I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH SEE THE GREAT CHAMP HOOD PLAY WITH TONI PRICE FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS. I WAS HOOKED WHEN I SAW THE MAGIC THAT THE FOUR PLAYERS TOSSED BACK AND FORTH ON STAGE. THERE WERE NOT MANY TUESDAZE NIGHTS THAT I MISSED DURING THAT TIME. FROM TIME TO TIME, CHAMP WOULD SHIFT THE SPOTLIGHT TO HIS SON, WARREN. WARREN WOULD SIT IN FOR A FEW SONGS AND KNOCK THE CROWD SILENT WITH HIS FIDDLE. IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THIS MUCH TALENT ON A STAGE. WARREN WAS ONLY IN HIGH SCHOOL AT THE TIME. I BEGAN TO FOLLOW WARREN’S EXPLOITS IN THE DIFFERENT BANDS HE PLAYED WITH. THE SOUTH AUSTIN JUG BAND WAS THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM PLAY IN HIS OWN BAND. I WAS HOOKED. Read the rest of this entry »