjoy, which are television and hosting
Bruce: Have you written new material
shows, as well as getting to sing and
and is it part of your show?
play music as well.
Bill: Yes. It’s not part of the show yet
Bruce: Is it on regularly and how would
because the record isn’t out. Some are
someone find it?
written by myself and some are co-
written.
