Texarkana (Italy)
TEXARKANA - New Country Music band - The Rome Cowboys from Italy. Band: Luciano (Lucky) Terrezza - lead guitar Luigi (Louie) Maiozzi - rythm guitar & dobro – vocal Guido (Guy) Gori - lead guitar - dobro – vocal Raniero (Ronnie) Ansovini - 12 strings guitar – vocal Alberto (Vinnie) Maiozzi - drums Roberto (Bobo) Olivotti - bass & vocals
Luciano Terrezza, Roberto Olivotti and Raniero Ansovini, the first three members, have been friends since childhood playing together since the beginning of sixties.
Throughout their fifteen years together they formed several bands, and have always been well known in the music scene in Rome; In 1985 they met again to give birth to a new band TEXARKANA, and together with other musicians toured all over the nation They have received rave reviews from top magazines and newspapers for their specialized style as an Italian band able to perform Country Music Because of their particular country music style, they where summoned to the set of the film of a famous italian director Sorrentino “ L'amico di famiglia”, in 2005 to play as country musicians.
