Bio

  • The Drywater Band

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    Format: 07/30/2010

    Biography

    The Drywater Band, based in Houston, TX, has been providing clients with the highest quality country variety music throughout Texas and the U.S. since 2003. The group has performed hundreds of private engagements, giving them extensive experience in successfully orchestrating a wide variety of different events. Experience, talent and production value make them the first choice for your special function. Instrumentation: The Drywater Band performs as a 2 to 8-piece group consisting of male vocals, female vocals, keyboards, pedal steel guitar, guitar, bass, drums, and percussion.
    Repertoire: The Drywater Band has always been known for its incredible variety of music, able to perform styles ranging from Country, Classic Rock, Motown, & Pop. With a 250+ song repertoire, The Drywater Band is capable of performing the right kind of music for any crowd and age group. Production: The Drywater Band's production includes Bose & Mackie sound, wireless microphones, LED lighting, DJ service, and master of ceremonies.
    Weddings: The Drywater Band works closely with brides, grooms, parents, and wedding planners to ensure that entertainment for your special day is scheduled and performed with special attention to detail. Please check our wedding page for more information.

Audio

  • country demo
  • pop demo
  • Faith
  • Have You Ever Seen The Rain
  • I Feel Like A Woman
  • Looking For Love
  • When You Say Nothing at All
  • Pretty Woman
  • Say
  • Should I Stay or Should I Go
  • Somdays You Gotta Dance
  • Stuck In The Middle
  • Stuck On You
  • Wonderful World
  • Wonderwall
  • Your Love

Song List

Setlist

Song availability based on featured vocalists:

Top 40

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Lucky - Jason Mraz
Glamerous - Fergie
I Gotta’ Feelin’ – Black Eyed Peas
Bubbly - Colby Calait
Single Ladies – Beyonce
Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani
Holla’ Back – Gwen Stefani
Don’t Cha – Pussycat Dolls
Let’s Get This Party Started – P!NK
Norah Jones – Don’t Know Why
Just Dance – Lady Gaga
Poker Face – Lady Gaga
Game of Love – Michelle Branch
Say - John Mayer
No One - Alecia Keys
Nothing at All – Alecia Keys
You're Beautiful - James Blunt
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Angel - Shaggy
How Far is Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
I Want to Get Away - Lenny Kravitz
New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
Love Song - Sara Bareilles
No Matter - AKON
Closing Time - Semisonic
Don't Want to  Miss a Thing - Aerosmith

90’s Pop & Rock

All I Want to Do – Sheryl Crow
Soak Up the Sun - Sheryl Crow
Champagne Supernova - Oasis
Wonderwall - Oasis
Don't Speak - No Doubt
I'm Just a Girl - No Doubt
3 a.m. - Matchbox 20
Change The World - Eric Clapton
Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty
Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
She Talks to Angels - Black Crowes

80's Pop & Rock

Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Straight Up – Paula Abdul
Vogue – Madonna
Holiday - Madonna
Faith - George Michael
Your Love - The Outfield
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
Footloose – Kenny Loggins
Rock This Town - Stray Cats
Sweet Child of Mine – Gun ‘n Roses
Just What I Needed - The Cars
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Stuck on You - Lionel Richie
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Something to Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Poison
Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
Just Got Paid - ZZ Top
Cold Shot - SRV
Pink Houses - John Cougar Melloncamp
Hurt So Good - John Cougar Melloncamp
Jack & Diane - John Cougar Melloncamp
I Wanna’ Dance with Somebody – Whitney Houston

70's Pop & Rock

The Joker - Steve Miller Band
Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band
Joy to the World - 3 Dog Night
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
New Kid in Town - The Eagles
Take it Easy - The Eagles
Drift Away - Dobie Gray
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Never Been to Spain - 3 Dog Night
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Cocaine - Eric Clapton
La Grange - ZZ Top
Tush - ZZ Top
Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Gimme' 3 Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer - George Thorogood
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
Old Time Rock And Roll - Bob Seger
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Easy Like Sunday Morning - Lionel Richie
That's the Way I Like It - KC and the Sunshine Band
Shake Ya' Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
Your Song - Elton John
How Sweet it Is -  James Taylor
Mexico - James Taylor
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Hard Luck Woman - Kiss
Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company
Stuck in the Middle – Steeler’s Wheel
Amie - Pure Prairie League
Willin' (Weed, Whites, and Wine) - Little Feat
Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett
Volcano - Jimmy Buffett
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
Why Don't We Get Drunk - Jimmy Buffett
You’re the One That I Want - Grease

60's Rock & Pop

Proud Mary - CCR
Have You Ever Seen the Rain - CCR
Fire - Jimi Hendrix
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Honky Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones
Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Into the Mystic - Van Morrison

50's Rock & Pop

Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Yesterday – The Beatles
Little Sister - Elvis Presley
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Twist and Shout - The Beattles
It's So Easy - Buddy Holly
Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters
La Bamba - Richie Valens
Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
Pipeline - The Ventures

