Rusty Wier


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Longtime Austin, Texas singer/songwriter. His song, “Don’t It Make You Wanna Dance” won him double-platinum album status when Bonnie Raitt had a hit with it on the Urban Cowboy soundtrack. He was Born May 3, 1944, Corpus Christi, Texas and grew up in Manchaca, Texas. He died October 9, 2009 in Driftwood, Texas after a two year battle with cancer.

ALBUMS


Rusty Wier
Live From The Texas Theater
2005, CD, Album, Hat Creek Records, ,
Country
Rusty Wier
Under My Hat
2003, CD, Comp, RM, Harlequin Records (9)
Rusty Wier
I Stood Up
2002, CD, Album, Crystal Clear Records
Rusty Wier
Black Hat Saloon / Stacked Deck
2002, CD, Comp, Westside
Rusty Wier
Live At Gruene Hall
2001, CDr, Album, Not On Label (Rusty Wier Self-released)
Rusty Wier
Live At Poor David's Pub
1999, CD, Album, Poor David's Recordings
Rusty Wier
Are We There Yet?
1997
Rusty Wier
Live (At Poor David's Pub, Dallas, TX, March 1994)
1994, CD, Album, Poor David's Recordings
Rusty Wier
Kum-Bak Bar & Grill
1987, ,
Country/Country Rock/Texas Blues/Southern Rock
Rusty Wier
Other Side Of The Hill
1985, 7", Single, Promo, Longhorn Records (3), ,
Country
Rusty Wier
Texas Spirit
1985, 7", Black Hat Records
Rusty Wier
Lone Star Lady
1984
Rusty Wier
You Give Me A Reason
1983, 7", Single, Promo, Compleat Records
Rusty Wier
Texas Spirit
1979, 7", Texas Spirit
Rusty Wier
Good, Good Lovin'
1977, 7", Single, Mono, Promo, Columbia, ,
Country
Rusty Wier
Stacked Deck
1977
Rusty Wier
Black Hat Saloon
1976, ,
Country Rock
Rusty Wier
I Think It's Time (I Learned How To Let Her Go)
1976
Rusty Wier
Fly Away
1975, 7", Single, Philips
Rusty Wier
I Don't Want To Lay This Guitar Down
1975, ,
Country
Rusty Wier
Rusty Wier
1975, ,
Country
Rusty Wier
Don't It Make You Wanna Dance?
1975, ,
Country Rock/Folk Rock/Honky Tonk/Texas Blues
Rusty Wier
Don't It Make You Wanna Dance?
1975, ,
Country
Rusty Wier
I Heard You Been Layin' My Old Lady (Apologies To Susie)
1975
Rusty Wier
Stoned, Slow, Rugged
1974, 7", Promo, ABC Records
Rusty Wier
Stoned, Slow, Rugged
1974
Lavender Hill Express
Silly Rhymes
2023, 7", S/Sided, Single, RE, Wonderfulsound
Lavender Hill Express
Watch Out / Country Music's Here To Stay
1968, 7", Sonobeat
Lavender Hill Express
Outside My Window
1968, ,
Psychedelic Rock
The Wig
Crackin' Up
1967
The Wig
Drive It Home / To Have Never Loved At All
1966, 7", Mono, Goyle Records

