Dave Kirby Was Born In The Central West Texas Town Of Brady.  He Began Learning Guitar And Songwriting Techniques At A Very Early Age From His Uncle Bill Lister.  Bill , Who Would Later Become The Frontman For Premier Singer/songwriter Hank Williams, Had At One Time Been A DJ On Radio Station KNEL In Brady.  Following In His Uncle's Footsteps Dave Became A DJ In Albuquerque, New Mexico And It Was Here He Was Influenced By Carl Smith, Mac Wiseman, Ernest Tubb Plus The Guitar Styling Of Merle Travis.  Buck Owens Was The First To Record A Song Written By Dave Kirby Entitled "Down By The River" And Then Rose Maddox, Porter Wagoner And Others Followed Recording This Same Number.  After Meeting Willie Nelson At Dances In Albuquerque, In The 60's And Playing Some In His Band, Willie And Songwriter Hank Cochran Encouraged Him To Move To Nashville.  In Nashville He Joined Future Hall Of Fame Writers Roger Miller, Harlan Howard And Hank Cochran Signing With Pamper Music Publishing.  It Was Here Where He Was To  Strike Gold Writing "Is Anybody Going To San Antone".  Oddly, The Song Lay Dormant On The Shelf For Three Years Until Bate Turner Decided To Record It.  When Charley Pride Heard The Song, In 1970, He Took It To #1 In The Country Charts Plus Crossing Over Into The Pop Chart At  #70.  After Writing Numerous Hit Songs For The Top Country Singers Of The Time Dave Began Doing Session Work.  In The Year 2000 Dave Kirby Continues To Perform/Writing Songs With His Wife Leona Williams.  In 1981 Dave Recorded "North Alabama" A Song That Broke Into The Top 40 At #37 Qualifying Him For The West Texas Music HOF "Honor Roll".A Dave Kirby Day Is Celebrated Annually In Brady.

For Dave's BMI Award-Winning Songs.            

Steve has been a long time record and photo collector along with being an avid fan of performers from West Texas. Many of his photos can be found in published books and include Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and others. The first time he saw Roy Orbison perform was in Dallas in 1962. His interest in Buddy Holly & The Crickets led him to striking up a great friendship, in the early 70's, with John Beecher of England. According to Steve, John has done more than anyone to keep the flame going for Buddy & The Crickets and for years has had many great releases on his Rollercoaster label in England.

Steve Bonner with the 1990 Crickets

Steve Bonner with Roy Orbison