Stauffer's Stars

To book a House Concert or a Private Party, please contact me at marianne@StauffersStars.com or 281-776-0708. 

Here's a sample of some of the wonderful musicians we have available to perform at your House Concert or party please call me to ask about them and other musicians:

                                         Willie B.       

                                        

 Willie B's Texas-infused blues will have your concert guests swaying in their seats and singing along.
His style of music is Bluesy/Rock and he is a very versatile, gifted guitarist / songwriter. Willie B's music
 is original and he has quite a following in the Houston music scene. 
   
Willie B. & The Rev. Dr. Otis Futhermucker 

                                            


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                     Hans York  
                      
 German-born, Seattle-based, Award winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Hans York has
 quickly made himself a name as an extraordinary DADGAD player and strong, engaging performer with
 a distinctive style and an irrepressibly delightful and approachable manner. His intimate and distinctive
voice draws comparisons to Sting, Paul Simon, Kenny Rankin or Michael Franks and captures the
 audience instantly with its honesty and clearness.
  


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                   Bob Cheevers
                      
                                                                                    A master tune-smith, Bob Cheevers has certainly earned his place as an Americana singer/songwriter
rounding out his 4th decade in the industry. His style is an eclectic mix of rootsy blues and a touch of folk
and country. As an Americana artist, Bob’s songs’ include tales of romance, blues-flavored tales of the
Mississippi Delta, and personal looks at the world through his own eyes as well as character studies of
people who were caught up in the Civil War learned from his young days growing up in Memphis, Tennessee
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The Hanshaws 

                         

The Hanshaws, are a harmony driven, singer/songwriter, team that have been performing together for many
years. In the early years, they traveled throughout the
southwest fronting bands in large dance halls and
opening shows for national artists including, Vern Gosdin, Mel McDaniel, Commander Cody, David Frizzell,
Johnny Paychek, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, Sammi Smith, Dave Dudley, Moe Bandy, Jerry Reed, and
Roselee and Joe Maphis (the King of the Strings).


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Steve Price
                       

                                                                                            

Steve Price’s songs reflect visions of life and love as seen from up, down, sideways, and through a fish-eye
lens. His sophomore release, Spirit in the Wind, relates tales
of storms weathered, love won, lost, faded, and
remembered, Spanish cowboys flinging lassos high, voices you hear within, and walking through wild cities in
the rain.


                                                                                                   
                           

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Gary Seber     
                             
                                                      
Gary’s style is formally classified as "acoustic percussive fingerstyle" guitar. But there are hardly adequate
words to describe the experience of Gary Seber's music flooding over you, or bearing witness to his fingers
flying over wound steel and carved wood.  
                                                                                    


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                    Van Buchanan
                                           

 Van Buchanan, singer/songwriter from Houston, TX, had his first taste of success in 1980 when Mark
Charron signed several of his songs to Mickey Gilley's publishing company, Red Rose Music. He won the
2006 Songwriter of the Year and, with his song Motherlode, Song of the Year with the Houston Songwriters
Association. In 2008, Van placed Honorable Mention with his songs Six Feet Understood and Waltzing
Matilda in the Woody Guthrie Songwriting Contest. His song Neverland won 2009 Song of the Year with the
Houston Songwriters Association. Performance after performance, Van establishes the fact that he truly is
a singing SONGWRITER!

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                    George Ensle 
                       

    
                                           
                                                                          

 George Ensle (pronounced Enslee), is a veteran Texas singer/songwriter, who began
performing as a teenager in the late sixties in his hometown, Houston. He has shared
stages with legendary greats Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Billie
Joe Shaver. George has won many songwriting awards and been nominated for Singer/Songwriter
of the Year by the Texas Music Academy (2008). You will want to hear his unique fingerpicking
style which originated from his classical guitar training and honed over the years to flow seamlessly
with his lyrics. He has been called a 'songpainter' capturing lifescapes with storysong portraits of
"real people making it in the real world".

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Dusty Duhon
                                                     

 Dusty Duhon’s passion for country music began when he was a teenager growing up in a small town in
Louisiana. Attending a Tim McGraw concert at age 14 inspired him to pursue a career in country music.
  


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Cap’n Rick    
 
 

Cap’n Rick is an acoustic guitarist who has been playing since he was about 14 and has been playing
professionally in the Houston area for around 9 years. Cap’n Rick’s instrument of choice is a 12 string guitar
and his tastes range from the ridiculous to the sublime, but from his age and appearance you can probably
hazard a guess as to his main musical interests. 
One other thing - they call him Cap'n Rick because he
lives on a boat...


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  Brian Ashley Jones     

    

Raised in a musical family in upstate South Carolina, Brian Ashley Jones had constant access to new
influences and various forms of expression. Ultimately, his guitar and songwriting are the vehicles that took
him to Nashville, TN. From there, he travels far and wide as he strives to always play, sing, and write better
than the day before! 

A true Americana artist, Jones continues to be inspired by the versatility of the genre and to incorporate
elements of Blues, Swing, Country, and Bluegrass into a cohesive
sound that serves the song as well as
improvisational exploration.

           Patti Sullivan            
                         
       
Singer/songwriter Patti Sullivan, poet, mother, lover and friend, was a flower-child of the sixties, born and
raised in Baltimore, Maryland
She now lives in Cut and Shoot, Texas, north of Houston, and continues to
perform nationwide as a solo artist or with a small combo. She was nominated in 2008 for "
Female Vocalist
of the Year" by the Texas
Academy of Music and the public. Her debut CD, "Dancing With Castaneda," received high praise from
many including award
winning columnist, Dan Rodericks, of the Baltimore Sun. Patti has released her
second CD of original material, "Peace of Mind".



 The Rev. Dr. Otis Futhermucker 
   

Born in England in Otis Futhermucker began singing and playing guitar and harp (harmonica ) at age 14.
Through the early 1960s he opened for some of the big names on the British Blues circuit including the
Graham Bond Organization with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, John Mayall in his Eric Clapton and Peter
Green period, Alexis Korner,
and also Little Walter, Lightnin’ Slim, and Champion Jack Dupree during their
European tours. First single released in 1964 “Buzz with the Fuzz” with King Cobra and the Rattlesnakes, a
seminal British blues band headed by Johnny Baily the noted musicologist and singer with The Glands
(Clapton's band in Greece 1965).
Josal  
                          

 Josal is a talented and versatile guitar player and vocalist who plays a variety of classic rock, blues, folk,
and original music. He is widely known for his exceptional open mics in West Houston and believes
"everyone has something to contribute".

           

  James Hurley 
   
James is an extremely talented musician/songwriter with smoothe vocals and excellent guitar pickin'! His
music defies categoration, but is definitely worth listening to. His presentation is electrifying and should not
be missed!
 

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  Jim Jones

 

  Jim Jones is a native Texan who headed West to live in New Mexico in 1991.  He’s a two-time finalist in the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk songwriter competition and has produced sixteen albums of his own and others’ music as well as three award-winning children’s character education music videos.  Jim is a student of the West and a life-long devotee of all things cowboy.         

 Western music at its best! Jim has a mellow voice and tells real stories with his
great guitar pickin' skills. A must hear musician!


 

 

 

   

 

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