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"Deep in the heart of Texas, lives a man who fiercely loves his Country and is thankful for the gift of freedom that has been given to us, through sacrifices made by the men and women serving in our Nation’s armed forces. It is an honor for me to be able to introduce our readers to our latest"
- Terri, A Soldier's Mind (Apr 22, 2007)

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Members: Mike Parrish - Sammy Hundley

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Label: Hangin' Boot Records

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Parrish-Hundley Website Banners - July 23, 2008

We finally posted several banners to link our page to whoever wishes to link to us. We'd certainly appreciate your support by just coping the code from the banner of your choice and pasting it into your website to help promote our music. We currently have two pages of banners; 1 set linked to our Official Home Page and the other set linked to our player on the Clear Channel radio site!

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Mike Parrish was born and raised in Southeast Texas. Like most singer/songwriters, Mike began writing songs at a very early age. While Mike's first love has always been music, a career in music seemed to evade him for so many years and, in the meantime, life just got in the way. After serving in the United States Army then enjoying a long career as a successful and distinguished Texas Peace Officer, Mike ultimately came back to his roots after reuniting with a lifelong friend and fellow singer/songwriter Sammy Hundley. When fate landed them, almost simultaneously, back in their hometown, it was inevitable that they'd begin making music together again after many long years of separation.

Sammy Hundley has spent a lifetime dedicated to the creation of music and has become an accomplished, even masterful, singer / songwriter and guitar player. He formed his first band at 16 years old and, due to factors beyond his control, fell just short of a recording contract before he'd even graduated high school. Sammy has been the leader of his own band and has been a member of other bands playing even to the far reaches of the east in China. Anyone who knows anything about music will immediately identify a very special quality in Sammy Hundley as soon as they hear him sing and play. Though gone are the days of Sammy and Mike playing air guitar and jumping into the living room floor from Mike's mom's sofa, they still recall the past by listening to an occasional Kiss or Cheap Trick tune. The youthful spirit, that was so alive when they were just kids, has been forever rekindled since the reunion of these two sons from Hull, Texas. While, as pre-teens, they always knew that one day they'd be making music and playing for the crowds together, the years apart has given them the life experiences that has only enhanced the talents they were born with.

June 5, 2006. Sammy & Mike met for a week in Crystal Beach, Texas to relive old times and lay a couple of demo tracks. No one even suspected the magic that was about to happen and when the guys completed the "Runnin' Outa' Time" demo, the group present at the beach cabin were simply amazed at what they'd done with little more than a Blue Snowball mic and a Garageband program. Though they didn't really talk about it, they believe that's when they actually decided to record an album.

And they got busy.

"Runnin' Outa' Time" was a song that Mike had written years before he and Sammy met to lay the demo track in Crystal Beach. Mike had written several hundred songs over the years, as had Sammy, mostly of Country & Southern Rock genres while Sammy worked in several genres but lingered mostly in Rock, R&B & Pop. When these two writing styles came together, it was only inevitable that the sounds of "Blue Jean Baby," - "Goin' Back to Texas" - "Ain't We Got It Good" and finally

"Texas in the Man" were born.

"Texas in the Man" Stays on Switzerland Charts! - August 11, 2008

According to the European Country Music Association National Top 40 Charts, released August 11, 2008, "Texas in the Man," the title song from Mike Parrish's album remained on the Switzerland National Top 40 Chart this week, falling to the #20 position from its #13 position that it attained on July 31, 2008.

Thus far, European National Top 40 Chart successes for songs from Mike Parrish's

"Texas in the Man" album looks like this;

11/26/2007
National Top 40 Charts of Spain
"Blue Jean Baby" #33

12/13/2007
National Top 40 Charts of Switzerland
"Blue Jean Baby" #5

02/08/2008
National Top 40 Charts of Norway
"Goin' Back to Texas" #30

02/08/2008
National Top 40 Charts of Norway
"Sunny Day" #35

06/20/2008
National Top 40 Charts of Italy
"Goin' Back to Texas" #6

07/03/2008
National Top 40 Charts of Switzerland
"Goin' Back to Texas" #6

07/03/2008
National Top 40 Charts of The Netherlands
"Goin' Back to Texas" #27

07/18/2008
National Top 40 Charts of Belgium
"Goin' Back to Texas" #27

07/18/2008
National Top 40 Charts of Switzerland
"Goin' Back to Texas" #6

07/18/2008
National Top 40 Charts of the United Kingdom
"Goin' Back to Texas" #22

07/31/2008
National Top 40 Charts of Switzerland
"Texas in the Man" #13

08/11/2008
National Top 40 Charts of Switzerland
"Texas in the Man" #20

The album, "Texas in the Man" was released 11 months prior to these European Chartings but in the last 9 months 4 tracks have seen National Top 40 Charts success, in 7 different countries, 12 times.

Some of the highlights from this weeks Switzerland National Top 40 Chart were;

2 Trace Adkins - You're gonna miss me
5 Jewel - Stronger Woman
6 Alan Jackson - Good time
7 Luke Bryan - Country man
10 Taylor Swift - Our Song
14 Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats
20 Mike Parrish Texas In The Man
21 The Duhks Dance Hall Girls
30 Rodney Atkins Cleaning This Gun
32 Pam Tillis Bettin' Money On Love

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