About Rush Evans

Rush Evans is a nationally-published music journalist and a passionate music collector. He was a frequent contributor to Discoveries magazine, a national music collectors’ publication for whom he wrote thirteen cover stories and dozens of other features. He is an ongoing contributor to the premiere record collectors’ magazine, Goldmine (three cover stories) and Austin’s The Good Life magazine. He writes liner notes for many nationally released CDs on Varese Sarabande Records (including Doug Kershaw, Bob Wills, Ralph Stanley, Sir Douglas Quintet). Evans is also the publicist for SteadyBoy Records, the Austin-based label created by Texas music Hall of Famer Freddie Steady Krc.

Feature Story Interviews
Ringo Starr
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Willie Nelson
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top
Johnny Gimble
Pete Best (original Beatles drummer)
Kinky Friedman
Little Steven Van Zandt (E Street Band, Underground Garage radio show, the Sopranos)
Solomon Burke
Jimmie Vaughan / Omar Dykes (of Omar and the Howlers)
Mel Tillis
Pam Tillis
The Flatlanders (Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock)
Dr. Ralph Stanley
J. Geils
Ian McLagan (Small Faces, Faces)
Keely Smith
Clifford Antone (owner, Antone’s, legendary blues club)
Commander Cody
Andrew Loog Oldham (original manager, Rolling Stones)
Dr. Demento
Ruthie Foster
Roky Erickson (13th Floor Elevators)
Hank Thompson
Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines
Freddie Steady Krc
Edgar Winter
Walt and Tina Wilkins
Sam Butera (Louis Prima’s sax player)
Professor Rod Moag
Mandy Mercier
Will Taylor and Strings Attached
Toni Price
Sara Hickman
Livingston Taylor
Mary Hopkin

CD Liner Notes
Townes Van Zandt (2)
Sir Douglas Quintet (2)
Doug Kershaw
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (2)
Storyville
Webb Wilder
Tish Hinojosa
Don Walser
The Derailers
Jenny Wolfe and the Pack
Bob Wills
Ralph Stanley
Then: Ultimate Rock Mix
Malford Milligan Band
Freddie Steady’s Wild Country
Mitch Jacobs

DVD Liner Notes
Townes Van Zandt
Ozark Mountain Daredevils

Other Feature Stories
Bob Wills
John Denver
Harry Nilsson
Louis Prima
Austin City Limits Television Series
Armadillo World Headquarters
Austin Poster Art
Jazz music in Austin
Jim Croce
Hank Williams
Linda McCartney
Waylon Jennings
Doug Sahm
Archeophone Records label
Bootleg album collecting
Threadgill’s Restaurant
Walter Hyatt
Champ Hood
Fred Neil