Fowler is proof positive that you can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy. He was raised in Amarillo in the heart of West Texas on a diet of hard country at home and on the radio. At 20 he headed to Los Angeles to study music at the Guitar Institute of Technology, where he discovered he had a knack for songwriting as well as guitar playing.

He returned to Texas a year later, settling in Austin. He gained his initial major league musical experience playing guitar in Dangerous Toys, a Texas hard rock band that recorded two albums for Columbia Records (one of them certified gold) and who were an MTV staple in the late 80’s and early 90’s. With a growing catalog of songs, Fowler started his own hard-edged Southern rock band—Thunderfoot – after his stint with Dangerous Toys.

But once something takes root in you, it’s hard to shake. Fowler couldn’t escape his West Texas youth. "All I was writing were country songs," he recalls with a laugh. So in 1998, he put together a country band and landed a weekly residency on Tuesday nights on Austin’s legendary Sixth Street. Over the course of a few years, Fowler went from a handful of fans to packing the clubs and dancehalls across Texas.

"We’re just a bunch of every day Joes making music for regular folks," says Fowler, who lives in the outskirts of Austin on his "little three acres of Texas." He is unapologetic about his music, remaining true to the spirit of the country music he grew up on—Waylon and Willie, Merle and Billy Joe Shaver. "They wrote
songs for the everyday working man, and that’s what you’ll find here.

" Kevin is the absolute best songwriter in Austin since Willie Nelson, and his authentic style explains why there’s no standing room left at ANY of his concerts."

"Texas Country has been alive for years- It’s just the national attention that’s new, thanks to the ‘second coming’ of this outlaw attitude. The new incarnation is the best yet, because the music is so diverse, Cory Morrow is the soul of Texas Country, and Kevin Fowler has the balls. Like we say in ‘Best In Texas’ music magazine, ‘It’s Texas Music For The Country’."

"We need that rebel-country-music sound like Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash. Kevin provides that. Being more of a classic country fan, myself, I can definitely hear the influences Kevin has, and that’s what draws me to him."

"It does not get any more real than Kevin. Fans love him and his music!"

"Kevin Fowler adds a new dimension to the Texas scene. Being a singer/songwriter myself, I recognize the uniqueness in his vocals and writing style. I really enjoyed Kevin being a part of my new project."

"Kevin brings a passion and commitment to the stage every night. It adds such a great energy and authenticity to his music and that’s what I love about his music!"

"If a honky-tonkin’ Texas good time is what you are after, Kevin’s the man! In the day and age of the cookie-cutter country music/pop star singer, Kevin is the real deal."

"I think he is one of the most original singer/songwriters since Willie Nelson and Hank Williams Jr. Kevin Fowler has a unique, and distinct original sound."

"Kevin Fowler is Texas to the core and everything I like, he sings country and lives it too. He loves to hunt, fish, and pick and sing, and he’s good at all of it. Yep, he’s the real deal and I’m glad to call him my friend."