Special to Welcome Home Winter Texan Double Decker: A Quarter of a Century Performing That’s right, Double Decker has been crooning classic country and 50s and 60s rock ’n’ roll tunes for over 25 years! Dave and Bev make up this dynamic performing duo, bringing toe-tapping tunes to dance floors across the Rio Grande Valley,…

Special to Welcome Home Winter Texan Joining the entertainment lineup for the Winter Texan Expo, all the way from Minnesota, is The Nelsons! Darlene began singing at the age of five. In addition to vocals, she plays rhythm guitar and fiddle. Kenny plays lead guitar and began his musical journey at the age of nine,…

Special to Welcome Home Winter Texan Jim Barber: Laughs Galore All the Way From Branson, MO Comedian and radio show host Jim Barber’s award-winning act is coming to Winter Texan Expo 2026. Barber has performed in variety shows in Branson, Missouri, dating back to the mid-90s, with the Glen Campbell Goodtime Show. His credits also…

Special to Welcome Home Winter Texan Goldwing Express is a Bluegrass, Country and Gospel band originally from Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The group is comprised of three brothers whose family roots run deep in music. Their mother, Juanita, a full-blood Native American Creek Indian, named the band “Goldwing Express” after their family hobby of riding Goldwing motorcycles…

Special to Welcome Home Winter Texan The sounds of the Missouri Ozark Mountains have been a strong influence on the family band Lindley Creek. Although their music is decidedly acoustic, their flare for covering rock and country music is remarkable! They are featured performers at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, and also tour throughout…

Tim Hadler was raised on a farm in the foothills of the volcano Mount Saint Helens in Washington State, the youngest of nine children. He jokes that his first audience was the cows he used to sing to on the farm. Since those days of farming, he’s always loved to sing and dreamed of someday…