re: If you're gonna play in Texas, do you still need to have a fiddle in the band?

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wasn't that how Micky Gilley got his big break?

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Could have been. He was a pretty smart cat. Pre-MTV, becoming an institution in a tourist town like Myrtle Beach spread your name across the country. When the records hit the radio, people felt like they knew them. Branson is probably the destination these days if it even matters. Winners and losers are picked in Nashville now.