REX HOWARD PROFILE
REX HOWARD (aka RUSTY SHORE) is a Canadian musician born in Thunder
Bay Ontario, who joined the Backstage Club in 1990.
Rex is a very
accomplished pedal steel guitar player and vocalist. He is listed in the international “Who’s Who” published in
Cambride, England. He started playing
music professionally in 1948 and has performed with such well known names as:
HANK WILLIAMS SR; ERNEST TUBB; JIM REEVES; KITTY
WELLS; DAVE DUDLEY; BOOTLEG;FREDDIE HART;
DAVID FRIZZELL; MARTY ROBBINS; STONEWALL
JACKSON;LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS; JOHNNY WESTERN;
GEORGE MORGAN; TEX RITTER;SMILEY BURNETT; LEON MCAULIFF; MARVIN
RAINWATER;
THE BUCKAROOS; MYRNA LORRIE; SPADE NEILSEN & THE GAMBLERS; SCOTTY
STEVENSON; WILF CARTER;
LUCILLE STARR; TOMMY
HUNTER; GERRY KING; KING GANAM;SADDLESTONE; THE
RHYTHM PALS;
BOURBON COWBOYS; LLOYD FERGUSON & THE SUNDOWNERS, NITE MOVES.
Rex has logged
many hours on the road and in studio and is truly a seasoned musician and
performer.
Rex has recently produced and done sessions with:
GERRY KING;
SUNDOG; JOE LONSDALE; RANDY FRISKIE; PATTY MAYO; NORTHEWYND ;
TAYLOR JAMES;
DIEZEL; BARBRA FARRELL; MATT AUDETTE;
FORREST LEE JR;
CLANCY WRIGHT; DARRELL
MEYERS.
Rex has recorded and released the
following singles from his latest album,
THE LAST OUTLAW which have charted very well overseas:
“A HEARTACHE AS BIG AS TEXAS “ # 1;
"OLD GHOSTS" # 16;
"IF HEAVEN'S MISSIN' AN ANGEL" # 3;
"LITTLE PEG & THE BLIND MAN"# 7;
"THE LAST OUTLAW" # 14.
Rex's
steel guitar instrumentals "ROADSIDE RIDE";
"SLEEPWALK"; and “WINTER ROSES”
have and still do
enjoy
frequent play on CBC Radio across Canada, and these days Rex is still playing
on the local circuit.
He
will be performing with his band SADDLESTONE at the Elks Club New Westminster
on June 21 6:00 – 11:00
He
will be performing with the band NITE MOVES
at the BROWNSVILLE PUB in Surrey on Aug
17 & 18 8:30-12:30
Please Visit Rex’s Website: http://rexhoward.ontheweb.nu
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