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Chris Rivers Bio Chris Rivers, The Former House Band at Gilley’s Dallas, is a bright new country star, rising out of the Lone Star State. He is destined to become a country standard, not a passing trend. With a live recording, "CONFESSIONS OF A FOOL" completed, Chris has already released the first two tracks for radio and are getting outstanding reviews from radio personalities. These first two songs, "I'm to Blame" (Rivers),and "Trail of Broken Hearts" (Rivers and Clay Blaker), have got such life and energy to them they will definitely capture the heart of all those who hear them. Both songs made the "Top 10" in European Country Music Charts in 2009. The full CD Ships to European Radio in May of 2010. Based out of Dallas, Texas, Rivers has been touring non-stop with his band, Rivers and his band Highway 69, now CHRIS RIVERS BAND, for the past twelve years performing in excess of 250 dates per year while building a loyal, grassroots following in countless clubs, honky tonks, fairs and festivals throughout Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. In 2003, Rivers won "songwriter of the year" for "She Draws Them Together", which he co-wrote with Johnny Huffman. Chris Rivers also won "Dallas Band of the Year" in the fall of 2003. The regional hit single "Trail of Broken Hearts" helped move Chris Rivers CD over 1,000 units, and also was a gratis feature on a CDX compilation which featured hit singles by George Strait, Brooks and Dunn, Reba, and Tim McGraw, and was nationally distributed to radio, retail, and key buyers and venues. The single received rave reviews and opened many doors for Chris Rivers, particularly in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. In 1996, Chris Rivers was named "Artist of the Year" which followed up his 1995 garnering as "Entertainer of the Year" at the Terry Awards. Opened for; Ringo Starr, Peter Frampton, Dwight Yokum, Willie Nelson, Trace Adkins, Eli Young Band, Randy Rogers Band,38 Special, Wade Bowen and many more. Appears in 2 episodes of the new TV show Dallas. Featured music in Dallas Played for President George W Bush and VP Cheney .

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