About the Cowboys

Formed in 2011, The Casanova Cowboys are a traditional country band performing primarily the great tunes from the 1940's, '50's, and '60's. Most of the band's members have performed and played together with other bands in the Owensboro, Kentucky area such as Goldie's Opryhouse Backstage Band and the house band of the Starfinder Opry. Some of the band members have toured with national recording artists. When attending a concert of Alyssa Roby & The Casanova Cowboys, you can expect to hear an eclectic program of classic country, western, and western swing music with an occasional bluegrass and rockabilly selection added to the mix.

Alyssa Roby	With twenty years of performance experience on the stage of the Best Little Opryhouse in Kentucky and the Starfinder Opry, 23-year old Alyssa Roby brings her extraordinary vocal talent to the neo-traditional country & western style of the Casanova Cowboys as the lead singer. Alyssa is equally at ease performing a country classic tune of Patsy Cline, an Emmy Lou Harris bluegrass ballad, or a raw rockabilly Elvis number in her own distinctive style.

Ray Jones	A native of Daviess County growing up on a dairy farm, our keyboardist Ray has been playing music non-stop since high school, working with several local bands including Crossroads, Rebel Creek, and the Backstage Band at Goldie’s Best Little Opryhouse in Kentucky. His musical tastes range from Chicago and the Eagles to Joe Diffie and Garth Brooks. In addition, he is the Director of Music at Precious Blood Catholic Church in Owensboro. Ray and his wife Marianne live in Owensboro and have 4 children and 5 grandchildren

Ken "Corky" Owens	After fourteen years with country music legend Gene Watson, Texas-born Corky left the road when he met and married his wife Stacy and moved to her hometown area near Henderson, Kentucky. Corky joined the band in 2011, and he brings years of experience and skill playing the pedal steel guitar.

Donnie Wright	Originally from California where he learned to play guitar at age 12 and started playing for high school dances, lead guitarist Donnie Wright played with a western swing band in Arkansas before moving to Owensboro, Kentucky which he has called home for the last 40 years and where he met and married his wife, Kathy. He has played with Kentucky Rain and was an original member of the local group Rebel Creek Band, before joining the Backstage Band of Goldie's Best Little Opryhouse in Kentucky in 1981 remaining with that group until the show closed in 2008. In 2009, Donnie became a member of the Starfinder Opry band which recently evolved into the Casanova Cowboys.

Eddie Rector	Like most of the Casanova Cowboys, our drummer Eddie Rector started playing music at a very young age; in fact, Eddie was playing professionally by the time he was 14 and started doing studio session work in Nashville by the time he was 16. Being born in Muhlenberg County near the birthplaces of such music legends as Merle Travis and the Everly Brothers may have contributed to Eddie's love of music. He has toured with Eddie Rabbitt and shared the stage with recording artists like Barbara Fairchild, Billy Dean, Tommy Collins, Johnny Carver and others. He was a member of the Back Stage Band at Goldie's Opryhouse on two different occasions and more recently was a member of the Starfinder Opry band.

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Jim Mason	In addition to singing with the band, Jim is also the founder, manager, and booking agent for the Casanova Cowboys. He is the general manager of Starfinder Entertainment which produces the Starfinder Showcase. Jim and his wife, Janie Jett-Mason, are also group tour operators offering hosted motorcoach tours to destinations throughout the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Originally from Lusby Mill in northern Kentucky, Jim and Janie live near Owensboro.