Azalea City Recordings
Ruthie and the Wranglers are on this label...a progressive cooperative record label based in Takoma Park, MD
Washington Area Music Association - WAMA
Check this web site to learn more about "WAMA"
CDBaby - Buy Great CDs Now!
Buy Ruthie and the Wranglers music and view other artists' music and support a hip independent music company all the while!
BTM Communications
Publicity services for the touring artist - Handling Publicity for Ruthie and the Wranglers
Ruthie and the Wranglers national tour dates are booked by Bill Penn - Austin TX
(512) 771-8303
Bill Wence Promotions
Americana Radio Promotion specializing in the Independent artist - Handling Radio Promotion for Ruthie and the Wranglers
Counterpoint Music Group - AMERICANA MUSIC
Check this web site to learn more about "Americana Music" and see the Gavin Americana Radio Charts. Cool links to Americana Radio Stations too!
Americana Music Association
Formed in October 1999 to help support the growth of the Americana format.
StringBender.com
This site is dedicated to artists and music using the Stringbender guitar
technique that Ruthie and the Wrangler's lead guitarist, Phil Mathieu, is
known for. http://www.stringbender.com
1997 "Wrangler City" CD Release Tour Diary
A hilarious account of an early tour with anecdotes and photos, written by Ruthie herself.
You won't be dissapointed!
Smouse Productions
Ted Smouse (Smouse Productions) provides band management, booking, and media promotion services for a number of the top musical artists based in the Washington/Baltimore area, along with artists based in other areas; and now relocated to Austin, Texas. Contact Ted by phone at (301) 728-6500.
Email Ted at: Ted@SmouseProductions.com
Washington Area Music Association (WAMA)
CrosstownArts
CrosstownArts is a group effort by people active in the Washington, D.C. area music scene to bring together the many independent musicians, performers, artists, writers, film makers that live in our area and the nonprofit arts organizations that labor to help these artists succeed.
COUNTRY STANDARD TIME
This magazine & website is an informative publication about Country Music, alternative, traditional, Nashville, and more! All three R&Ws' CDs have been reviewed in CST, plus they ran a feature article on the group. The print version is distributed to many cool clubs nationally. Usually published about every month, updated on-line frequently.
HEP CAT Records & Distribution
This is our main domestic distributor. They also distribute internationally. Retailers should contact Hep Cat if your are interested in stocking R&Ws/Lasso Records products. Call 714-532-2095, ask for Gabby Castellana x11. Fax: 714-532-1474.
Mail address: P.O. Box 1108, Orange, CA 92856 USA
E-mail: gabby@hepcatrecords.com
Pop Quiz - Washington City Paper
This "pop quiz" is a bit dated, as it is from 1996 and features along with Ruthie Logsdon and former members Mark Noone, Billy Shelton (lead guitar) and Wes Shepherd (drums), but it gives insight to the serious demeanor of the band.
The Latest Craze - Face Painting and Body Art
Doesn't every musician have more than one talent? Ruthie Logsdoon and biz partner Susan Slattery have their own body art business and can produce wild party art and entertainment at any kind of function in any part of the country! Check it out.
Ernest Tubb Record Shop
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun Homepage
Bill Kirchen, King of truck driving inspiration and Dieselbilly!
Los Straitjackets
If you don't know, you better find out.
Spinout Records
Spinout Records puts out lots of cool 7" vinyl 45 rpm singles, CDs and more by Los Straitjackets, Eddie Angel, The Planet Rockers, The Kaisers, The Neanderthals, Ronny Dawson and others!!! ....including R&Ws' first single of "Rockabilly Song #10 b/w "Harper Valley PTA" - ya gotta check this stuff out!
Fender Instruments Site
Roots 66
Check out this cool site that has tons of roots & americana info and links
Twang Cast
Twang Cast is a great internet music broadcast site featuring real country & twang 24 hours a day.
Rancho Del Ray on RadioDelRay.com
Hosted by Ted Smouse, "Rancho Del Ray" currently airs twice daily, 7 days a week on Radio Del Ray, originating from Del Ray/Alexandria, Virginia. A program grid will be posted on the web site soon with program air times. Rancho Del Ray is a one hour "Country & Americana" Internet radio program, reports to the "FAR" radio chart (Freeform American Roots) published in 3rd Coast Music Magazine.
http://radiodelray.com/audio/rancho.html
Bear Family Records & Catalog
Bear Family is an INCREDIBLE source for buying music. They put out their own products as well as carrying a vast catalog of music from around the world, including R&W's CDs and vinyl single. Try out your new Eurodollars here. They are located in Hambergen, GERMANY.
Aloha Joe - Hawaiian Adventure Radio
Home of the world's most listened-to Hawaiian Entertainment Programs. If you love Hawaiian music, you'll love this site. Make sure you listen to music at Joe's site, you'll never want to leave.
Janine Wilson Band
A good friend of Ruthie's, Janine and her stable of some of the Washington, DC area's finest musicians cook up a wailing combination of heartfelt blues, R&B, and roots music.
Lone Star Music
A source for ordering CDs and other music items via the internet and mail order from this site in Germany. To find Ruthie and the Wranglers, click here: Ruthie
Alta Vista Language Translator Site
Need to translate? This may help.
The Rockabilly Hall of Fame
Like rockabilly & American roots music? Yet another site that'll turn you on to a lot of bands, music and other sites. Galore!
ZPTDUDA.COM
Site featuring secure credit card ordering for CDs from unsigned, independent, and small-label artists including R&Ws and other Wash, DC based artists along with cool surf music and links.
POLLSTAR
Trade publication "Pollstar" web site, great artist tourdates database. R&Ws dates are posted here.
Tourdates.com
Artist tourdates and band services web site. R&Ws dates are posted here.
Atomic Music
Favorite musical instrument store of R&Ws, original location in College Park, MD, they now have a second store in Clarendon, VA.