Lone Star Music

Infobox_Company
company_name = Lone Star Music.
company_
company_type = Private Company
location = New Braunfels, Texas, United States
key_people = Chad Raney (founder), Michael Devers, Clair Devers
num_employees = 12
industry = Music
foundation = 1999 (Dallas, Texas)
homepage = [http://www.lonestarmusic.com lonestarmusic.com] |

Lone Star Music, also called LSM, is a New Braunfels, Texas-based music company which operates a website drawing half a million visitors a month, [www.lonestarmusic.com/about.asp] as well as one retail outlets in Gruene.

Founding

Lone Star Music was founded in 1999 by Chad Raney while living in New Braunfels, Texas , as an internet site dedicated to selling Texas music. Raney had had successful previous experiences as an entrepreneur. Most of the initial 1,300 artists were on independent labels. In December 2002 Raney found himself in the hospital, leaving Christmas orders unshipped. Michael and Clair Devers, friends of Raney's, took over the operation while he was recovering. By mid 2003 Raney had made them both partners(49% of the company between them), allowing them to run daily operations while he stayed in Texarkana. In march of 2004 a Lone Star Music retail store was opened in the historic Gruene district, which is located within New Braunfels city limits. Despite most retailers closing and retreating online at the time due to lack of sales the "Brick and Mortar" store was a huge success. The Outlet offers artist merchandise, CDs, and novelty items.

Bob Wills vandalization

On May 20, 2006, the 8-foot statue of Texas music legend Bob Wills was discovered to have been pulled over during the night. The statue's arm was broken off, laying on the ground next to it. Spurred by the upcoming Bob Wills Day, the vandalization made headlines on hundreds of news organizations around the world. The story was covered on CNN, Yahoo, and CBS.com. [ [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/20/ap/entertainment/mainD8HNCP8O0.shtml 8-Foot-Tall Statue of Bob Wills Vandalized, Vandals in Texas Topple 8-Foot-Tall Statue of Bob Wills, the King of Western Swing - CBS News ] ]

Recent activity

In 2006 Lone Star Music acquired "Mavrik Magazine", a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to covering Texas and Red Dirt Music. In September 2007 the name of the magazine was changed to "Lone Star Music Magazine" and it is now available at over 73 locations in 41 cities across 4 states. Subscriptions have been steadily growing as interest in the Texas music scene expands. The magazine contains album reviews, stories from the artists, and notification of upcoming concerts.

In the Spring of 2007 Lone Star Tunes was added as a feature to the website, allowing customers to purchase digital downloads.

In September 2007, Lone Star Music opened its second retail outlet in Kerrville, Texas.

Artists carried by Lone Star Music

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