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by Tina CarpenterBaytown’s Golden Nugget was rocking as patrons stood up clapping, bumping and getting down to the music of Rusty Wier Oct. 2. The crowds evidently enjoyed Weir’s brand of “clean rock ’n roll with country influences” because the club was filled past capacity.Rusty really likes his audienceto get involved. He explains that if he is feeling down, a responsive crowd can make him feel great.“If I want to play well, I have to get a tightness in my stomach, and unless I've got my audience involved, that tightness just isn’t there,” is how he described the chemistry between the band and spectators.This music veteran of 20 years explained that music is his way of practicing psychology. Having majored in psychology and minored in sociology, Weir feels he is able to reach more people through his music than by “laying them out on a couch.”Rusty Weir says he enjoys meeting his fans, but that at times it can get a little hairy. “I’m a litle scared in crowds and get claustrophic at times. They don’t want to hurt you, they just want to touch. But when it’s that many people wanting to touch, it’s scary.”Baytown’s audience was described by him as “the nicest bunch of people I’ve ever played in a long time . . . the people in this club are very nice and Baytown should support this place.”Weir’s music credits include four albums, one of which was “Don’t it make You Want to Dance?”, his biggest success. His latest album wil be out in December with Robert Smith, Leonard Arnold, Toddy Potter, Kim Snyder and Jimmy Marriott.Rusty Weir
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The Lantern
Baytown, Texas, US
Tue, Oct 25, 1977
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