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This is the page for the latest information on Mike and his music.
Mike Runnels - Don't Tell Candy
By George Peden, CountryStarsOnline.com
Austin, Texas, singer and songwriter, Mike Runnels, is back with a new album, Don’t Tell Candy. Out on Lucky Penny Records, it’s a continuing nod to a guy who’s finally grabbing overdue attention.
Now with this, his third country album, the former vocalist of Texas punk rockers, The Reactors, is finding direction. Revolving around the varied talents of Ron Flynt – he plays guitar, bass, piano, organ, and, in a lazy moment, offers background harmony –the rest of the ensemble is Nick Wells on drums, the versatile Herb Steiner on pedal steel and Andrew Nafziger on guitars. Chip Dolann on accordion, Floyd Domino on piano and Scott Blesener on violin make brief but meaningful appearances.
Mike Runnels - Don't Tell Candy
by Nancy Montgomery, Music News Nashville
The new CD from Texas based singer/songwriter Mike Runnels, Don’t Tell Candy, is a throwback to the days when country music was at it’s purist. Former vocalist of the Texas Punk Rockers, The Reactors, Runnels takes us back to a time when country songs were stripped down to their bare essence and simply told the story of love lost, love found and love betrayed. No hidden messages, no political angst, no “cooler than thou” showmanship. Just good and solid honky tonk songs from a guy who has a knack of recreating the sounds and styles of such classic singers as Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Faron Young or Porter Wagoner....
Mike Runnels' "It's Up To You" from his new CD, Don't Tell Candy, is on the ECMA Chart!
"One More Time" now available at Waterloo Records in Austin, "One More Time" ReviewsMike Runnels, one time vocalist with the Raul's-era rockers, the
Reactors, has traded in his ripped T-shirt for a string tie on the assured "One More Time". Up-tempo honky-tonk that benefits greatly from the presence of top hands like Herb Steiner, Andrew Nafziger, and especially Ron Flynt, who plays everything but the ponies. "One More Time" spins 10 two-steppers and belly-rubbers around the dance floor without a bad one in the bunch. Runnels, meanwhile, divides his time between falling in love anew and wondering why he would do such a thing, with the odd secret love affair to keep the cycle going. Texan Mike Runnels is a romantic I guess. At least this is what this album says to me for all ten songs deal with matters of the heart. Some are positive, others optimistic and all are extremely listenable. Behind Runnels is a quintet of excellent musicians featuring keyboards, guitars, steel, accordion and fiddle. Check out "Pretty Girl", "Please Don't Cry", "One More Time" and "Do You Want To Fall In Love Tonight". Borrowing heavily from 60's era country honky-tonk by Buck Owens, GeorgeJones, etc,but performed with an eerie Slim Whitman vocal styled
vibrato, makes this Mike Runnels album different enough to catch your
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