Rio Grand was an American Texas Country group founded by Lance Leslie (harmonica, vocals), Tommy Rennick (vocals, bass guitar), Danny Rivera (lead vocals, guitar, banjo, lap steel guitar, Dobro, and Fred Stallcup (lead guitar, vocals). All four members were natives of the state of Texas. In addition, Tommy Rennick was previously a member of 37 South and the Allison Paige band. Fred Stallcup was previously a member of Lucious Funk. Lance Leslie was formerly in South 65.
In 2006, the group was signed to Asylum-Curb Records. Shortly afterward, their first single (titled "Kill Me Now") was released to radio, reaching a peak of 42 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Co-written by John Rich, Vicky McGehee and Anthony L. Smith, it received a positive rating from Deborah Evans Price of Billboard, who called it "promising". The band released an album, Painted Pony, in 2010.
Stallcup and Rivera found a second band in 2012 called Sweetwater Rain, which was also signed with Curb.
Discography
Extended plays Title Album details Painted Pony Release date: January 5, 2010 Label: Curb Records
Singles Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 2006 "Kill Me Now" 42 Painted Pony 2007 "That's My Memory" — "The Storm Inside of Me" — Painted Pony 2008 "God's Got a Bigger Plan" — 2009 "Nothing to Go On" — 2010 "Painted Pony" — Painted Pony "Beckett's Back Forty" — rowspan="2" "I Love Beer" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
References
External links Official Website