Jody Nix, a well established artist in the great State of Texas gives Glory and Thanks to God for the talent, and the ability to use it to play music that he dearly loves. A true Traditional Country Music and Western Swing artist, he has been in the business 61 years. He has played dances and shows all over Texas and parts of the southwest. He leads one of the finest dance bands in Texas, they fill the floor on every song. Jody “grew up” in music, started playing drums in his Father Hoyle Nix’s band at age 8 in 1960 playing 5 nights a week all over West Texas. Jody started playing the fiddle at age 11, started singing at age 16, recorded with Bob Wills at age 21 on the 1973 “Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys For The Last Time” as a guest artist and sang 3 songs. In 1975 from the National Cowboy Hall Of Fame in Oklahoma City he was given a Western Heritage Wrangler Award for an outstanding contribution to western music through the album Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys For The Last Time and it was presented to him by Gene Autry. Jody has 11 albums of his own to his credit, and was a guest artist on both of Asleep At The Wheel’s Tribute to Bob Wills albums. Jody and The Texas Cowboys played for the Black Tie and Boots Ball in 1989 in Washington DC for then President George H. W. Bush. Jody has played the Bob Wills Day Celebration in Turkey, Texas for 47 years..10 with his Daddy, and 35 on his own, and he played the TCR rodeo dances in Stamford, Texas for 35 years where in 1986 he set and still holds the all time attendance record for the whole history of the TCR. He played for the Big Spring Cowboy Reunion And Rodeo for 21 years, the Post Stampede Rodeo for 23 years, and has worked with the Big Spring Symphony Orchestra in 1990, the Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra in 1992, and again with the Big Spring Symphony in 1994, 1997, and 2016. He has been a part of all the Western Swing Festivals in Canton, Texarkana, Snyder, San Angelo, and Wichita Falls for over 30 years, and played for the Howard Co. Fair in Big Spring 24 years in a row, and also the Boys Ranch Ball in San Angelo for 19 years, the Western Heritage Classic Ranch Rodeo in Abilene for 15 years. Jody was also a guest artist with Asleep At The Wheel in the original play of “A Ride With Bob” in 2005. In 2008 Jody and the Texas Cowboys represented the state of Texas at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC, and also played at the Kennedy Center For Performing Arts. Jody has also played for the PRCA Convention at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2007. 2008, and 2009 prior to the NFR and the Cowboy Ball at the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Co. He is a favorite in Branson, Missouri at Silver Dollar City and has performed there for 8 years and at Willie’s Place in Carl’s Corner, Texas and played Willie Nelson’s 4th of July picnic in 2010, and 2013, and the Lincoln Co. Cowboy Symposium 2010-2019, and the Lincoln Co. Cowboy Christmas Ball In Ruidoso, New Mexico. If you listen to XM radio you will hear Jody and the Texas Cowboys on Willie’s Roadhouse channel 59 where they are in heavy rotation. This has brought attention worldwide for the band. In 1996 Jody was inducted into the Western Swing Society Hall of Fame in Sacramento, California. In May of 2009, Jody and the Texas Cowboys were inducted into the Texas Western Swing Hall Of Fame in San Marcos, Texas. In 2013 Jody was inducted into the Northwest Western Swing Music Society Hall Of Fame in Washington State. In May of 2016 Jody was honored by the Cowtown Society Of Western Music and received the Living Hero Of Western Swing Award, and in June 2016 Jody was inducted into the Cowboy Hall Of Fame at the Heritage Museum in Big Spring, Texas. Jody has worked with Bob Wills, Ray Price, Marty Robbins, George Strait, Moe Bandy, Red Steagall, Asleep At The Wheel, Johnny