Evans & Cates

08/15/2018

Hey friends... I’ve had, and have, too many irons in the fire to sit still long enough to do Tune Time Tuesdays until after my back to back back surgeries (see what I did there? 🤪)

First surgery this Friday morning and second surgery should be pretty soon after....

I promise I will get back in the saddle in September after I heal up...

Catch y’all then!!!

Rick Cates

08/09/2018

Hey friends! I still have writer’s block and I totally forgot to do Tune Time last night. Sorry and I’ll catch y’all next week. Rick Cates

08/01/2018

Tune Time Tuesday number I don’t know...

Been suffering from writers block but at least managed to get a jingle started and mangled a few cover songs 😁

07/24/2018

Gotta skip doing Tune Time tonight.. I had a 2 day reprieve from being sick, now I’m running a fever and sore throat again... Sorry folks but have a good week...

07/18/2018

Tune Time Tuesday July 17th, 2018...

I mentioned my old band, “The Big Blue C Band” in the video.. If you want to check it out, the channel is https://www.youtube.com/user/thebigbluecband

I also mentioned Rocky Trop, which is made up of Pup Morse (“The Scuba Cowboy”) and percussionist/vocalist Stephanie Drexler (“Sweet Baby Luv- Percussionista”)... Check them out too. You’ll be glad you did!!!

07/18/2018

Tune Time Tuesday happening at 8pm central right here at Evans & Cates

I’ll be in my outdoors office tonight.

I’ve been sick for a week and kind of have a case of writers block, but let’s see what happens!

07/11/2018

Tune Time Tuesday in 4...3..2....

07/10/2018

Had a great time at Songsmith’s Salado meeting last night! There were 4 new folks there. We’re growing for a good cause... Texas music and Texas songwriters!

If you’re curious about songwriting, if you write already or you’ve had it on your mind, check out www.songsmithonline.com and tune in, right here, every Tuesday night at 8pm for live broadcasts of Tune Time Tuesday!!

Rick Cates hosts these shindigs, playing covers/requests mixed in with songwriting advice and Evans & Cates originals performed live. You can get sneak peeks at songs that are in the development phase, and watch them evolve week by week through critiques and rewrites. You can also challenge Rick with song titles or themes and you can even request custom songs for special occasions (anniversaries, engagements, remembrance, birthdays, etc). Contact us for details on custom songs and please like/follow/share to stay involved and invite your friends to the party! Tonight at 8 central!!!

It’s fun stuff!

Home page of Songsmith, a music-related company from Dallas-Ft. Worth. Songsmith is a non-profit organization for anyone interested in songs -- songwriters, musicians, vocalists, producers, fans. We believe that "every city is a music city" and that

07/09/2018

It’s raining, but I’m not missing the Salado Songsmith meeting tonight!!

I’ll be playing our homework song from last month - To write a song to the melody of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”...

I learned how to play my youngest daughter’s tiny Ukelele and retold the story of Marty Robbins hit “El Paso” but play the ukulele sort of like the Hawaiian (Brudda Iz) version of “Rainbow”...

I’m playing it at Songsmith tonight and then I’ll play it for you guys on tomorrow night July 10 at 8pm Central... I’ll also be playing requests and a cover song or two that I think are cool.

www.songsmithonline.com

Home page of Songsmith, a music-related company from Dallas-Ft. Worth. Songsmith is a non-profit organization for anyone interested in songs -- songwriters, musicians, vocalists, producers, fans. We believe that "every city is a music city" and that

07/08/2018

Tomorrow night is Songsmith Salado from 7pm to 9pm www.songsmithonline.com

I have my challenge song ready and another original ready to be critiqued!!

Then, Tuesday night at 8pm Rick will be here live doing “Tune Time Tuesday”

Got a request to do “Midnight Rider”, so.....
doggone it that means that I have to keep playing and practicing it... Which I love!!

Woot!!!

Home page of Songsmith, a music-related company from Dallas-Ft. Worth. Songsmith is a non-profit organization for anyone interested in songs -- songwriters, musicians, vocalists, producers, fans. We believe that "every city is a music city" and that

07/08/2018

is on this week!

Got a request to do “Midnight Rider” so it’s on!

See ya Tuesday July 10 at 8pm Central!!

Rick

07/03/2018

Hey friends,

Fourth of July + infected finger + my “tank” is empty = Gotta pass on Tune Time Tuesday tonight...

Catch ya next week though!

Happy Independence Day!

07/02/2018

Howdy folks! Rick Cates here...

The Tune Time Tuesday this week may be guitar-less.. 3 days ago, I took a broken drill bit deep into the meat between the first and second joint of my middle finger on my left (chording) hand. About an hour ago, while working on the same project, I smashed a big hunk out of my index finger on the same hand. Dagnabbit!!!

So, my picking is going to be limited for a week or so...

However, I’m still going to do the live broadcast. Heck, I might write a song about being accident prone. Hope to see ya there!!!

06/27/2018

Tune Time Tuesday Episode 2.
New song from last week, some hooks sent in by a viewer that we’ll check out... And, some ukulele..... What??????

06/27/2018

1 hour until the second installment of Tune Time Tuesday with Rick Cates!

8pm central right here, live!

Brand new song, that was inspired by last week’s debut, will be played tonight!

06/26/2018

By this time tomorrow night, the second installment of Tune Time Tuesday will be well underway!

Tune in live, or any time after, to catch the brand new song that was inspired on last week’s episode. Rick will show his process of songwriting, wordsmithing, melody work, etc. right on the spot.

Tune Time Tuesdays every Tuesday night at 8pm Central, right here on Evans & Cates live!!

06/23/2018

Blackfoot’s “Highway Song” through the earbuds, strong start to a new Caribbean tinged country song written this morning...
Life is good!!!

06/20/2018