Mason Dixon (band)

Mason Dixon (band)
Mason Dixon
Origin Beaumont, Texas, United States
Genres Country
Years active 1983–1990
Labels Texas, Premier One, Capitol Nashville
Past members
Frank Gilligan
Jerry Dengler
Rick Henderson
Terry "Caz" Casburn

Mason Dixon was an American country music trio, composed of Frank Gilligan (vocals, bass), Jerry Dengler (guitar, banjo) Rick Henderson (guitar). The band played frequently within the Texas nightclub scene for several years and went on to tour the U.S. and Canada for several more.

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Career

The group's first single, released in 1983, was a cover of "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. The group was the first act to have a Top 40 Country Billboard single on an independent record label in the 1980s, with the release of "3935 West End Avenue" in 1987. They signed a recording contract with Capitol Nashville in 1988, who released their fifth studio album, Exception to the Rule. Its title track was their most successful single, reaching the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and #63 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. Henderson left the group in 1989, to be replaced by Terry "Caz" Casburn (vocals, bass). A second album for Capitol, Reach for It, was completed but never released. Rick Henderson, one of the founding members of the group died in mid December 2009.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Label
1985 The Spirit of Texas NLT Records
1985 Only A Dream Away Texas
1987 Homegrown Premier 1
1988 Exception to the Rule Capitol
1990 Reach for It

Singles

Year Single Chart Positions Album
US Country
[1]		 CAN Country
1983 "Every Breath You Take" 69 — Only A Dream Away
"Mason Dixon Lines" — —
1984 "I Never Had a Chance with You" 51 —
"Gettin' Over You" 49 —
1985 "Only a Dream Away" 47 —
"Houston Heartache" 76 — The Spirit of Texas
1986 "Got My Heart Set on You" 72 — single only
"Home Grown" 53 — Homegrown
1987 "3935 West End Avenue" 39 —
"Don't Say No Tonight" 51 —
1988 "Dangerous Road" 62 — Exception to the Rule
"When Karen Comes Around" 49 —
1989 "Exception to the Rule" 35 63
"A Mountain Ago" 52 —

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2005. Record Research, Inc. p. 235. ISBN 0-89820-165-9. 

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