APPEARANCES +


New Riders Of The Purple Sage
Hempsteader: Live At The Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, New York, June 25, 1976
2024, CD, CD, ,
Country Rock
The Box Tops*
The Letter・Neon Rainbow / Cry Like A Baby / Non Stop / Dimensions
2020, ,
Pop Rock
The Tell-Tale Hearts
517 Fourth Avenue
2017
The Freddie Steady 5
1000 Miles
2012
Todd Snider
Live (The Storyteller)
2011, 2xCD, Album, Aimless Records
Various
Texas Flashbacks Volumes 1-6 (95 Nuggets From The Lone Star State)
2010, 6xCD, Comp + Box, Psychic Circle, ,
Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Various
Mr Music Country Volume 02 2008
2008, CD, Comp, Mr Music, ,
Country
Various
Mr Music Country 04 2006
2006, CD, Comp, Mr Music,
The Bleu Edmondson Band
One Voice - The Live Album
2005, CD, Album, Southland Runner Music
Various
If I Could Only Fly (A Blaze Foley Tribute)
2004, CD, Comp, RE + CD, Comp, RE + CD, Comp, RE + DVD-V, Borderdreams
Jerry Jeff Walker
A Man Must Carry On Volume 1
1997, CD, Album, Comp, MCA Records
Jerry Jeff Walker
Night After Night
1995
Jerry Jeff Walker
Great Gonzos
1991, CD, ,
Country/Country Rock
McColl & Tracey
Peripheral Vision
1984, LP, Summit Records (20)
The Wig / The Georgetown Medical Band
Live At The Jade Room
1983, LP, Comp, Texas Archive Recordings
Various
Kerrville Folk Festival 1978
1982, LP, Album, Kerrville Folk Festival
Various
The Austin Christmas Collection (First Edition)
1981, LP, Comp, Felicity Records, ,
Country/Bluegrass/Holiday
Forney Brothers*
Forney Brothers
1981, LP, Album, Flying Coyote Enterprise, ,
Country
The Wichita Linemen
Live At The Cowboy
1981, LP, Album, Linemen Records
Various
Urban Cowboy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1980, 2x Vinyl CTH, Gatefold, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock/Rock & Roll/Country/Soundtrack/Soft Rock/Ballad
Bonnie Raitt / Gilley's "Urban Cowboy" Band
Don't It Make Ya Wanna Dance / Orange Blossom Special/Hoedown
1980
Rick West
Hurricane Dream
1979, 7", EP, Liberty Flight Records
Various
Wandong Country
1979
The Hawking Brothers
One Day At A Time
1978
William D. Smith*
Smitty
1978, ,
Soul
Jerry Jeff Walker
Mr. Bojangles
1977
Jerry Jeff Walker
A Man Must Carry On
1977
Colleen Peterson
Beginning To Feel Like Home
1976, ,
Country
Happy's Bunch
Happy's Bunch
1975, LP, Album, ACR Inc., Harold Herrman Production
New Riders Of The Purple Sage
Oh, What A Mighty Time
1975, Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock
Property Of Featuring Diane Eilery
Willin'
7", Boomtown Records (5)
Jerry Prunty
Country Jubilee Show
LP, BOC
The Lavender Hill Express*
Mr. Peabody
7", MVL (2)
Hudson 33
Don't It Make You Wanna Dance / Keep On Churnin'
7", Not On Label
W. C. Jameson
Songs From The Long And Winding Roard
CD, Album, Alpha Wolf Records, ,
Country
Various
Classic Country Acoustic
2x CD, ,
Country/Bluegrass/Folk/Gospel
Various
Keep On Chooglin' - Vol. 33 / Oh Well
2023, CDr, Comp, homo swampus
Various
Larry Joe Taylor's Texas Music Festival Tunes & Tales Vol. 1
2009, CD + DVD, NTSC, Winding Road Music
Various
Voices Of A Grateful Nation (Volume One Texas Rock, Blues & Folk)
2008, CD, Comp, Not On Label, ,
Country Rock/Country/Rock & Roll/Texas Blues
Various
Texas Unplugged Vol 2
2006, CD, Comp, Palo Duro Records
Various
Classic Country Acoustic
2004, 2x CD, ,
Country/Bluegrass/Folk/Gospel
Various
Brewed In Texas
2002, CD Digipak,
Various
LJT's Texas Music Festival, April 2001 #13 Live
2001, CD, Album, Boatfolk Records, ,
Country/Country Blues/Southern Rock/Country Rock/Acoustic/Texas Blues
Various
LJT's Texas Music Festival, April 2000 #12 Live
2000, CD, Album, Boatfolk Records
Various
LJT's Texas Music Festival, April 1999 #11 Live
1999, CD, Album, Boatfolk Records, ,
Texas Blues/Country Rock/Southern Rock/Acoustic/Country Blues/Folk Rock
Various
KUT 90.5 FM / KUTX 90.1 FM-LiveSet: On Air Volume 4
1998, CD, KUT
Various
A Taste Of Texas Songs 'Bout Texas By Texans
1997, CD, Comp, Epic, Legacy
Various
A Taste Of Texas - Songs 'Bout Texas By Texans
1997, CD, Album, Legacy, Epic Records Group
Various
K. R. Wood's Fathers of Texas
1997, ,
Bluegrass/Spoken Word/Texas Blues/Folk/Country/Country Blues/Dialogue
Various
Kerrville Folk Festival ~ Ten Great Years, Volume One - Discs 1-5
1995, 5xCD, Comp, Ltd, Num, Silverwolf / Kerrville, ,
Country Rock/Texas Blues/Acoustic/Folk/Country/Folk Rock/Conjunto/Bluegrass
Various
The Texas Christmas Collection
1991, Cass, Comp, Amazing Records (2)
Various
The Texas Christmas Collection
1991, CD, ,
Country/Holiday
Various
Texas - A Musical Celebration One Hundred Fifty Years
1989
Various
Kerrville Folk Festival 1984
1984, Cass, Album, Kerrville Folk Festival
Various
Texas Rock 77
1977, LP, Comp, CBS Inc.
Various
This Is Your Country
1976, LP, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Columbia, ,
Country/Bluegrass
Various
Time Release Capsules Volume Two
1976, LP, Promo, Smplr, CBS
Various
The Early Years - Kerrville Folk Festival - 10 CD Limited Edition * 1972-1981
10xCD, Comp, Ltd, Silverwolf / Kerrville, ,
Acoustic/Bluegrass/Country/Country Blues/Country Rock/Folk/Conjunto/Texas Blues/Celtic/Hillbilly/Harmonica Blues/Louisiana Blues/Folk Rock/Piano Blues/Honky Tonk/Hill Country Blues/Gospel
Various
Pebbles Box
2003, 5x Vinyl Coloured, Box Set, ,
Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock