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Traditional Western Swing, Country and Western Music
Affordable Entertainment for your Party
City of Baytown Heritage Festival The Texas Trio played at the Heritage Festival for the ribbon cutting of the new barn at the Republic of Texas Plaza on April 25, 2009. |
Houston Heights Block Party The Texas Trio plays on a house porch on May 2, 2009. |
About the Band
The Texas Trio has been together since 1999, playing and singing country and western music. Instrumentation includes mainly fiddle, bass and guitar, although they frequently use other instruments, such as a lead guitar. On occasions where they need a larger group, they can also add steel guitar, keyboard, drums, and other instruments as needed. They can also play without amplifiers, allowing them to stroll as a trio among their guests. All three members are multi-talented, in that they each play several different instruments. They play all kinds of music, from fiddle instrumentals to western trio to country and some pop music, and all dress alike in traditional Texas cowboy hats and boots. Known throughout the country, all three members have been inducted into one or more Western Swing Halls of Fame. This small group of musicians can add a lot of class and entertainment to any private party, all at a very affordable rate.
Bill Dessens
Bill has played music since he was 4 years old, and has played, and still plays, fiddle, steel guitar and guitar with many different bands, including The Texas Playboys, The River Road Boys, and his own college band, where he taught guitar and steel guitar. He also played in the Houston Livestock and Rodeo Band for 14 years. He has been inducted into several Halls of Fame, including the Western Swing Society in Sacramento, California, the Pioneers of Western Swing in Seattle, Washington, the Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest in Oklahoma City, and the Texas Hall of Fame in San Marcos, Texas. He has recorded two of his own albums, and has recorded countless other albums with various western swing artists, has been active in radio and TV commercials, and has been in one movie. Bill lives in Houston with his wife, Norma.
E-Mail: bdessens@sbcglobal.net
Pete Scholz
Pete has been musically active in the Houston and Southeast Texas area all of his adult life, and is in much demand as a bass player and vocalist. He has worked with some of the finest bands in the country, and has played for many varied audiences, which included such distinguished luminaries as Texas Governors, Texas and U. S. Senators, and President Bush. Having played for many years with the legendary Pappy Selph, after Pappy's death, Pete has continued the band under the name "Pete and the Boys," a top 6-piece western swing band based in Houston. He has been inducted into the Hall of Fame in the Pioneers of Western Swing, and is also considered the best amplifier and electronics repair man in Houston. Pete lives in Houston with his wife, Shelley.
E-Mail: hrscholz@sbcglobal.net
Mark Dessens
Mark, Bill's son, is a professional engineer in Houston, but has been playing music since he was 8 years old. He started out playing drums with Pappy Selph and the Blue Ridge Playboys when he was 9 years old, where he also appeared on television, and with whom he traveled to Munich, Germany to play in the Oktoberfest when he was only eleven years old. Since then, he has also taken up guitar, studying extensively such styles as jazz, country, and western swing music, some of which he studied in college. Mark has been inducted into the Pioneers of Western Swing Hall of Fame. An extremely talented young musician, Mark also sings and plays guitar with Pete and the Boys, and adds another dimension to The Texas Trio by singing the newer songs for younger audiences. Mark lives in Houston with his wife, Yvette, and their 2 young sons.
E-Mail: mdessens@spi-eng.com
The band can be booked for engagements by contacting:
Bill Dessens - Telephone (713) 721-1844
or Fax (713) 721-1843
E-Mail: bdessens@sbcglobal.net
Web Page created and maintained by Bill Dessens,
with technical assistance from Steve Dessens.
This page was last updated May 19, 2010.