Bush, Frenchie Burke, Tony Booth, The Quebe Sisters, Steve Wariner, and many many others. The band works 100-115 dates a year, and consists of Jody Nix- Bandleader, fiddle and vocals, Robert Weeks- fiddle and vocals- Jimmy Don Pack – bass – Jim Loessberg – steel guitar – Terry Thompson – drums. ​Photography by Kathy Voss ACCOLADES​ Jody Nix Awards And Accolades 61 Years Of Music Started Playing Drums At Age 4 Set In And Played Drums With Bob Wills At Age 4 Started Playing Drums Professionally At Age 8 With Hoyle Nix and his West Texas Cowboys Summer Of 1960 Played 25 Years For My Daddy 1960 –1985 Played Drums On First Record “Corn Flower Waltz” At Age 9 1961 Started Playing The Fiddle At Age 11 Started Singing At Age 16 Voted Mr. CHS Coahoma High School 1970 Voted Most Talented Boy Coahoma High School 1970 In The Early 70’s Had Job Offers From Faron Young, Johnny Bush, Ernest Tubb and Tony Douglas At Age 21 In 1973 Sang 3 Songs On The Historic Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Album For The Last Time In 1975 At Age 23 Received A Western Heritage Wrangler Award From The National Cowboy Hall Of Fame In Oklahoma City For An Outstanding Contribution To Western Music Through The Album Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys For The Last Time Presented To Him By Gene Autry Recorded First Record On His Own 1978 Released His First Album In 1980 Jody Came To The Front To Run His Own Band In 1985 After The Death Of His Father Set And Still Holds The All Time Attendance Record In The History Of The Stamford TCR Rodeo Dance In 1986 Played For The Black Tie And Boots Ball In Washington, DC In 1989 For President George H.W. Bush Rode And Played On The Texas Float In The Inaugural Parade Played Bob Wills Day Celebration Turkey, Texas 45 Years Texas Cowboy Reunion Rodeo Dances Stamford, Texas 35 Years Big Spring Cowboy Reunion And Rodeo Dances 21 Years Howard Co. Fair Big Spring, Texas 24 Years Post Stampede Rodeo Dances 23 Years Boys Ranch Ball San Angelo, Texas 23 Years Western Heritage Classic Ranch Rodeo Dance Abilene, Texas 15 Years Played With The Big Spring Symphony Orchestra 1990, 1994, 1997 and 2016 Played With Midland – Odessa Symphony Orchestra In 1992 Played All The Western Swing Festivals Canton, Texarkana, Snyder, and Wichita Falls For Over 30 Years San Angelo Cowboy Gathering Festival 10 years Recorded 11 Albums On His Own Guest Artist On Asleep At The Wheel’s 2 Album’s Tribute To Bob Wills CMA Awards Finalist Asleep At The Wheel Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Album Of The Year 1994 Guest Artist With Asleep At The Wheel In The Original Play “A Ride With Bob” 2005 Played PRCA Convention In Las Vegas, Nevada 2007, 2008, and 2009 Played American Music Festival Branson, Missouri 8 Years Played Willie Nelson’s 4th Of July Picnic Austin, Texas 2010, In Fort Worth, Texas 2013 Played The Lincoln Co. Cowboy Symposium Ruidoso, New Mexico 2010 – 2019 Featured On Willie’s Roadhouse XM 59 In 2008 Represented The State Of Texas At The Smithsonian Folk Life Music Festival In Washington, DC Played The Kennedy Center For Performing Arts In Washington, DC In 2008 In 1996 He Was Inducted Into The Western Swing Society Hall Of Fame Sacramento, California In May Of 2009 Jody Nix and the Texas Cowboys Were Inducted Into The Texas Western Swing Hall Of Fame San Marcos, Texas Inducted Into The Northwest Western Swing Society Hall Of Fame Washington State 2013 Honored By The Cowtown Society Of Western Music Living Hero Of Western Swing Award 2016 Inducted Into The Cowboy Hall Of Fame Heritage Museum Big Spring, Texas Featured On Texas Country Reporter With Bob Phillips 2018 Inducted Into The Western Swing Music Society Of The Southwest 2019 Received The Man Of The Year Award 2020 From The Big Spring Chamber Of Commerce Big Spring, Texas Played “Best Little Cowboy Gathering” LaGrange, Tx 2012-2020 Played “San Angelo Cowboy Gathering” San Angelo, Tx 2012- to present