Island & Reggae

3 Little Birds (Don't Worry Bout a Thing) - Bob Marley
Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley
No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley
Jammin' - Bob Marley
Is This Love - Bob Marley
Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley
I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley
Wait in Vain - Bob Marley
Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
Red, Red Wine - UB40
Banana Boat Song - Harry Belafonte

Disco

We are Family - Sister Sledge
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
I’m So Excited – Pointer Sisters
That’s the Way I Like It – KC & The Sunshine Band
Shake Your Booty – KC & The Sunshine Band
Celebration – Kool & The Gang
Get Down on It - Kool & The Gang
Upside Down – Dianna Ross

Hip-Hop

Baby Got Back - Sir Mix a Lot
My Humps - Black Eyed Peas
Guess Who's Back - Eminem
Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
Cupid Shuffle - Cupid
Hey Ya - Outkast

Soul, Funk, and R & B

Brickhouse – The Commodores
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green/Tina Turner
Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles
Shaky Ground - Delbert McClinton
Ordinary Love – Sade
Smooth Operator – Sade
Cissy Strut - The Meters
I Feel Good - James Brown
Son of a Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
Hold On, I'm Coming - Sam and Dave
Green Onions - Booker T & The MGs
Lean on Me - Bill Withers
Just the Two of Us - Bill Withers
How Sweet it Is - Marvin Gaye
Let’s Get it On - Marvin Gaye
Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl
What's Goin' On - Marvin Gaye
At Last - Etta James
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack
I Got a Woman - Ray Charles
Strokin' - Guitar Slim
My Girl - The Temptations
Steamroller Blues - James Taylor
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Dock of The Bay - Otis Redding
Chitlins Con Carne - Kenny Burrell
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
I Just Called to Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
You are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
You are So Beautiful - Billy Preston

Texas & Red Dirt Country

Big City Stripper - Cory Morrow
My Hometown - Charlie Robison
Everclear - Roger Creager
Havin' Fun All Wrong - Roger Creager
When It Rains - Eli Young Band
Wave on Wave - Pat Green
Take Me Out To the Dancehall - Pat Green
Texas on My Mind - Pat Green
Texas Angel - Honeybrowne
Don't Touch My Willie - Kevin Fowler
I Ain't Drinkin' Anymore - Kevin Fowler
The Road Goes on Forever - Robert Earl Keen
Merry Christmas from the Family - Robert Earl Keen
Love - Roger Creager
Just Call Me Lonesome - Radney Foster
17 - Cross Canadian Ragweed
Fightin' For - Cross Canadian Ragweed
My Own Mind - Lyle Lovett
You're Not From Texas - Lyle Lovett

Classic Country

Luckenbach - Waylon Jennings
Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way - Waylon Jennings
Never Call Me By My Name - David Allan Coe
Crazy – Willie Nelson
He Stopped Lovin' Her Today - George Jones
Is Anybody Going to San Antone - Charlie Pride
Green Snakes - Johnny Bush
Pass Me By - Johnny Rodriguez
Good Ol' Boys - Waylon Jennings
Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray
Think I'll Just Sit Here and Drink - Merle Haggard
Family Tradition - Hank Williams Jr.
Whiskey Bent & Hell Bound - Hank Williams Jr.
I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton
That's the Way Love Goes - Merle Haggard
Too Far Gone - Emmylou Harris
I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline
Big City - Merle Haggard
Help Me Make it Through the Night - Kris Kristofferson
Swingin' Doors - Merle Haggard
Empty Glass - Gary Stewart
Jambalaya - Hank Williams Sr.
Jolene - Dolly Parton
Long Haired Country Boy - Charlie Daniels
Silver Wings - Merle Haggard
Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash
Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
Waltz Across Texas - Ernest Tubb
Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams
Rose Colored Glasses - John Conlee
I Will Always Love You – Dolly Parton

2000-Current Country

God Bless the Broken Road - Rascall Flatts
Life is a Highway - Rascall Flatts
She's Country - Jason Aldean
Love Somebody Like You - Keith Urban
Who Wouldn't Want to be Me - Keith Urban
Tonight I Want to Cry - Keith Urban
Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band
Whatever it Is - Zac Brown Band
Home - Blake Shelton
Just Got Started Lovin' You - James Otto
Man, I Feel Like a Woman - Shania Twain
Some Days You Gotta' Dance - Dixie Chicks
Cowboy Casanova – Carrie Underwood
Hello Mr. Heartache - Dixie Chicks
Long Time Gone - Dixie Chicks
My Little Girl - Tim McGraw
Then - Brad Paisley
Celebrity - Brad Paisely
Give It Away - George Strait
Wrapped - George Strait
Famous in a Small Town - Miranda Lambert
Me and Charlie Talkin' - Miranda Lambert
Gunpowder and Lead - Miranda Lambert
Drinkin' Bone - Tracy Byrd
Pour Me - Trick Pony
Red on a Rose - Alan Jackson
Help Me Make it Through the Night - Martina McBride
It's Time for a Good Time - Alan Jackson
Bye Bye - Jo Dee Messina
Lucky One - Allison Krauss
Honky Tonk Badonkadonk - Trace Adkins
Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off - Joe Nichols
Come Home Soon - SheDaisy
My Baby Loves Me - Martina McBride
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem - Kenny Chesney
How Forever Feels - Kenny Chesney
Summertime - Kenny Chesney
I Want to Do it All - Terri Clark
Your Man - Josh Turner
Brokenheartsville - Joe Nichols
Get Drunk and Be Somebody - Toby Keith
Who's Your Daddy - Toby Keith
Here's a Quarter - Travis Tritt
Baby Girl - Sugarland
Me & Charlie Talkin' - Miranda Lambert
Suds in the Bucket - Sara Evans
Come a Little Closer - Dierks Bently
Lot of Leavin Left To Do - Dierks Bently
It's a Little Too Late - Toby Keith
Breathe - Faith Hill
Forever & For Always - Shania Twain
When I Think About Cheatin - Gretchen Wilson
5:00 Somewhere - Jimmy Buffett & Alan Jackson
Nothing on but the Radio - Gary Allen
Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night - The Notorious Cherry Bombs

80's & 90's Country

Little Less Talk - Toby Keith
Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
Neon Moon - Brooks and Dunn
Here's a Quarter - Travis Tritt
Livin' on Love - Alan Jackson
Fast As You - Dwight Yoakum
Honky Tonk Man - Dwight Yoakum
Guitars and Cadillacs - Dwight Yoakum
Queen of Memphis - Confederate Railroad
Seminole Wind - John Anderson
Fishin' in the Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Girl's Night Out - The Judds
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
Much Too Young - Garth Brooks
Two Pina Coladas - Garth Brooks
Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
2 of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House - Garth Brooks
I Can Love You Like That � John Michael Montgomery
Don't Close Your Eyes - Keith Whitley
When You Say Nothing at All - Keith Whitley
I'm Over You - Keith Whitley
Oh, Atlanta - Allison Krauss
Swingin' - John Anderson
Livin' on Love - Alan Jackson
Here in the Real World - Alan Jackson
Don't Rock the Jukebox - Alan Jackson
Have Mercy - The Judds
Seven Year Ache - Linda Ronstadt
She's in Love With the Boy - Trisha Yearwood
Mamma He's Crazy - The Judds
XXXs & OOOs - Trisha Yearwood
Too Cold at Home - Mark Chesnutt
Where Do I Fit in the Picture - Clay Walker
Sticks and Stones - Tracy Lawrence
Stars on the Water - George Strait
I Cross My Heart - George Strait
Fireman - George Strait
Cowboy Rides Away - George Strait
The Chair - George Strait
Amarillo By Morning - George Strait
Does Ft. Worth Cross Your Mind - George Strait
It's a Little Too Late - Tanya Tucker
Reno - Doug Supernaw
Lookin' for Love - Johnny Lee
Watermelon Crawl - Tracy Byrd
Killin' Time - Clint Black
Party Crowd - David Lee Murphey
Alibies - Tracy Byrd
Tequila Talkin' - Lonestar
Breathe - Faith Hill
One More Last Chance - Vince Gill
Guitar Town - Steve Earle
Copperhead Road - Steve Earle

Western Swing

Take Me Back to Tulsa - Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
Milk Cow Blues - Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
Stay a Little Longer - Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
Miss Molly -  Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
Roly Poly - Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
Steel Guitar Rag - Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
Route 66 - Asleep at the Wheel
Miles and Miles of Texas - Asleep at the Wheel
My Baby Thinks She's a Train - Asleep at the Wheel

Specialty/Instrumental

Mr. Sandman - Chet Atkins
Tequila - The Champs
Hava Nagila - Traditional
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Traditional
The Grand March - Traditional
The Second Line - Traditional
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer - Traditional

Spanish & Latin

Just Enough Rope - Rick Trevino (Bilingual)
Hey Baby, Que Paso - Texas Tornados
Bidi Bidi Bom Bom - Selena
Quando, Quando, Quando - Michael Buble
La Bamba - Richie Valens
Lambada - Traditional
Guantanamera - Traditional
Hot, Hot, Hot - Buster Poindexter
Suavamente - Traditional
Blue Bossa - Traditional
Miami Rhumba - Traditional
Besame Mucho - Traditional

Jazz

Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
Ain't That a Kick in the Head - Dean Martin
Girl from Ipanema - Standard
Autumn Leaves - Standard

 

Photos

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Professional, talented, reliable musicians guaranteed on time
Years of experience at providing the perfect musical group for your event needs
Booking through Avalon Music insures your deposit will not be lost due to events out of your control

We act as the advocate for you and the musical group, taking care of every detail

Then you RELAX knowing that the best entertainment will perform flawlessly at your event

Bridal Extravaganza success

Thanks to the many bookings from the Bridal Extravaganza. Congratulations on booking the finest musicians in Houston!

June news from Avalon Music

This summer is time for pool parties! We have been booking the entertainment for resort communities in West Galveston. Along with summer meetings, corporate events, and weddings.

May happenings

Avalon has been providing country bands for picnics at the Houston Oaks. This month has also been busy with weddings, popular choices being Flute, Violin and Cello, String Trios and String quartet....