The River Road Boys, based in Houston, Texas are best known as one of America’s premier Western Swing dance bands. Over the years this fine band has played a whole range of music venues: dance halls, clubs, concerts, rodeos, weddings, county fairs, western swing festivals, the Astrodome, and Caribbean cruises. Organized in 1971 by founding members Clyde Brewer and Tommy Howser, this band carries on the traditional western swing music genre inspired by other great legends such as Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, Spade Cooley, Clif Bruner, Milton Brown, Moon Mullican, Shelly Lee Alley, and many others. This band’s versatility becomes evident when they play tunes from the big band era to classic country to western swing. They are known for their professionalism, musicianship, and first-class appearance, always dressing in matching uniforms. Their fans love their smooth style and always rave, claiming they are the best dance band around. You can easily two-step, polka, waltz, and swing dance to their music and they always fill the dance floor when their trademark “twin fiddles” kick off the next tune.

This band has recorded over 20 CD’s and LP albums through the years. The entire
River Road Boys band was inducted into the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame
in San Marcos, Texas in 1998. Additionally, every individual member of the band, all outstanding musicians in their own right, has been inducted into various Western Swing Halls of Fame around the country. They are endeared by all their fans and are most respected and admired by their peers. They have the distinct honor of being one of the most prominent organized bands around today and proudly represent this wonderful music, keeping it alive for future generations to appreciate as part of Texas culture and history.