Mike Siler blends classic and new country in June 25 concert at Renaissance Center

Release Date: 6/3/2005. Expired: 6/25/2005

Growing up in Texas, Mike Siler was inspired by the classic country sounds of Ray Price, Faron Young, George Jones and Johnny Bush. So it’s no wonder that his first two albums are a mixture of new songs he has co-written and country standards by artists such as Buck Owens, Kris Kristofferson, Hank Williams Sr. and Jeanie Seely.

A regular performer at the Legends Corner on Broadway in downtown Nashville, Siler brings his show to The Renaissance Center in Dickson for one show June 25. Tickets for the 7 p.m. concert are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $6 for children under 13.

“Is it me or is real country music mostly found on indie labels these days?” asked noted Nashville music critic Robert K. Oermann in Music Row magazine in writing about Siler’s Man of Clay. “This guy has the goods as a vocalist and the shuffle production with guitar and steel turnarounds is simply classic. I’m a fan.”

Man of Clay included the title cut co-written by Siler, as well as classics by Seely (Leavin’ and Sayin’ Goodbye), Williams (Jambalaya) and Johnny Paycheck (Apartment #9) along with cuts by Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz and Wayne Carson.

Siler’s follow-up CD, Dreams of a Dreamer, includes his latest single, It’s About to Get Western, which debuted in the top 40 in Texas country charts. Again there is a healthy dose of top-of-the-line songwriting talent represented by Kristofferson’s classic For the Good Times, Williams’ Hey Good Lookin’, Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton’s Almost Persuaded and cuts by Buck Owens, Johnny Rodriguez and others.

Born and raised in Lubbock, in the Texas panhandle, Siler’s early view of life came from farming and ranching.

“To see soil tilled and prepared and a small seed planted for harvest, you learn first hand the cycle of life,” Siler says. “You must first have a dream and then water and nurture that dream for harvest.”

Siler laid the foundation for his music career at the tender age of eight when he was asked at the last minute to sing Home on the Range at a piano recital. The positive reaction from the audience hooked him for life and he has never forgotten it.

After several years of piano lessons, Siler decided the guitar provided more flexibility for his on-stage performances.

After high school, he worked as a fireman for the city of Lubbock, all the while honing his skills as a rhythm guitarist and vocal stylist.

Siler and wife Vicki moved to the Austin area and formed The True Country Band, which performed all over the Texas hill country and developed a devoted following.

“When I was playing with my band in Texas, the clubs would have us open for the current stars that were touring in our area,” Siler says. “One night we opened for Rhett Akins right after his first single went top 10. The house was packed with screaming college kids... Cameras flashed, women screamed and sang every word right along with us. It was awesome.”

In 1996, Siler and his growing family made the big move to Nashville to pursue the country music dream at its heart.

Now living in Kingston Springs, Siler has been polishing his performance skills at Legends Corner, the premier nightclub for live country music in the heart of Music City. Siler often combines his love of music and raising and riding Quarter Horses by playing at cowboy and western festivals throughout the country.

For more information on Mike Siler’s June 25 concert at The Renaissance Center, call (615)740-5600. To purchase tickets, call (615)740-5570.

The Renaissance Center is an arts and technology education and performing arts center at 855 Highway 46 South in Dickson, just 35 miles west of Nashville on Interstate 40 at exit 172.

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