September 1, 2020 by Gabriel Arreguin

Local Music Showdown with Ben Ryan

Join Ben Ryan for the Local Music Showdown each weeknight at 9:10 pm and text 817-877-1959 to vote!

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HERE’S HOW IT WORKS

· Ben will play two local artist songs and listeners can text to 817-877-1959 to vote on which song they like the best

· The winner will go on to the next night where the song will compete against a new local song

· After winning 5 nights in a row, that song will be “retired” and join “Ben Ryan’s Local Music Hall of Fame”

· Hear the latest below…

 

 

11-25-19 WINNER: Chance Anderson Band’s “Stillwater”

 

12-17-19 WINNER: Austin English “Heartache In A Small Town”

 

01-02-20 WINNER: Proud Country’s “I Just Need To Hold You Tonight”

 

01-14-20 WINNER: Cade Holliday’s “Have Mercy”

 

01-22-20 WINNER: Natasha Wynn Band’s “Gone”

 

02-11-20 WINNER: Dacota Deaver Band’s “Stay”

 

02-20-20 WINNER: Rowdy Decker’s “Nobody Told Me”

 

 

03-06-20 WINNER: Garrett Bryan & The Traveling City Committee’s “Tunnel”

 

 

03-18-20 WINNER: The Restless Kind’s “Home”

 

 

03-25-20 WINNER: Austin Upchurch’s “Pearson Road”

 

 

04-16-20 WINNER: Darrin Morris’ “Dancin’ In The Rain”

 

 

04-22-20 WINNER: Jesse Rasanen’s “Perfect”

 

 

05-08-20 WINNER: Garrett Bradford’s “Honkiest of Tonkers”

 

 

05-21-20 WINNER: Brandon Kent’s “Nueces County Line”

 

 

06-08-20 WINNER: Gary Anderson and the Moonlighters’ “Pale Moonlight”

 

 

06-15-20 WINNER: Amelia Presley’s “Harm Nobody Else”

 

 

06-23-20 WINNER: Bryce Dicus & The Mercenaries’ “Ain’t Slept Since Texas”

 

 

07-01-20 WINNER: JD Lewis’ “When I Was 21”

 

 

07-09-20 WINNER: Daniel Holmes’ “Fairytale”

 

 

07-20-20 WINNER: Brody Caster’s “Started With A Song”

 

 

07-28-20 WINNER: Justin Russell Band’s “Far Out”

 

 

08-19-20 WINNER: Kat Hasty’s “The Highway Song”

 

 

09-04-20 WINNER: September Moon’s “Freeway”

 

 

09-17-20 WINNER: Stoney Musgrove’s “Local Honey”

 

 

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